Men's WorldTour 2026 · 540 riders · 18 teams · 32 agencies · + 422 ProTeam riders
Who earns what in pro cycling — and who represents them
An estimated salary, contract status and agent for every men's WorldTour rider, built from public sources with a method you can read and argue with. Numbers are estimates unless marked Reported.
Highest estimated salaries All rankings →
- 1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 27€8.2M Reported
- 2Remco EvenepoelRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 26€6.6M Reported
- 3Jonas VingegaardVisma | Lease a Bike · 29€5M Reported
- 4Wout van AertVisma | Lease a Bike · 31€4M Reported
- 5Primož RogličRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 36€4M Reported
- 6Mathieu van der PoelAlpecin-Premier Tech · 31€4M Reported
- 7Jasper PhilipsenAlpecin-Premier Tech · 28€3.2M Reported
- 8Juan AyusoLidl-Trek · 23€3M Reported
- 9Adam YatesUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 34€2.7M Reported
- 10Mattias SkjelmoseLidl-Trek · 25€2.6M Model
Most powerful agencies All agencies →
- 1A&J All Sports47 WT riders · Italy / Switzerland15.4% of points
- 2SEG Cycling51 WT riders · Netherlands7.7% of points
- 3THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman)29 WT riders · Belgium7.3% of points
- 4TEAMVISION sports28 WT riders7.0% of points
- 5LC Management (Lyon Cyclisme)18 WT riders · France5.7% of points
- 6Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)16 WT riders · Italy4.5% of points
- 7Corso Sports Marketing20 WT riders · Belgium4.1% of points
- 8ISEA Sport Management17 WT riders · Belgium3.6% of points
- 9WSP Worldsport Promotion SA9 WT riders · Switzerland3.0% of points
- 10Trinity Sports Management13 WT riders · United Kingdom2.1% of points
Biggest names without a 2027 contract Full list →
- 1Felix GallDecathlon CMA CGM · 28 · TEAMVISION sports1342 pts
- 2Jordi MeeusRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 28 · SEG Cycling1067 pts
- 3Egan BernalNetcompany INEOS · 29 · Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)865 pts
- 4Natnael TesfatsionMovistar Team · 27 · PM Cycling Agency788 pts
- 5Harold TejadaXDS Astana · 29 · unknown738 pts
- 6Primož RogličRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 36 · WSP Worldsport Promotion SA633 pts
- 7Igor ArrietaUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 23 · unknown561 pts
- 8Corbin StrongNSN Cycling Team · 26 · SEG Cycling543 pts
- 9Afonso EulálioBahrain Victorious · 24 · A&J All Sports512 pts
- 10Riley SheehanNSN Cycling Team · 26 · Paradigm Shift Sports488 pts
Best value for money Ranking →
- 1Luke TuckwellRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · €208k168.3 pts/€100k
- 2Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates-XRG · €2M160.0 pts/€100k
- 3Nicolas VinokurovXDS Astana · €331k144.4 pts/€100k
- 4Matteo MalucelliXDS Astana · €434k129.0 pts/€100k
- 5Tim van DijkeRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · €342k123.4 pts/€100k
- 6Gianni VermeerschRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · €257k123.3 pts/€100k
- 7Harold TejadaXDS Astana · €601k122.8 pts/€100k
- 8Erlend BlikraUno-X Mobility · €252k122.6 pts/€100k
- 9Giulio PellizzariRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · €1.1M120.7 pts/€100k
- 10Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana · €725k120.3 pts/€100k
You don't get rich winning races
Prize money is pooled and shared with team-mates and staff — riders don't keep it. Even so, the whole WorldTour generated only €8M in 2026 against €271.6M of salaries. The contract is the income; the win is the reason for the contract.
Most prize money generated Ranking →
- 1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €8.2M€809k · 9.9% of salary
- 2Jonas VingegaardVisma | Lease a Bike · salary €5M€432k · 8.6% of salary
- 3Remco EvenepoelRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · salary €6.6M€337k · 5.1% of salary
- 4Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €2M€298k · 14.9% of salary
- 5Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM · salary €2M€274k · 13.7% of salary
- 6Felix GallDecathlon CMA CGM · salary €2.4M€200k · 8.3% of salary
- 7Juan AyusoLidl-Trek · salary €3M€195k · 6.5% of salary
- 8Christian ScaroniXDS Astana · salary €1.3M€184k · 13.8% of salary
What a helper actually receives Ranking →
Estimated share of the team pot, split equally among the riders who started each race (15% to staff). The winner's share equals the last domestique's — so the helpers of a winning leader are the ones who cash in.
- 1Tadej PogačarUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €8.2M€131k · 1.6% of salary
- 2Nils PolittUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €573k€129k · 22.4% of salary
- 3Florian VermeerschUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €932k€128k · 13.7% of salary
- 4Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €2M€127k · 6.4% of salary
- 5Adam YatesUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €2.7M€124k · 4.6% of salary
- 6Tim WellensUAE Team Emirates-XRG · salary €891k€115k · 12.9% of salary
Domen Novak generated €600 in prizes this year and received an estimated €33k — 20.3% of his salary — for riding alongside Pogačar.
Prize money as a share of salary
528 riders with a salary estimate. Median: 1.0%. 486 riders are below 5%; 83 generated nothing at all at WorldTour or ProSeries level this year.
Salary €8.2M vs €809k generated: the most dominant rider in the world brings his team a tenth of his own salary in prizes — and shares it.
Teams
Budget estimate, riders' wage bill and how much scoring is out of contract for 2027.
The second division All 16 ProTeams →
Same method, different economy. The 16 UCI ProTeams have about €137M of budgets between them — less than UAE and Visma combined — and an estimated €50.4M of rider wages. Median rider: €54k; 193 of 422 riders are under €50k, and 137 sit at the UCI minimum or our floor.
Highest ProTeam salaries
- 1Tom PidcockPinarello Q36.5 · 27€4M Reported
- 2Julian AlaphilippeTudor Pro Cycling · 34€2M Reported
- 3Alex AranburuCofidis · 30€1.5M Model
- 4Ion IzagirreCofidis · 37€1.1M Model
- 5Marc HirschiTudor Pro Cycling · 28€966k Model
- 6Michael StorerTudor Pro Cycling · 29€893k Model
- 7Bryan CoquardCofidis · 34€781k Model
- 8Milan FretinCofidis · 25€754k Model
ProTeams by wage bill
- 1Tudor Pro Cyclingbudget est. €25M · median €82k€10.12M
- 2Cofidisbudget est. €22M · median €108k€8.7M
- 3Pinarello Q36.5budget est. €19M · median €104k€7.33M
- 4TotalEnergiesbudget est. €14M · median €85k€5.18M
- 5Unibet Rose Rocketsbudget est. €8M · median €48k€2.88M
- 6Caja Rural-Seguros RGAbudget est. €5M · median €38k€1.8M
- 7Modern Adventurebudget est. €5M · median €50k€1.8M
- 8Polti VisitMaltabudget est. €5M · median €46k€1.8M
How to read this site
Salaries
17 salaries are Reported by Gazzetta dello Sport or Cyclingnews and used as fixed anchors. The other 511 are a Model estimate: each team's wage pool (budget × 45%) split by results, career and age, calibrated to the UCI's published averages. Read the method.
Agents
Agency is known for 69% of riders (83% of points), mainly from the agencies' own published rosters. The rest show as unknown — if you know, tell us.
Contracts
End-of-contract years follow ProCyclingStats as of 13 September 2026, corrected with team announcements where we found them. Transfer season is open; check the changelog.