New Zealand · 35 · GC rider · PCS rank 265
Aaron Gate
How this estimate is made. XDS Astana's riders' wage pool is about €10.1M (budget €25M × 40%, the rider-wage share rising with budget). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score — 0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15 — with an age factor of 0.9 at age 35. Half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €137k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2023. PCS points, race days and results per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (PCS per-race prize lists, 2022 onwards) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €42k.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | XDS Astana | WorldTour | 193 | 55 | — | — | €3,850 |
| 2025 | XDS Astana Team | WorldTour | 629 | 77 | 4 | 8 | €37k |
| 2024 | Burgos - BH | ProTeam | 460 | 31 | 5 | 9 | €190 |
| 2023 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke | ProTeam | 151 | 33 | 2 | 3 | €670 |
| 2022 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling | Continental | 345 | 30 | 4 | 4 | €695 |
| 2021 | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | Continental | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| 2020 | Black Spoke Pro Cycling Academy | Continental | 4 | 1 | — | — | n/a |
| 2019 | EvoPro Racing | Continental | 62 | 41 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| 2018 | Aqua Blue Sport | ProTeam | 53 | 44 | — | — | n/a |
| 2017 | Aqua Blue Sport | ProTeam | 69 | 73 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2016 | An Post Chain Reaction | Continental | 0 | 1 | — | — | n/a |
| 2015 | An Post - Chain Reaction | Continental | 0 | 10 | — | — | n/a |
| 2014 | An Post - Chain Reaction | Continental | 2 | 9 | — | — | n/a |
| 2013 | An Post - Chain Reaction | Continental | 16 | 17 | — | — | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Gate in context
XDS Astana — top earners Team →
- 1Christian Scaroni€1.3M Model
- 2Guillermo Thomas Silva€725k Model
- 3Max Kanter€667k Model
- 4Harold Tejada€601k Model
- 5Diego Ulissi€555k Model
- 18Aaron Gate€192k Model
Same salary band
- Owain DoullVisma | Lease a Bike · 53 pts€194k
- Steven KruijswijkVisma | Lease a Bike · 30 pts€194k
- Tom van AsbroeckNSN Cycling Team · 96 pts€194k
- Quentin PacherGroupama-FDJ United · 102 pts€192k
- Mattia CattaneoRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 164 pts€190k
- Nico DenzRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 136 pts€190k
Snapshot 13 September 2026. Salary is a gross base-salary figure for the 2026 season in euros; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.