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Italy · 28 · Sprinter · PCS rank 454

Alberto Dainese

Soudal Quick-StepUnder contractcontract until 2027
€359k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €215k–503ktop 41% of WT
Agency
unknown
not on any published agency roster — tell us
PCS points 2026
134
career 2407 · 37.3 pts per €100k — around the WT median
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€4,205
1.2% of salary · won at 8 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€8,283 Model
2.3% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 12 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
2.4%
Soudal Quick-Step wage bill €15.1M · budget est. €35M · #15 of 30 on the team

How this estimate is made. Soudal Quick-Step's riders' wage pool is about €15.3M (budget €35M × 44%, 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 1.0 at age 28. 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: €163k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2020. 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: €89k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Soudal Quick-StepWorldTour95701€4,205
2025Tudor Pro Cycling TeamProTeam380704€14k
2024Tudor Pro Cycling TeamProTeam2585213€12k
2023Team dsm - firmenichWorldTour4017234€32k
2022Team DSMWorldTour4468112€28k
2021Team DSMWorldTour418578n/a
2020Team SunwebWorldTour1454414n/a
2019SEG Racing AcademyContinental1251712n/a
2018SEG Racing AcademyContinental486n/a

Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.

Dainese in context

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Same salary band

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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.