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Artem Shmidt

Netcompany INEOSLeavingcontract until 2026→ NSN Cycling Team (until 2029)
€415k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €249k–581ktop 36% of WT
Agency
258 Protege
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
277
career 369 · 66.7 pts per €100k — above the WT median
Contract
Leaving
until end of 2026 (PCS) · Move to NSN for 2027, contract to 2029 (PCS, 13 Sep 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026
€11k
2.7% of salary · won at 7 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€2,232 Model
0.5% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 6 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
1.6%
Netcompany INEOS wage bill €25.5M · budget est. €52M · #19 of 28 on the team

How this estimate is made. Netcompany INEOS's riders' wage pool is about €25.5M (budget €52M × 49%, 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 0.75 at age 22. 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: €62k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2024. 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: €13k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Netcompany INEOSWorldTour2484822€11k
2025INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour875812€1,195
2024INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour2017——€0
2023Hagens Berman AxeonContinental04——€0
2021LUX Cyclingclub / junior01——n/a

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

Shmidt in context

Netcompany INEOS — top earners Team →

258 Protege Agency →

6 WorldTour clients · 1.2% of all points

Same salary band

Correct this data Results on PCS ↗ FirstCycling ↗

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.