Netherlands · 29 · Classics · PCS rank —
Bram Welten
How this estimate is made. Picnic PostNL's riders' wage pool is about €8.7M (budget €22M × 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 1.0 at age 29. 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: €97k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2017. 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: €3,212.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Team Picnic PostNL | WorldTour | 10 | 31 | — | — | €0 |
| 2024 | Team dsm-firmenich PostNL | WorldTour | 66 | 72 | — | — | €900 |
| 2023 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 47 | 52 | — | — | €337 |
| 2022 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 244 | 56 | — | 1 | €1,975 |
| 2021 | Team Arkéa Samsic | ProTeam | 367 | 56 | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| 2020 | Team Arkéa Samsic | ProTeam | 45 | 33 | — | — | n/a |
| 2019 | Team Arkéa Samsic | ProTeam | 160 | 66 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2018 | Team Fortuneo - Samsic | ProTeam | 193 | 48 | — | — | n/a |
| 2017 | BMC Racing Team | WorldTour | 7 | 14 | — | — | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Welten in context
Picnic PostNL — top earners Team →
- 1Pavel Bittner€1.8M Model
- 2John Degenkolb€900k Model
- 3Warren Barguil€666k Model
- 4Frits Biesterbos€527k Model
- 5Frank van den Broek€465k Model
- 25Bram Welten€135k Model
SEG Cycling Agency →
- Jordi MeeusRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe1067 pts
- Olav KooijDecathlon CMA CGM904 pts
- Jay VineUAE Team Emirates-XRG898 pts
51 WorldTour clients · 7.7% of all points · Netherlands
Same salary band
- Timo de JongPicnic PostNL · 53 pts€135k
- Tim NabermanPicnic PostNL · 50 pts€135k
- Dillon CorkeryPicnic PostNL · 12 pts€135k
- Fabio van den BosscheSoudal Quick-Step · 78 pts€134k
- Ayco BastiaensSoudal Quick-Step · 40 pts€134k
- Warre VangheluweSoudal Quick-Step · 10 pts€134k
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.