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Spain · 25 · GC rider · PCS rank 237

Carlos Rodríguez

Netcompany INEOSUnder contractcontract until 2027
€2.5M
reported base salary, 2026 Reported
top 3% of WorldTour salaries
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
282
career 4061 · 11.3 pts per €100k — below the WT median
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€1,500
0.1% of salary · won at 3 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€5,009 Model
0.2% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 3 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
9.8%
Netcompany INEOS wage bill €25.5M · budget est. €52M · #2 of 28 on the team

Reported figure. €2.5M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta Jan 2026. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. This figure is used as a fixed anchor in the model.

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: €193k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Netcompany INEOSWorldTour282632€1,500
2025INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour28745€6,775
2024INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour12797635€74k
2023INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour8735323€85k
2022INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour10686329€25k
2021INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour232471n/a
2020INEOS GrenadiersWorldTour1520n/a
2018Polartec - Kometa Junior Teamclub / junior01n/a

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

Rodríguez in context

Netcompany INEOS — top earners Team →

Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) Agency →

16 WorldTour clients · 4.5% of all points · Italy

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.