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Spain · 31 · GC rider · PCS rank 163

Cristián Rodríguez

XDS AstanaLeavingcontract until 2026→ Bahrain - Victorious (until 2028)
€324k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €194k–454ktop 45% of WT
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
368
career 2493 · 113.6 pts per €100k — far above the WT median
Contract
Leaving
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€84k
25.8% of salary · won at 5 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€14k Model
4.2% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 9 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
3.2%
XDS Astana wage bill €10.1M · budget est. €25M · #14 of 31 on the team

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 1.0 at age 31. 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 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: €112k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026XDS AstanaWorldTour368573€84k
2025Arkéa - B&B HotelsWorldTour3926213€3,300
2024Arkéa - B&B HotelsWorldTour45280€14k
2023Team Arkéa SamsicWorldTour527703€8,645
2022TotalEnergiesProTeam207371€2,600
2021TotalEnergiesProTeam2476122n/a
2020Caja Rural - Seguros RGAProTeam6729n/a
2019Caja Rural - Seguros RGAProTeam7373n/a
2018Caja Rural - Seguros RGAProTeam4864n/a
2017Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaProTeam9148n/a
2016Wilier - SoutheastProTeam2054n/a
2015SoutheastProTeam010n/a

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

Rodríguez in context

XDS Astana — top earners Team →

SEG Cycling Agency →

51 WorldTour clients · 7.7% of all points · Netherlands

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.