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Ireland · 23 · Time trialist · PCS rank 786
Darren Rafferty
How this estimate is made. EF Education-EasyPost's riders' wage pool is about €12.6M (budget €30M × 42%, 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 0.9 at age 23. 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: €75k. 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: €1,015.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EF Education-EasyPost | WorldTour | 48 | 80 | — | 1 | €0 |
| 2025 | EF Education - EasyPost | WorldTour | 56 | 62 | — | 1 | €100 |
| 2024 | EF Education - EasyPost | WorldTour | 142 | 70 | 1 | 2 | €915 |
| 2023 | Hagens Berman Axeon | Continental | 0 | 4 | — | — | €0 |
| 2022 | Hagens Berman Axeon | Continental | 19 | 5 | — | — | €0 |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Rafferty in context
EF Education-EasyPost — top earners Team →
- 1Richard Carapaz€2.3M Reported
- 2Alex Baudin€1.2M Model
- 3Ben Healy€1M Model
- 4Michael Valgren€670k Model
- 5Neilson Powless€606k Model
- 26Darren Rafferty€108k Model
Altus Sports Management Agency →
- Jai HindleyRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe1006 pts
- Lewis AskeyNSN Cycling Team595 pts
- Paul DoubleJayco AlUla570 pts
11 WorldTour clients · 1.6% of all points
Same salary band
- Robin OrinsLotto Intermarché · 10 pts€109k
- Henrik PedersenUno-X Mobility · 151 pts€108k
- Vlad van MechelenBahrain Victorious · 113 pts€108k
- Nadav RaisbergNSN Cycling Team · 84 pts€106k
- Rotem TeneNSN Cycling Team · 14 pts€106k
- Davide ToneattiXDS Astana · 159 pts€103k
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.