France · 29 · Climber · PCS rank 602
David Gaudu
How this estimate is made. Groupama-FDJ United'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 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: €137k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2016. 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: €168k.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Groupama-FDJ United | WorldTour | 71 | 37 | — | — | €1,800 |
| 2025 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 312 | 62 | 2 | 6 | €22k |
| 2024 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 775 | 87 | 2 | 5 | €23k |
| 2023 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 906 | 57 | — | 6 | €32k |
| 2022 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 853 | 57 | 2 | 4 | €88k |
| 2021 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 1346 | 67 | 3 | 5 | n/a |
| 2020 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 562 | 53 | 2 | 2 | n/a |
| 2019 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 874 | 67 | 1 | 5 | n/a |
| 2018 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 292 | 70 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2017 | FDJ | WorldTour | 323 | 50 | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| 2016 | FDJ | WorldTour | 49 | 7 | — | — | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Gaudu in context
Groupama-FDJ United — top earners Team →
- 1Romain Grégoire€2M Model
- 2Paul Penhoët€755k Model
- 3Guillaume Martin€683k Model
- 4Ewen Costiou€642k Model
- 5David Gaudu€579k Model
Cycling Life Management Agency →
- Romain GrégoireGroupama-FDJ United1056 pts
- Clément Braz AfonsoGroupama-FDJ United291 pts
- Nicolas ProdhommeDecathlon CMA CGM262 pts
8 WorldTour clients · 1.4% of all points
Same salary band
- Kevin VermaerkeUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 424 pts€584k
- Bauke MollemaLidl-Trek · 191 pts€581k
- Léo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM · 406 pts€579k
- Sam WelsfordNetcompany INEOS · 267 pts€578k
- Thibaud GruelGroupama-FDJ United · 449 pts€576k
- Luke LampertiEF Education-EasyPost · 293 pts€575k
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.