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Diego Ulissi

XDS AstanaUnder contractcontract until 2027
€555k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €333k–777ktop 26% of WT
Agency
PM Cycling Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
450
career 14364 · 81.1 pts per €100k — above the WT median
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€15k
2.7% of salary · won at 6 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€14k Model
2.5% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 14 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
5.5%
XDS Astana wage bill €10.1M · budget est. €25M · #5 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 0.8 at age 37. 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 2010. 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: €70k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026XDS AstanaWorldTour33959—3€15k
2025XDS Astana TeamWorldTour5887115€5,664
2024UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour110064316€29k
2023UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour6827516€14k
2022UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour7637525€5,317
2021UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour8987048n/a
2020UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour118153511n/a
2019UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour12317539n/a
2018UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour8968112n/a
2017UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour13918349n/a
2016Lampre - MeridaWorldTour155982615n/a
2015Lampre - MeridaWorldTour6447028n/a
2014Lampre - MeridaWorldTour75252410n/a
2013Lampre - MeridaWorldTour10978469n/a
2012Lampre - ISDWorldTour5577036n/a
2011Lampre - ISDWorldTour4558037n/a
2010Lampre - Farnese ViniWorldTour2215811n/a

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

Ulissi in context

XDS Astana — top earners Team →

PM Cycling Agency Agency →

7 WorldTour clients · 1.3% of all points

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.