New Zealand · 33 · Puncheur · PCS rank 703
Dion Smith
How this estimate is made. NSN Cycling Team's riders' wage pool is about €9.6M (budget €24M × 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 0.9 at age 33. 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: €135k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2019. 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: €5,025.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NSN Cycling Team | WorldTour | 50 | 64 | — | — | €0 |
| 2025 | Intermarché - Wanty | WorldTour | 132 | 79 | 1 | 1 | €1,355 |
| 2024 | Intermarché - Wanty | WorldTour | 88 | 71 | — | 1 | €1,285 |
| 2023 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | WorldTour | 137 | 74 | — | — | €1,500 |
| 2022 | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | WorldTour | 184 | 57 | — | 3 | €885 |
| 2021 | Team BikeExchange | WorldTour | 139 | 45 | — | — | n/a |
| 2020 | Mitchelton-Scott | WorldTour | 366 | 42 | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| 2019 | Mitchelton-Scott | WorldTour | 229 | 72 | — | 2 | n/a |
| 2018 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ProTeam | 359 | 75 | — | 3 | n/a |
| 2017 | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | ProTeam | 150 | 80 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2016 | One Pro Cycling | ProTeam | 357 | 66 | — | 2 | n/a |
| 2015 | Hincapie Racing Team | Continental | 112 | 30 | — | 2 | n/a |
| 2014 | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | Continental | 52 | 26 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2013 | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | ProTeam | 4 | 18 | — | — | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Smith in context
NSN Cycling Team — top earners Team →
- 1Biniam Girmay€1.4M Model
- 2Corbin Strong€909k Model
- 3Lewis Askey€740k Model
- 4Ethan Vernon€637k Model
- 5Riley Sheehan€608k Model
- 21Dion Smith€141k Model
ProTouchGlobal Agency →
- Mauro SchmidJayco AlUla1439 pts
- Alan HatherlyJayco AlUla195 pts
- Stefan BisseggerDecathlon CMA CGM151 pts
5 WorldTour clients · 1.2% of all points
Same salary band
- Ben ZwiehoffRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 133 pts€143k
- Jarrad DriznersRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 25 pts€143k
- Frederik WandahlRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 15 pts€143k
- Nick SchultzNSN Cycling Team · 69 pts€141k
- Guillaume BoivinNSN Cycling Team · 60 pts€141k
- Stephen WilliamsNSN Cycling Team · 0 pts€141k
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.