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United States · 25 · GC rider · PCS rank 137

Kevin Vermaerke

UAE Team Emirates-XRGUnder contractcontract until 2028
€584k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €350k–818ktop 24% of WT
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
424
career 1760 · 72.6 pts per €100k — above the WT median
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2028 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€8,276
1.4% of salary · won at 8 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€33k Model
5.7% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 11 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
1.9%
UAE Team Emirates-XRG wage bill €30.9M · budget est. €60M · #16 of 30 on the team

How this estimate is made. UAE Team Emirates-XRG's riders' wage pool is about €31.0M (budget €60M × 52%, 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 25. 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: €213k. 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: €38k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026UAE Team Emirates-XRGWorldTour338755€8,276
2025Team Picnic PostNLWorldTour23354€7,483
2024Team dsm-firmenich PostNLWorldTour622612€13k
2023Team dsm - firmenichWorldTour411782€8,418
2022Team DSMWorldTour8342€700
2021Team DSMWorldTour3041n/a
2020Team SunwebWorldTour247n/a
2019Hagens Berman AxeonProTeam1320n/a
2018club / junior01n/a
2017LUX Cyclingclub / junior01n/a

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

Vermaerke in context

UAE Team Emirates-XRG — top earners Team →

Corso Sports Marketing Agency →

20 WorldTour clients · 4.1% of all points · Belgium

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.