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Colombia · 36 · GC rider · PCS rank 223

Nairo Quintana

Movistar TeamRetiringcontract until 2026
€836k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €502k–1.2Mtop 16% of WT
Agency
Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
292
career 14446 · 34.9 pts per €100k — around the WT median
Contract
Retiring
until end of 2026 (PCS) · Announced last season as a pro at Volta a Catalunya press conference; confirmed by Movistar.
Prize money generated, 2026
€2,195
0.3% of salary · won at 5 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€2,228 Model
0.3% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 9 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
7.2%
Movistar Team wage bill €11.6M · budget est. €28M · #5 of 28 on the team

How this estimate is made. Movistar Team's riders' wage pool is about €11.6M (budget €28M × 41%, 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 36. 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: €145k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2012. 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: €59k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Movistar TeamWorldTour2775122€2,195
2025Movistar TeamWorldTour11864——€450
2024Movistar TeamWorldTour18770—1€15k
2023—club / junior71—1€0
2022Team Arkéa SamsicProTeam6835348€41k
2021Team Arkéa SamsicProTeam7436923n/a
2020Team Arkéa SamsicProTeam7474758n/a
2019Movistar TeamWorldTour12928035n/a
2018Movistar TeamWorldTour12947428n/a
2017—club / junior153968711n/a
2016—club / junior205474716n/a
2015—club / junior168378210n/a
2014Movistar TeamWorldTour139861714n/a
2013Movistar TeamWorldTour152366611n/a
2012Movistar TeamWorldTour6686168n/a
2011Colombia es Pasión - Café de ColombiaProTeam1419——n/a
2010Cafe de Colombia - Colombia Es PasionContinental05——n/a

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

Quintana in context

Movistar Team — top earners Team →

Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) Agency →

16 WorldTour clients · 4.5% of all points · Italy

Same salary band

Correct this data Results on PCS ↗ FirstCycling ↗

Snapshot 13 September 2026. Contract source: x.com. Salary is a gross base-salary figure for the 2026 season in euros; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.