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Eritrea · 27 · Puncheur · PCS rank 54
Natnael Tesfatsion
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 1.0 at age 27. 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 2021. 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: €36k.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Movistar Team | WorldTour | 680 | 54 | 2 | 5 | €18k |
| 2025 | Movistar Team | WorldTour | 280 | 53 | — | 2 | €2,202 |
| 2024 | Lidl - Trek | WorldTour | 312 | 50 | 1 | 2 | €9,798 |
| 2023 | Lidl - Trek | WorldTour | 219 | 65 | — | 1 | €3,500 |
| 2022 | Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli | ProTeam | 457 | 68 | 2 | 7 | €3,078 |
| 2021 | Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec | ProTeam | 121 | 56 | — | — | n/a |
| 2020 | NTT Continental Cycling Team | Continental | 234 | 16 | 3 | 5 | n/a |
| 2019 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka | Continental | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | n/a |
| 2018 | — | club / junior | 37 | 17 | — | 1 | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Tesfatsion in context
Movistar Team — top earners Team →
- 1Natnael Tesfatsion€1.2M Model
- 2Enric Mas€1.1M Model
- 3Cian Uijtdebroeks€1M Model
- 4Iván Romeo€904k Model
- 5Nairo Quintana€836k Model
PM Cycling Agency Agency →
- Diego UlissiXDS Astana450 pts
- Alessandro BorgoBahrain Victorious243 pts
7 WorldTour clients · 1.3% of all points
Same salary band
- Matthew RiccitelloDecathlon CMA CGM · 864 pts€1.4M
- Christian ScaroniXDS Astana · 1471 pts€1.3M
- Jay VineUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 898 pts€1.2M
- Davide PiganzoliVisma | Lease a Bike · 802 pts€1.2M
- Paul LapeiraDecathlon CMA CGM · 706 pts€1.2M
- Jan ChristenUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 863 pts€1.2M
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.