Germany · 32 · Puncheur · PCS rank 444
Nico Denz
How this estimate is made. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's riders' wage pool is about €22.9M (budget €48M × 48%, 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 32. 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: €190k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2014. 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: €50k.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | WorldTour | 116 | 71 | — | 1 | €0 |
| 2025 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WorldTour | 241 | 67 | 1 | 1 | €16k |
| 2024 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WorldTour | 66 | 71 | — | — | €585 |
| 2023 | BORA - hansgrohe | WorldTour | 314 | 80 | 3 | 5 | €29k |
| 2022 | Team DSM | WorldTour | 90 | 62 | 1 | 1 | €4,690 |
| 2021 | Team DSM | WorldTour | 75 | 72 | — | — | n/a |
| 2020 | Team Sunweb | WorldTour | 173 | 56 | 1 | 3 | n/a |
| 2019 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 123 | 77 | — | — | n/a |
| 2018 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 283 | 67 | 1 | 2 | n/a |
| 2017 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 25 | 67 | — | — | n/a |
| 2016 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 60 | 61 | — | — | n/a |
| 2015 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 10 | 22 | — | — | n/a |
| 2014 | AG2R La Mondiale | WorldTour | 0 | 9 | — | — | n/a |
| 2013 | Chambéry Cyclisme Formation | club / junior | 0 | 3 | — | — | n/a |
| 2012 | LV Team Rothaus Baden | club / junior | 2 | 1 | — | — | n/a |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Denz in context
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe — top earners Team →
- 1Remco Evenepoel€6.6M Reported
- 2Primož Roglič€4M Reported
- 3Jai Hindley€2.5M Reported
- 4Giulio Pellizzari€1.1M Model
- 5Florian Lipowitz€1M Model
- 18Nico Denz€190k Model
Agentur Baumer Agency →
- Nils PolittUAE Team Emirates-XRG341 pts
- Tim Torn TeutenbergLidl-Trek300 pts
- Kim HeidukNetcompany INEOS285 pts
13 WorldTour clients · 1.2% of all points · Germany
Same salary band
- Aaron GateXDS Astana · 256 pts€192k
- Quentin PacherGroupama-FDJ United · 102 pts€192k
- Mattia CattaneoRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 164 pts€190k
- Giovanni AleottiRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 123 pts€190k
- Jan TratnikRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 95 pts€190k
- Gianni MosconRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · 75 pts€190k
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.