Richard Carapaz

EF Education-EasyPostUnder contractcontract until 2028

€2.3M

reported base salary, 2026 Reported

top 3% of WorldTour salaries

Agency

Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)

confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

1402

career 9572 · 61.0 pts per €100k — above the WT median

Contract

Under contract

until end of 2028 (PCS)

Prize money generated, 2026

€125k

5.4% of salary · won at 6 races · pooled with the team, not kept

Est. prize share received, 2026

€18k Model

0.8% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 7 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions

Share of team wages

18.3%

EF Education-EasyPost wage bill €12.6M · budget est. €30M · #1 of 30 on the team

Reported figure. €2.3M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta Jan 2026. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. This figure is used as a fixed anchor in the model.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2018. 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: €541k.

Season	Team	Level	PCS pts	Race days	Wins	Podiums	Prize money generated
2026	EF Education-EasyPost	WorldTour	1132	64	2	8	€125k
2025	EF Education - EasyPost	WorldTour	785	56	1	5	€82k
2024	EF Education - EasyPost	WorldTour	1018	77	4	9	€103k
2023	EF Education - EasyPost	WorldTour	554	38	2	6	€3,855
2022	INEOS Grenadiers	WorldTour	1163	72	5	10	€227k
2021	INEOS Grenadiers	WorldTour	1306	61	3	6	n/a
2020	INEOS Grenadiers	WorldTour	1059	58	1	7	n/a
2019	Movistar Team	WorldTour	986	64	5	8	n/a
2018	Movistar Team	WorldTour	845	79	3	5	n/a
2017	—	club / junior	310	64	—	4	n/a
2016	Lizarte	club / junior	1	26	—	—	n/a

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

Carapaz in context

EF Education-EasyPost — top earners Team →

1Richard Carapaz€2.3M Reported
2Alex Baudin€1.2M Model
3Ben Healy€1M Model
4Michael Valgren€670k Model
5Neilson Powless€606k Model

Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) Agency →

Egan BernalNetcompany INEOS865 pts
Jhonatan NarváezUAE Team Emirates-XRG637 pts

16 WorldTour clients · 4.5% of all points · Italy

Same salary band

Mads PedersenLidl-Trek · 1121 pts€2.5M
Lenny MartinezBahrain Victorious · 1556 pts€2.4M
Felix GallDecathlon CMA CGM · 1342 pts€2.4M
Thymen ArensmanNetcompany INEOS · 824 pts€2.2M
Olav KooijDecathlon CMA CGM · 904 pts€2.2M
Dorian GodonNetcompany INEOS · 893 pts€2M

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.