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Norway · 37 · GC rider · PCS rank 1252

Vegard Stake Laengen

UAE Team Emirates-XRGNo contract for 2027contract until 2026
€213k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €128k–298ktop 56% of WT
Agency
confidence high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
20
career 1511 · 9.4 pts per €100k — below the WT median
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€0
no results with prize money at WorldTour or ProSeries level this season · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€16k Model
7.6% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 14 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
0.7%
UAE Team Emirates-XRG wage bill €30.9M · budget est. €60M · #22 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 0.8 at age 37. 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 2016. 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: €95.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026UAE Team Emirates-XRGWorldTour2049€0
2025UAE Team Emirates - XRGWorldTour2556€0
2024UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour3076€95
2023UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour5576€0
2022UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour6061€0
2021UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour135711n/a
2020UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour4549n/a
2019UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour6775n/a
2018UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour1347712n/a
2017UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour29578n/a
2016IAM CyclingWorldTour154772n/a
2015Team JokerContinental116171n/a
2014Bretagne - Séché EnvironnementProTeam4359n/a
2013Bretagne - Séché EnvironnementProTeam72521n/a
2012Team Type 1 - SANOFIProTeam6843n/a
2011Team Joker - MeridaContinental1061n/a
2010Team Joker - BianchiContinental45n/a

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

Laengen in context

UAE Team Emirates-XRG — top earners Team →

WSP Worldsport Promotion SA Agency →

9 WorldTour clients · 3.0% of all points · Switzerland

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.