Highest-paid cyclists 2026

Top 50 estimated salaries

The ten best paid here; the full fifty, with a paragraph on each of the top ten, has its own page.

Paid below what the job is worth today

Salary is set when a contract is signed; market value is what the same role would cost on this season's form. These riders have moved furthest above the deal they are on — the list where next year's transfer fights are. Riders on at least €100k.

Paid above what the job is worth today

The reverse: riders on contracts their current results no longer support. Most are leaders who signed in better years, and most of these deals end in 2026 or 2027. Riders on at least €400k.

Best value — most points per €100k

Riders on at least €100k with at least 300 PCS points in 2026. A high number means the rider out-scores his pay grade — the list where next year's transfer targets live.

Weakest value — fewest points per €100k

Riders on at least €500k. Low numbers usually mean injury, a quiet season, or a super-domestique whose job doesn't score points — read before judging.

Highest-paid riders aged 23 and under

Cycling agents by power

Share of all 2026 PCS points held by each agency's WorldTour clients.

Longest contracts

Most valuable riders without a 2027 contract

Contract end years per PCS on 22 September 2026, corrected with team announcements checked daily, last on 26 October 2026: the current deal ends in 2026 and no extension or move has been announced. Many will re-sign, and some have agreed moves that are not yet official — this is the shopping list, not a prediction.

Confirmed moves for 2027

Reported moves for 2027 — not yet announced

Riders the press says have agreed a 2027 move that no team has made official. They still count as without a contract above, and their salary estimate is untouched — a reported deal is not a signed one.

Prize money generated, 2026

Prize money attributed to each rider by ProCyclingStats across WorldTour and ProSeries races to 12 September 2026. In practice it is pooled and split among the team's riders and staff — this is what a rider brought in, not what he kept. Total: €8M against €310.1M of salaries.

Estimated prize share received, 2026

A model of what each rider actually pocketed: every race's team pot split equally among the team's starters at that race, after 15% to staff. It ignores individual team keys and leaders who waive their share (which only pushes the helpers' figure higher). Total distributed to WT riders ≈ €6.1M; median rider €6,715 (1.9% of salary).

Teams by wage bill