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Artem Shmidt

INEOS GrenadiersNo contract for 2027contract until 2026
€352k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
Agency
confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
277
career 369 · 78.7 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€22.6M
INEOS Grenadiers · budget est. €52M · this rider ≈ 1.6% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. INEOS Grenadiers's riders' wage pool is €23.4M (budget €52M × 45%). 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 0.75 for age 22; 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: €40k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.

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Correct this data Results on PCS FirstCycling

Snapshot 9 September 2026. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.