Darren Rafferty

EF Education-EasyPostUnder contractcontract until 2027

€102k

estimated 2026 salary · Model

Agency

Altus Sports Management

confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

career 362 · 56.9 pts per €100k (around the WT median)

Contract

Under contract

until end of 2027 (PCS)

Team wage bill

€11.9M

EF Education-EasyPost · budget est. €30M · this rider ≈ 0.9% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. EF Education-EasyPost's riders' wage pool is €13.5M (budget €30M × 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 0.9 for age 23; 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: €60k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.

Rafferty in context

EF Education-EasyPost — top earners

Richard Carapaz€2.3M Reported
Alex Baudin€1.1M Model
Ben Healy€947k Model
Michael Valgren€631k Model
Neilson Powless€571k Model
Darren Rafferty (#23 of 30)€102k

Full team page →

Altus Sports Management — other clients

Jai Hindley Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe1006 pts
Lewis Askey NSN Cycling Team595 pts
Paul Double Jayco AlUla570 pts

11 WorldTour riders · 1.6% of all points · Agency page →

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Haoyu Su XDS Astana€103k · 142 pts
Martin Tjøtta Uno-X Mobility€102k · 128 pts
Luca Vergallito Alpecin-Premier Tech€102k · 87 pts
Archie Ryan EF Education-EasyPost€101k · 14 pts
Josh Kench Groupama-FDJ United€101k · 100 pts
Gonzalo Serrano Movistar Team€100k · 37 pts

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.