Netherlands · 24 · GC rider · PCS rank #883

Darren van Bekkum

Rides for XDS Astana

No contract for 2027 Agent: SEG Cycling
Base salary 2026Model
€136k

Gross, before tax and bonuses · top 91% of the WorldTour
Model estimate of 22 Sep 2026 · likely range €136k–453k · see sources

Previous estimate: €103k (v0.4, until 15 Sep 2026)

Market value 2026
€139k
Model

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Contract
to 2026
No 2027 contract announced
Agent
51 WorldTour riders · Netherlands
Prize money generated
€1,050
0.8% of salary · pooled with the team · est. share received €15k Model
Share of team wages
1.0%
of €14.2M · #29 of 30 on the team

Salary by season

2025–2026 total
€231k
20252026

Reported Model

Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.

How this estimate is made. In 2024, when this contract was signed, he was a experienced domestique rider for XDS Astana — Neo / new to WT. That job pays €136k–453k a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 7%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2024 (0 wins, 0 podiums) and his age at signing (22). Every unreported salary at XDS Astana is then scaled by 0.68×, because the pay bands add up to 47% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2024 do not change this figure — they change the market value above. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.

Career

PCS points, 6 seasons
55

Turned pro in 2021. Points and wins per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (from 2022) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €1,050.

SeasonTeamPCS ptsWinsPrize moneySalary
2026XDS Astana WorldTour45—€1,050€136k Model
2025XDS Astana WorldTour10—€0€95k Model
2024Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development Continental0—€0n/a
2023Jumbo-Visma Development Team Continental0—€0n/a
2022Jumbo-Visma Development Team Continental0—€0n/a
2021Jumbo-Visma Development Team Continental0—n/an/a

Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates cover WorldTeam seasons from 2021 (season model v0.1 — that year's budgets, reported salaries and rosters; wider error than 2026, see Salaries by season). ProTeam seasons before 2026 are not modelled.

Sources

  1. €136k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  2. Market value €139k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  3. Contract to 2026 — announced 2024-08 Open
  4. Agent — FirstCycling agency page
  5. Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling

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Top earners at XDS Astana

Christian Scaroni€1.2M Model
Sergio Higuita€1.1M Model
Diego Ulissi€998k Model
Simone Velasco€893k Model
All XDS Astana salaries →

Also with SEG Cycling

Jordi Meeus1067 pts
Olav Kooij904 pts
All 51 riders →

FAQ

How much does Darren van Bekkum earn?

We estimate Darren van Bekkum's base salary for 2026 at €136k a year: about €11k a month or €2,615 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €136k–453k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.

How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.

How long is Darren van Bekkum's contract?

His contract with XDS Astana ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.

Who is Darren van Bekkum's agent?

SEG Cycling (source: FirstCycling agency page).

What is Darren van Bekkum's net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for Darren van Bekkum's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €231k in base salary from 2025 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €1,050 in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.