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David de la Cruz

Pinarello Q36.5No contract for 2027contract until 2026
€104k
estimated base salary, 2026 Model
likely range €62k–146ktop 22% of ProTeams
Agency
unknown
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PCS points 2026
157
career 4100 · 151.0 pts per €100k — far above the ProTeam median
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Prize money generated, 2026
€7,670
7.4% of salary · won at 1 races · pooled with the team, not kept
Est. prize share received, 2026
€6,099 Model
5.9% of salary · equal split of the team's pot at the 7 races he started, after 15% to staff · assumptions
Share of team wages
1.4%
Pinarello Q36.5 wage bill €7.33M · budget est. €19M · #14 of 32 on the team

How this estimate is made. Pinarello Q36.5's riders' wage pool is about €7.33M (budget €19M × 39%, 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 across all 16 ProTeams, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €104k (ProTeam floors start at the UCI minimum of €35,392). Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.

Career by season

Turned pro in 2015. 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: €19k.

SeasonTeamLevelPCS ptsRace daysWinsPodiumsPrize money generated
2026Pinarello Q36.5ProTeam13772€7,670
2025Q36.5 Pro Cycling TeamProTeam338586€2,068
2024Q36.5 Pro Cycling TeamProTeam1685711€1,985
2023Astana Qazaqstan TeamWorldTour14272€3,490
2022Astana Qazaqstan TeamWorldTour206751€3,885
2021UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour420671n/a
2020UAE Team EmiratesWorldTour365601n/a
2019Team INEOSWorldTour27065n/a
2018Team SkyWorldTour5598125n/a
2017Quick-Step FloorsWorldTour6156725n/a
2016Etixx - Quick StepWorldTour3877511n/a
2015Etixx - Quick StepWorldTour14970n/a
2014Team NetApp - EnduraProTeam111611n/a
2013Team NetApp - EnduraProTeam4257n/a
2012Caja RuralProTeam179541n/a
2011Caja RuralProTeam032n/a
2010Caja RuralContinental015n/a

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

De la Cruz in context

Pinarello Q36.5 — top earners Team →

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.