Contract
He is retiring at the end of the 2026 season.
Salary by season
Reported Model
Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.
How this estimate is made. Team wage pool €7.33M (budget €19M × 39%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €104k for this rider. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.
Career
Turned pro in 2010. 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: €19k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pinarello Q36.5 ProTeam | 157 | — | €7,670 | €153k Model |
| 2025 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam | 338 | — | €2,068 | n/a |
| 2024 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam | 168 | 1 | €1,985 | n/a |
| 2023 | Astana Qazaqstan Team WorldTour | 142 | — | €3,490 | €190k Model |
| 2022 | Astana Qazaqstan Team WorldTour | 206 | — | €3,885 | €277k Model |
| 2021 | UAE Team Emirates WorldTour | 420 | — | n/a | €523k Model |
| 2020 | UAE Team Emirates WorldTour | 365 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Team INEOS WorldTour | 270 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Team Sky WorldTour | 559 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Quick-Step Floors WorldTour | 615 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Etixx-Quick Step WorldTour | 387 | 1 | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Etixx-Quick Step WorldTour | 149 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2014 | Team NetApp-Endura ProTeam | 111 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2013 | Team NetApp-Endura ProTeam | 42 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2012 | Caja Rural ProTeam | 179 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | Caja Rural ProTeam | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2010 | Caja Rural Continental | 0 | — | n/a | n/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.
Net worth and career earnings
David de la Cruz has earned an estimated €1.2M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€1.1M salary, €19k prize money generated), before tax. There is no reliable public figure for his net worth: personal sponsorships, bonuses and investments are not public and are not included.
Prize money is paid to the team and shared among riders and staff, so he keeps only part of it. All 4 salary seasons are model estimates. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Fabio Christen Pinarello Q36.5 · €175k Model
- Marcel Camprubí Pinarello Q36.5 · €176k Model
- Xandro Meurisse Pinarello Q36.5 · €184k Model
- Thomas Gloag Pinarello Q36.5 · €120k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Urko Berrade Kern Pharma · €153k Model
- Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility · €153k Model
- Alan Hatherly Jayco AlUla · €154k Model
- Sente Sentjens Alpecin-Premier Tech · €155k Model
Other riders from Spain
- Ibon Ruiz Kern Pharma · €152k Model
- Gotzon Martín Euskaltel-Euskadi · €158k Model
- Jan Castellon Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €146k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2026
- Martin Marcellusi Bardiani-CSF-7 Saber · €155k Model
- Niklas Märkl Picnic PostNL · €149k Model
- Henri-François Renard-Haquin Picnic PostNL · €158k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €2,125 (72 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €14 (11,134 km)
- Per PCS point
- €975 (157 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 5.0%
The 2026 base salary (Model) divided by the season's numbers. Race days, kilometres and wins to 12 September 2026; points as above. Method · Per race day ranking · Per point · Per win
Sources
- €153k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — Announced his retirement live on RTVE, 10 Sep 2026 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
Something wrong? Correct this data
Also with Giuseppe Acquadro (independent)
FAQ
How much does David de la Cruz earn?
We estimate David de la Cruz's base salary for 2026 at €153k a year: about €13k a month or €2,942 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €115k–191k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.
Until when is David de la Cruz under contract?
He is retiring at the end of the 2026 season.
Who is David de la Cruz's agent?
Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is David de la Cruz's net worth?
David de la Cruz has earned an estimated €1.2M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€1.1M salary, €19k prize money generated), before tax. There is no reliable public figure for his net worth: personal sponsorships, bonuses and investments are not public and are not included. Prize money is paid to the team and shared among riders and staff, so he keeps only part of it.