Italy · 37 · Classics · PCS rank 122
Diego Ulissi
€712k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
450
career 14364 · 63.2 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€12.5M
XDS Astana · budget est. €25M · this rider ≈ 5.7% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. XDS Astana's riders' wage pool is €11.2M (budget €25M × 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 0.8 for age 37; 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: €90k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Ulissi in context
XDS Astana — top earners
- Christian Scaroni€1.7M Model
- Guillermo Thomas Silva€930k Model
- Max Kanter€855k Model
- Harold Tejada€771k Model
- Diego Ulissi€712k Model
PM Cycling Agency — other clients
- Natnael Tesfatsion Movistar Team788 pts
- Alessandro Borgo Bahrain Victorious243 pts
7 WorldTour riders · 1.3% of all points · Agency page →
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- John Degenkolb Picnic PostNL€714k · 105 pts
- Joshua Tarling INEOS Grenadiers€699k · 311 pts
- Henok Mulubrhan XDS Astana€698k · 527 pts
- GROßSCHARTNER Felix Großschartner UAE Team Emirates-XRG€677k · 367 pts
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.