Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Polti VisitMalta.
Current contract: new contract, announced 17 October 2025 · Source ↗
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 €1.8M (budget €5M × 36%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €30k 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 2025. 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: €8,960.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Polti VisitMalta ProTeam | 87 | 1 | €8,960 | €37k Model |
| 2025 | Biesse-Carrera-Premac Continental | 0 | — | €0 | 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
Gabriele Bessega has earned an estimated €46k from salary and prize money since 2026 (€37k salary, €8,960 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 1 salary seasons are model estimates. The salary count starts in 2026, his first season at WorldTour or ProTeam level that we model. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Rising 2026: results against ranked riders
He is one of the U23 riders in Rising: counts, not a score, every result linked to ProCyclingStats or uci.org.
Strength of results 2026
2026 so far: 9 top-20 finishes from 52 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 14 different riders from the UCI top 200 (15 times in total), 5 of them from the top 50.
| Terrain | Top 20 | Ahead of top 50 | Ahead of top 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilly | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Mountain | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Results only. Young riders on WorldTeams and ProTeams often race for a leader, so their results can understate their level.
Big U23 races and overall classifications
No top-10 at the big U23 races in 2026. Different proven riders he finished ahead of: 51.
- 10th overall at Tour of Magnificent Qinghai 2.Pro18 July 2026 · result ↗
Notable moments
Top-20 finishes, newest first. Every line links to the result on ProCyclingStats or uci.org.
- 9th at CRO Race stage 2 2.Pro · Hilly · field 201
ahead of Antonio Tiberi (UCI #69)23 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #201Juan Sebastián Molano
- #488Matis Louvel
Behind him (beaten)
- #432Edward Theuns
- #69Antonio Tiberi
- #286Oded Kogut
- #402Enrico Zanoncello
- 10th at CRO Race stage 1 2.Pro · Hilly · field 201
ahead of Erlend Blikra (UCI #166)22 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #201Juan Sebastián Molano
- #19Paul Magnier
- #259Tim Torn Teutenberg
- #402Enrico Zanoncello
- #69Antonio Tiberi
- #488Matis Louvel
Behind him (beaten)
- #166Erlend Blikra
- #286Oded Kogut
- #396Francisco Joel Peñuela
- 10th at Tour of Magnificent Qinghai stage 8 2.Pro · Mountain · field 116
ahead of Jonathan Klever Caicedo (UCI #436)18 July 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #422Iúri Leitão
- #144Alexis Renard
- #402Enrico Zanoncello
- #360Petr Rikunov
- #117Henok Mulubrhan
- #271Marcin Budziński
Behind him (beaten)
- #436Jonathan Klever Caicedo
- Won Tour of Magnificent Qinghai stage 2 · ahead of 10 proven 2.Pro · Mountain · Sprint of large group · field 11612 July 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #360Petr Rikunov
- #222Fernando Barceló
- #144Alexis Renard
- #297Merhawi Kudus
- #168Eric Antonio Fagúndez
- #117Henok Mulubrhan
- #271Marcin Budziński
- 13th at Tour of Magnificent Qinghai stage 1 2.Pro · Flat · field 116
ahead of Jesper Rasch (UCI #469)11 July 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #210Alexander Salby
- #422Iúri Leitão
- #144Alexis Renard
- #402Enrico Zanoncello
- #379Manuel Peñalver
Behind him (beaten)
- #469Jesper Rasch
- 8th at National Championships Italy ME - Road Race NC · Hilly · field 211
ahead of Simone Velasco (UCI #45)27 June 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #25Jonathan Milan
- #91Matteo Trentin
- #167Alberto Dainese
Behind him (beaten)
- #353Mirco Maestri
- #362Davide De Pretto
- #45Simone Velasco
- #285Gianmarco Garofoli
- 4th at Grand Prix Criquielion 1.1 · Hilly · field 114
ahead of Tim Merlier (UCI #30) and 2 other top-200 riders24 May 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #71Wright Fred
Behind him (beaten)
- #30Tim Merlier
- #144Alexis Renard
- #287Steffen De Schuyteneer
- #132Sandy Dujardin
- #491Vito Braet
- #433Matevž Govekar
- #354Maikel Zijlaard
- 4th at Tour of the Alps stage 1 2.Pro · Hilly · field 248
ahead of Derek Gee-West (UCI #38) and 1 other top-200 rider20 April 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #7Tom Pidcock
- #246Florian Stork
Behind him (beaten)
- #220Felix Engelhardt
- #330Aleksandr Vlasov
- #38Derek Gee-West
- #269Jakob Omrzel
- #42Thymen Arensman
- #203Matteo Sobrero
- 2nd at Région Pays de la Loire Tour stage 3 2.Pro · Hilly · field 148
ahead of Corbin Strong (UCI #47) and 3 other top-200 riders9 April 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #207Benjamin Thomas
- #47Corbin Strong
- #221Ewen Costiou
- #126Clément Venturini
- #369Lander Loockx
- #107Alexandre Delettre
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #204Eduard Prades
- #308Adrien Maire
- #428Xabier Berasategi
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Javier Serrano Polti VisitMalta · €37k Model
- Gabriele Raccagni Polti VisitMalta · €37k Model
- Andrea Pietrobon Polti VisitMalta · €40k Model
- Pablo García Polti VisitMalta · €40k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Jaume Guardeño Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €37k Model
- Filippo D'aiuto MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
- Théo Hébert TotalEnergies · €38k Model
- Alessandro Perracchione Novo Nordisk · €36k Model
Other riders from Italy
- Samuele Zoccarato MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
- Matteo Ambrosini MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
- Florian Samuel Kajamini MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Barnabás Peák MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
- Jakub Otruba Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €38k Model
- Márton Dina MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €38k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €860 (43 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €5 (7,150 km)
- Per PCS point
- €425 (87 points)
- Per win
- €37k (1 win)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 24.2%
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
- €37k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — announced 2025-10-17 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Gabriele Bessega earn?
We estimate Gabriele Bessega's base salary for 2026 at €37k a year: about €3,083 a month or €712 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €28k–46k. 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 Gabriele Bessega under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Polti VisitMalta.
Who is Gabriele Bessega's agent?
We have not found this ProTeam rider's agent yet.
What is Gabriele Bessega's net worth?
Gabriele Bessega has earned an estimated €46k from salary and prize money since 2026 (€37k salary, €8,960 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.