Portugal · 28 · GC rider · PCS rank 75
João Almeida
€2.5M
reported base salary · Reported
PCS points 2026
619
career 8940 · 24.8 pts per €100k (below the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2028 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€31.7M
UAE Team Emirates-XRG · budget est. €60M · this rider ≈ 7.9% of the team's riders' wages
Reported figure. €2.5M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport Jan 2026 / Cyclingnews rich list 2025 / Cyclingnews Dec 2025. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. Used as a fixed anchor in the model.
Almeida in context
UAE Team Emirates-XRG — top earners
- Tadej Pogačar€8.2M Reported
- Adam Yates€2.7M Reported
- João Almeida€2.5M Reported
- Isaac del Toro€2M Reported
- Brandon McNulty€1.7M Model
Corso Sports Marketing — other clients
- Tobias Lund Andresen Decathlon CMA CGM1185 pts
- Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek1121 pts
- Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM864 pts
20 WorldTour riders · 4.1% of all points · Agency page →
Similar salary band
- Mattias Skjelmose Lidl-Trek€2.8M · 1575 pts
- Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates-XRG€2.7M · 838 pts
- Lenny Martinez Bahrain Victorious€2.5M · 1556 pts
- Jai Hindley Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€2.5M · 1006 pts
- Egan Bernal INEOS Grenadiers€2.5M · 865 pts
- Carlos Rodríguez INEOS Grenadiers€2.5M · 282 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.