Belgium · 32 · GC rider · PCS rank #471

Louis
Vervaeke

Rides for Soudal Quick-Step

Contract to end of 2028 Agent: unknown
Base salary 2026Model
€279k

Gross, before tax and bonuses · top 55% of the WorldTour
Model estimate of 22 Sep 2026 · likely range €181k–453k · see sources

Previous estimate: €203k (v0.4, until 15 Sep 2026)

Market value 2026
€329k
Model

What the same job would cost on today's results, at a team of this size.

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Contract
to 2028
Announced Aug 2025 ↗
Agent
unknown
not on any published agency roster — tell us
Prize money generated
€2,300
0.8% of salary · pooled with the team · est. share received €8,954 Model
Share of team wages
2.0%
of €14.2M · #19 of 30 on the team

Salary by season

2022–2026 total
€671k
20222023202420252026

Reported Model

Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.

How this estimate is made. In 2025, when this contract was signed, he was a experienced domestique rider for Soudal Quick-Step — Domestique. That job pays €181k–453k a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 53%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (1 wins, 3 podiums) and his age at signing (31). Every unreported salary at Soudal Quick-Step is then scaled by 0.85×, because the pay bands add up to 18% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2025 do not change this figure — they change the market value above. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.

Career

PCS points, 15 seasons
1169

Turned pro in 2012. 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: €14k.

SeasonTeamPCS ptsWinsPrize moneySalary
2026Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour127—€2,300€279k Model
2025Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour1231€8,900€123k Model
2024Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour94—€1,500€97k Model
2023Soudal Quick-Step WorldTour158—€1,550€91k Model
2022Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team WorldTour99—€0€81k Model
2021Alpecin-Fenix ProTeam112—n/an/a
2020Alpecin-Fenix ProTeam102—n/an/a
2019Team Sunweb WorldTour40—n/an/a
2018Team Sunweb WorldTour43—n/an/a
2017Lotto Soudal WorldTour118—n/an/a
2016Lotto Soudal WorldTour111—n/an/a
2015Lotto Soudal WorldTour27—n/an/a
2014Lotto Belisol WorldTour15—n/an/a
2013— club / junior0—n/an/a
2012Bofrost-Steria Continental0—n/an/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.

Sources

  1. €279k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  2. Market value €329k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  3. Contract to 2028 — announced 2025-08 Open
  4. Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling

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Top earners at Soudal Quick-Step

Mikel Landa€2.5M Reported
Tim Merlier€1.7M Model
Ilan van Wilder€845k Model
Paul Magnier€750k Press estimate
All Soudal Quick-Step salaries →

FAQ

How much does Louis Vervaeke earn?

We estimate Louis Vervaeke's base salary for 2026 at €279k a year: about €23k a month or €5,365 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €181k–453k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.

How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.

How long is Louis Vervaeke's contract?

Until the end of 2028, with Soudal Quick-Step.

Who is Louis Vervaeke's agent?

He is not on any published agency roster.

What is Louis Vervaeke's net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for Louis Vervaeke's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €671k in base salary from 2022 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €14k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.