Salary by season
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 second-tier leader rider for Visma | Lease a Bike — Sprinter. That job pays €805k–2.5M a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 75%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2025 (12 wins, 20 podiums) and his age at signing (20). 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
Turned pro in 2024. 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: €132k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Visma | Lease a Bike WorldTour | 1012 | 12 | €90k | €2.1M Model |
| 2025 | Visma | Lease a Bike WorldTour | 1074 | 12 | €42k | €1.6M Model |
| 2024 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development Continental | 64 | — | €80 | n/a |
| 2022 | Fensham Howes-MAS Design club / junior | 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.
Rising 2026: results against ranked riders
He is one of the U23 riders in Rising: counts, not a score, every result linked to ProCyclingStats.
Strength of results 2026
2026 so far: 25 top-20 finishes from 56 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 59 different riders from the UCI top 200 (125 times in total), 9 of them from the top 50.
| Terrain | Top 20 | Ahead of top 50 | Ahead of top 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Hilly | 22 | 8 | 56 |
| Time trial | 1 | 1 | 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. Ahead of 115 different proven riders.
- Won the overall classification of Santos Tour Down Under 2.UWT25 January 2026 · result ↗
- Won the overall classification of Flèche du Sud 2.117 May 2026 · result ↗
- 9th overall at Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel 2.Pro31 May 2026 · result ↗
- 4th overall at La Vuelta Ciclista a España 2.UWT13 September 2026 · result ↗
Notable moments
Top-20 finishes, newest first. Every line links to the result on ProCyclingStats.
- 4th at La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 21 2.UWT · Hilly · field 837
ahead of Pello Bilbao (UCI #74) and 8 other top-200 riders13 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #49Tobias Halland Johannessen
Behind him (beaten)
- #129Bastien Tronchon
- #74Pello Bilbao
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
- #108Axel Laurance
- #346Pau Martí
- #392Marco Brenner
- #180Valentin Paret-Peintre
- #75Santiago Buitrago
- #98Thibau Nys
- #193Jarno Widar
- #289Léo Bisiaux
- #336Kevin Vermaerke
- #391Clément Alleno
- #173Alessandro Covi
- #266Iván Cobo
- Won La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 17 · ahead of 18 proven 2.UWT · Flat · Sprint of large group · field 83709 September 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #59Jordi Meeus
- #102Magnus Cort
- #287Steffen De Schuyteneer
- #108Axel Laurance
- #191Pau Miquel
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #167Alberto Dainese
- #173Alessandro Covi
- #491Vito Braet
- #189Rasmus Tiller
- #266Iván Cobo
- #129Bastien Tronchon
- #10Wout van Aert
- #143Yevgeniy Fedorov
- Won La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 16 · ahead of 18 proven 2.UWT · Flat · Sprint of large group · field 83708 September 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #491Vito Braet
- #59Jordi Meeus
- #102Magnus Cort
- #10Wout van Aert
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #272Vincenzo Albanese
- #167Alberto Dainese
- #191Pau Miquel
- #144Alexis Renard
- #143Yevgeniy Fedorov
- #433Matevž Govekar
- #185Fredrik Dversnes Lavik
- 3rd at La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 13 2.UWT · Hilly · field 837
ahead of Finn Fisher-Black (UCI #128) and 3 other top-200 riders
beaten only by top-200 riders04 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #10Wout van Aert
- #180Valentin Paret-Peintre
Behind him (beaten)
- #193Jarno Widar
- #272Vincenzo Albanese
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
- #336Kevin Vermaerke
- #289Léo Bisiaux
- #264Filippo Zana
- #325Jesús Herrada
- #266Iván Cobo
- #348Sylvain Moniquet
- #183Cristián Rodríguez
- #151Clément Berthet
- Won La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 11 · ahead of 17 proven 2.UWT · Hilly · Sprint of large group · field 83702 September 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #59Jordi Meeus
- #102Magnus Cort
- #10Wout van Aert
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #129Bastien Tronchon
- #433Matevž Govekar
- #64Orluis Aular
- #491Vito Braet
- #117Henok Mulubrhan
- #272Vincenzo Albanese
- #390Jordan Labrosse
- #391Clément Alleno
- #98Thibau Nys
- 10th at La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 8 2.UWT · Hilly · field 837
ahead of Henok Mulubrhan (UCI #117) and 3 other top-200 riders29 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #4Mads Pedersen
- #59Jordi Meeus
- #150Ben Turner
- #390Jordan Labrosse
- #129Bastien Tronchon
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #64Orluis Aular
Behind him (beaten)
- #491Vito Braet
- #433Matevž Govekar
- #173Alessandro Covi
- #117Henok Mulubrhan
- #247Christophe Laporte
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
- #144Alexis Renard
- Won La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 5 · ahead of 18 proven 2.UWT · Hilly · Sprint of large group · field 83726 August 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #59Jordi Meeus
- #272Vincenzo Albanese
- #108Axel Laurance
- #247Christophe Laporte
- #167Alberto Dainese
- #491Vito Braet
- #10Wout van Aert
- #191Pau Miquel
- #129Bastien Tronchon
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #189Rasmus Tiller
- #117Henok Mulubrhan
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #173Alessandro Covi
- #391Clément Alleno
- Won La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 2 · ahead of 18 proven 2.UWT · Hilly · Sprint of large group · field 83723 August 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #191Pau Miquel
- #1Tadej Pogačar
- #4Mads Pedersen
- #119Hugo Hofstetter
- #49Tobias Halland Johannessen
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
- #108Axel Laurance
- #9Oscar Onley
- #64Orluis Aular
- #82Ben Tulett
- #289Léo Bisiaux
- #491Vito Braet
- #155Bryan Coquard
- #106Harold Tejada
- #392Marco Brenner
- 16th at La Vuelta Ciclista a España stage 1 2.UWT · Time trial · field 837
ahead of João Almeida (UCI #5) and 2 other top-200 riders22 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #1Tadej Pogačar
- #194Ethan Hayter
- #164Joshua Tarling
- #408Callum Thornley
- #247Christophe Laporte
- #289Léo Bisiaux
- #10Wout van Aert
- #128Finn Fisher-Black
- #113Stefan Küng
- #20Jay Vine
- #233Ivo Oliveira
- #4Mads Pedersen
Behind him (beaten)
- #5João Almeida
- #123Iván Romeo
- #189Rasmus Tiller
- Won Vuelta a Burgos stage 4 · ahead of 14 proven 2.Pro · Hilly · Sprint of large group · field 44607 August 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #227Laurence Pithie
- #422Iúri Leitão
- #243Marius Mayrhofer
- #144Alexis Renard
- #261Filippo Baroncini
- #491Vito Braet
- #143Yevgeniy Fedorov
- #167Alberto Dainese
- #168Eric Antonio Fagúndez
- #151Clément Berthet
- #82Ben Tulett
15 more top-20 finishes are counted in the totals above.
Sources
- €2.1M, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Market value €2.6M — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
- Contract to 2029 — announced 2025-12 Open
- Agent — rouleur.cc (agent Andrew McQuaid)
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Matthew Brennan earn?
We estimate Matthew Brennan's base salary for 2026 at €2.1M a year: about €175k a month or €40k a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €805k–2.5M. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.
How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page. #25 of the 50 highest-paid cyclists in 2026 →
How long is Matthew Brennan's contract?
Until the end of 2029, with Visma | Lease a Bike.
Who is Matthew Brennan's agent?
Trinity Sports Management (source: rouleur.cc (agent Andrew McQuaid)).
What is Matthew Brennan's net worth?
There is no reliable public figure for Matthew Brennan's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €3.7M in base salary from 2025 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €132k in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.
