Germany · 32 · Puncheur · PCS rank 444
Nico Denz
€178k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
136
career 1581 · 76.4 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
No contract for 2027
until end of 2026 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€26.0M
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe · budget est. €48M · this rider ≈ 0.7% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's riders' wage pool is €21.6M (budget €48M × 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 1.0 for age 32; 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%.
Denz in context
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe — top earners
- Remco Evenepoel€6.6M Reported
- Primož Roglič€4M Reported
- Jai Hindley€2.5M Reported
- Giulio Pellizzari€1.6M Model
- Florian Lipowitz€1.5M Model
- Nico Denz (#21 of 30)€178k
Agentur Baumer — other clients
- Nils Politt UAE Team Emirates-XRG341 pts
- Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl-Trek300 pts
- Kim Heiduk INEOS Grenadiers285 pts
13 WorldTour riders · 1.2% of all points · Agency page →
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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.