Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Unibet Rose Rockets.
Current contract: new contract, announced 31 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 €2.88M (budget €8M × 36%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €48k 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 2015. 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: €23k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unibet Rose Rockets ProTeam | 46 | — | €0 | €48k Model |
| 2025 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam | 382 | 2 | €20k | n/a |
| 2024 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team ProTeam | 145 | — | €2,255 | n/a |
| 2023 | Bolton Equities Black Spoke ProTeam | 269 | 1 | €600 | n/a |
| 2022 | WiV SunGod Continental | 37 | 1 | €95 | n/a |
| 2021 | Canyon dhb SunGod Continental | 45 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | Canyon dhb p/b Soreen Continental | 8 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes Continental | 139 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Canyon Eisberg Continental | 2 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | BIKE Channel Canyon Continental | 17 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2016 | Pedal Heaven Race Team Continental | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2015 | Pedal Heaven Race Team Continental | 0 | — | n/a | 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
Rory Townsend has earned an estimated €71k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€48k salary, €23k 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 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Sergio Meris Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
- Jannis Peter Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
- Adam Ťoupalík Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
- Owen Geleijn Unibet Rose Rockets · €48k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Tuur Dens Flanders-Baloise · €48k Model
- Robin Donzé Tudor Pro Cycling · €48k Model
- Camille Charret Cofidis · €48k Model
- Paul Hennequin Euskaltel-Euskadi · €49k Model
Other riders from Ireland
- Darren Rafferty EF Education-EasyPost · €128k Model
- Eddie Dunbar Pinarello Q36.5 · €202k Model
- Jamie Meehan Cofidis · €203k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Christian Bagatin MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €47k Model
- Paul Wright Modern Adventure · €50k Model
- Cole Kessler Modern Adventure · €50k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €1,714 (28 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €11 (4,325 km)
- Per PCS point
- €1,043 (46 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 0.0%
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
- €48k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — announced 2025-10-31 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Rory Townsend earn?
We estimate Rory Townsend's base salary for 2026 at €48k a year: about €4,000 a month or €923 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €36k–60k. 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 Rory Townsend under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Unibet Rose Rockets.
Who is Rory Townsend's agent?
We have not found this ProTeam rider's agent yet.
What is Rory Townsend's net worth?
Rory Townsend has earned an estimated €71k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€48k salary, €23k 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.