Contract
Until the end of 2027, with Polti VisitMalta.
Current contract: new contract, announced 17 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 €1.8M (budget €5M × 36%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €30k 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 2025. 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: €2,665.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Polti VisitMalta ProTeam | 75 | — | €2,665 | €32k Model |
| 2025 | Biesse-Carrera-Premac Continental | 2 | — | €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.
Net worth and career earnings
Tommaso Bessega has earned an estimated €35k from salary and prize money since 2026 (€32k salary, €2,665 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 →
Rising 2026: results against ranked riders
He is one of the U23 riders in Rising: counts, not a score, every result linked to ProCyclingStats or uci.org.
Strength of results 2026
2026 so far: 19 top-20 finishes from 57 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 11 different riders from the UCI top 200 (11 times in total), 2 of them from the top 50.
| Terrain | Top 20 | Ahead of top 50 | Ahead of top 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Hilly | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| Unknown profile | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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. Different proven riders he finished ahead of: 53.
- 7th overall at Tour de Hongrie 2.Pro17 May 2026 · result ↗
Notable moments
Top-20 finishes, newest first. Every line links to the result on ProCyclingStats or uci.org.
- 18th at Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon 1.1
ahead of Oded Kogut (UCI #286)11 October 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #19Paul Magnier
- #79Max Kanter
- #103Matteo Moschetti
- #271Marcin Budziński
- #428Xabier Berasategi
- #386Itamar Einhorn
- #197Dries De Bondt
Behind him (beaten)
- #286Oded Kogut
- 13th at Paris-Chauny 1.1 · Hilly · field 164
ahead of Stanisław Aniołkowski (UCI #147)27 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #68Pavel Bittner
- #40Emilien Jeannière
- #304Pierre Gautherat
- #144Alexis Renard
- #159Rick Pluimers
- #323Edward Planckaert
- #421Clément Russo
- #137Giovanni Lonardi
- #103Matteo Moschetti
Behind him (beaten)
- #147Stanisław Aniołkowski
- 6th at Il Giro d'Abruzzo stage 3 2.1 · Hilly · field 144
ahead of Kévin Vauquelin (UCI #16) and 1 other top-200 rider17 September 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #76Dorian Godon
Behind him (beaten)
- #493Ludovico Crescioli
- #250Alessandro Fancellu
- #16Kévin Vauquelin
- #407Nicolò Garibbo
- #428Xabier Berasategi
- #172Mathys Rondel
- #435Ben Swift
- 20th at GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 1.Pro · Hilly · field 22513 September 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #109Ethan Vernon
- #68Pavel Bittner
- #103Matteo Moschetti
- #137Giovanni Lonardi
- #312Gerben Thijssen
- #66Milan Fretin
- #295Jake Stewart
Behind him (beaten)
No ranked riders
- Won Grand Prix de Plouay · ahead of 1 proven 1.2 · Hilly · Sprint of large group · field 1830 August 2026 · result ↗
Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #480Jonathan Guatibonza
- 15th at TPC en Nouvelle-Aquitaine stage 4 2.1 · Hilly · field 98
ahead of Paul Penhoët (UCI #158)28 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #66Milan Fretin
- #218Ion Izagirre
- #395Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen
- #244Maxime Decomble
- #148Niklas Larsen
Behind him (beaten)
- #158Paul Penhoët
- #343Stefan de Bod
- #418Axel van der Tuuk
- 10th at TPC en Nouvelle-Aquitaine stage 2 2.1 · Flat · field 98
ahead of Anthony Turgis (UCI #171)26 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #66Milan Fretin
- #158Paul Penhoët
Behind him (beaten)
- #171Anthony Turgis
- 11th at TPC en Nouvelle-Aquitaine stage 1 2.1 · Flat · field 98
ahead of Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen (UCI #395)25 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #66Milan Fretin
- #158Paul Penhoët
Behind him (beaten)
- #395Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen
- 2nd at PostNord Tour of Denmark stage 4 2.Pro · Hilly · field 174
ahead of Wout van Aert (UCI #10) and 2 other top-200 riders1 August 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
No ranked riders
Behind him (beaten)
- #389Jensen Plowright
- #259Tim Torn Teutenberg
- #247Christophe Laporte
- #437Pier-André Côté
- #157Milan Menten
- #10Wout van Aert
- #395Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen
- #215Matyáš Kopecký
- #60Lukáš Kubiš
- #271Marcin Budziński
- 13th at PostNord Tour of Denmark stage 2 2.Pro · Flat · field 174
ahead of Tibor Del Grosso (UCI #112)30 July 2026 · result ↗Ranked riders in the top 20
Ahead of him
- #10Wout van Aert
- #389Jensen Plowright
- #137Giovanni Lonardi
- #402Enrico Zanoncello
- #60Lukáš Kubiš
- #356Anders Foldager
Behind him (beaten)
- #271Marcin Budziński
- #112Tibor Del Grosso
- #209Riley Sheehan
9 more top-20 finishes are counted in the totals above.
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Adrián Benito Polti VisitMalta · €32k Model
- Santiago Basso Polti VisitMalta · €32k Model
- Dario Giuliano Polti VisitMalta · €32k Model
- Gabriele Bessega Polti VisitMalta · €37k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Mirko Bozzola MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
- Martin Santiago Herreño Bardiani-CSF-7 Saber · €33k Model
- Kepa Ormazabal Euskaltel-Euskadi · €33k Model
- Hugo de la Calle Burgos-Burpellet BH · €34k Model
Other riders from Italy
- Lorenzo Masciarelli MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
- Diego Bracalente MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
- Cesare Chesini MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2027
- Bálint Makrai MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
- Zsombor Takács MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
- Filip Gruszczyński MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort · €32k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €727 (44 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €5 (7,104 km)
- Per PCS point
- €427 (75 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 8.3%
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
- €32k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2027 — announced 2025-10-17 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Tommaso Bessega earn?
We estimate Tommaso Bessega's base salary for 2026 at €32k a year: about €2,667 a month or €615 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €24k–40k. 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 Tommaso Bessega under contract?
Until the end of 2027, with Polti VisitMalta.
Who is Tommaso Bessega's agent?
We have not found this ProTeam rider's agent yet.
What is Tommaso Bessega's net worth?
Tommaso Bessega has earned an estimated €35k from salary and prize money since 2026 (€32k salary, €2,665 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.