Contract
His contract with Unibet Rose Rockets ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Current contract: new contract, announced 5 November 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 €68k 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 2017. 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: €24k.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team WorldTour | 271 | — | €0 | €448k Model |
| 2024 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team WorldTour | 203 | — | €275 | €239k Model |
| 2023 | Cofidis WorldTour | 482 | 2 | €16k | €363k Model |
| 2022 | Cofidis WorldTour | 299 | 1 | €7,630 | €236k Model |
| 2021 | Cofidis WorldTour | 295 | 1 | n/a | €176k Model |
| 2020 | Cofidis WorldTour | 45 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2019 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ProTeam | 0 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2018 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ProTeam | 10 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ProTeam | 7 | — | 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
Victor Lafay has earned an estimated €1.5M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€1.5M salary, €24k 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 5 salary seasons are model estimates. Season by season ↑ · Career earnings top 100 →
Similar riders
Teammates on a similar salary
- Matyáš Kopecký Unibet Rose Rockets · €127k Model
- Lander Loockx Unibet Rose Rockets · €140k Model
- Niklas Larsen Unibet Rose Rockets · €80k Model
- Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets · €74k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Carl-Frederik Bévort Uno-X Mobility · €109k Model
- Nicolas Vinokurov XDS Astana · €110k Model
- Robbe Dhondt Picnic PostNL · €110k Model
- Simon Carr Cofidis · €108k Model
Other riders from France
- Titouan Fontaine Groupama-FDJ United · €113k Model
- Mathis le Berre TotalEnergies · €105k Model
- Louis Rouland Cofidis · €116k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2026
- Jonas Hem Hvideberg Uno-X Mobility · €112k Model
- Damien Howson Pinarello Q36.5 · €105k Model
- Emīls Liepiņš Pinarello Q36.5 · €104k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per PCS point
- €495 (220 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
- €109k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — announced 2025-11-05 Open
- Agent — FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Victor Lafay earn?
We estimate Victor Lafay's base salary for 2026 at €109k a year: about €9,083 a month or €2,096 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €82k–136k. 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 Victor Lafay under contract?
His contract with Unibet Rose Rockets ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Who is Victor Lafay's agent?
Cycling Life Management (source: FirstCycling agency page (agency rosters read Sep 2026, data).
What is Victor Lafay's net worth?
Victor Lafay has earned an estimated €1.5M from salary and prize money since 2021 (€1.5M salary, €24k 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.