Contract
His contract with Flanders-Baloise ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Current contract: extension, announced 28 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 €1.44M (budget €4M × 36%), split by role and results at signing, with a floor of €35k 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 2021. 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: €1,789.
| Season | Team | PCS pts | Wins | Prize money | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Flanders-Baloise ProTeam | 62 | — | €307 | €79k Model |
| 2025 | Flanders-Baloise ProTeam | 47 | — | €700 | n/a |
| 2024 | Flanders-Baloise ProTeam | 36 | — | €402 | n/a |
| 2023 | Flanders-Baloise ProTeam | 30 | — | €0 | n/a |
| 2022 | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise ProTeam | 59 | — | €380 | n/a |
| 2021 | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise ProTeam | 20 | — | n/a | n/a |
| 2017 | Acrog-Balen BC Junior club / junior | 6 | — | 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
Ward Vanhoof has earned an estimated €81k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€79k salary, €1,789 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
- Milan Lanhove Flanders-Baloise · €76k Model
- Vincent van Hemelen Flanders-Baloise · €84k Model
- Henri Vandenabeele Flanders-Baloise · €74k Model
- Michiel Lambrecht Flanders-Baloise · €89k Model
Similar salary, other teams
- Jordi López Euskaltel-Euskadi · €80k Model
- Paul Ourselin Cofidis · €80k Model
- Aivaras Mikutis Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Abel Balderstone Caja Rural-Seguros RGA · €80k Model
Other riders from Belgium
- Ludovic Robeet Cofidis · €80k Model
- Harm Vanhoucke Pinarello Q36.5 · €76k Model
- Frederik Frison Pinarello Q36.5 · €74k Model
Also out of contract at the end of 2026
- Sebastian Kolze Changizi Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Roland Thalmann Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
- Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling · €80k Model
What the numbers work out to
- Per race day
- €2,194 (36 race days)
- Per kilometre raced
- €14 (5,623 km)
- Per PCS point
- €1,274 (62 points)
- Prize money generated, as % of salary
- 0.4%
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
- €79k, 2026 — our model, v0.9.1 (30 Oct 2026). Method
- Contract to 2026 — announced 2025-10-28 Open
- Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling
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FAQ
How much does Ward Vanhoof earn?
We estimate Ward Vanhoof's base salary for 2026 at €79k a year: about €6,583 a month or €1,519 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €59k–99k. 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 Ward Vanhoof under contract?
His contract with Flanders-Baloise ends in 2026, and no deal for 2027 has been announced.
Who is Ward Vanhoof's agent?
We have not found this ProTeam rider's agent yet.
What is Ward Vanhoof's net worth?
Ward Vanhoof has earned an estimated €81k from salary and prize money since 2022 (€79k salary, €1,789 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.