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Slovenia · 21 · Classics · PCS rank #405

Žak
Eržen

Rides for Bahrain Victorious

Contract to end of 2027 Agent: unknown
Base salary 2026Model
€125k

Gross, before tax and bonuses · top 95% of the WorldTour
Model estimate of 22 Sep 2026 · likely range €72k–272k · see sources

Previous estimate: €208k (v0.4, until 15 Sep 2026)

Market value 2026
€183k
Model

What the same job would cost on today's results, at a team of this size.

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Contract
to 2027
End year from ProCyclingStats
Agent
unknown
not on any published agency roster — tell us
Prize money generated
€2,277
1.8% of salary · pooled with the team · est. share received €2,957 Model
Share of team wages
0.9%
of €14.2M · #23 of 28 on the team

Salary by season

2025–2026 total
€172k
20252026

Reported Model

Base salary only: bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors come on top.

How this estimate is made. In 2024, when this contract was signed, he was a neo-pro rider for Bahrain Victorious — Neo / new to WT. That job pays €72k–272k a year at a team of this size. Inside that range he sits at 32%, from his results in the two seasons up to 2024 (0 wins, 0 podiums) and his age at signing (18). Every unreported salary at Bahrain Victorious is then scaled by 0.92×, because the pay bands add up to 9% more than the team's estimated wage bill. Salaries are set when a contract is signed and run to its end, so results since 2024 do not change this figure — they change the market value above. Measured error against the 28 reported salaries: median 25.0%. See the test · Full method · Why the number sticks.

Career

PCS points, 5 seasons
183

Turned pro in 2024. 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: €2,822.

SeasonTeamPCS ptsWinsPrize moneySalary
2026Bahrain Victorious WorldTour157—€2,277€125k Model
2025Bahrain Victorious WorldTour19—€545€47k Model
2024CTF Victorious Continental0—€0n/a
2023Adria Mobil Juniors club / junior3—€0n/a
2022Adria Mobil Juniors club / junior4—€0n/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.

A neo-pro: How riders turn pro: from a Continental team to the WorldTour →

Rising 2026: results against ranked riders

He is one of the U23 riders in Rising: counts, not a score, every result linked to ProCyclingStats.

Strength of results 2026

2026 so far: 12 top-20 finishes from 39 starts. In those results he finished ahead of 28 different riders from the UCI top 200 (33 times in total), 5 of them from the top 50.

TerrainTop 20Ahead of top 50Ahead of top 200
Flat7417
Hilly5111

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. Ahead of 64 different proven riders.

Notable moments

Top-20 finishes, newest first. Every line links to the result on ProCyclingStats.

2 more top-20 finishes are counted in the totals above.

Sources

  1. €125k, 2026 — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  2. Market value €183k — our model, v0.9 (22 Sep 2026). Method
  3. Contract to 2027 — ProCyclingStats, 22 September 2026 Open
  4. Results, points and prize money — ProCyclingStats, 16 September 2026 Open · FirstCycling

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Top earners at Bahrain Victorious

Lenny Martinez€2M Reported
Matej Mohorič€1.5M Model
Phil Bauhaus€1.3M Model
Pello Bilbao€1.2M Reported
All Bahrain Victorious salaries →

FAQ

How much does Žak Eržen earn?

We estimate Žak Eržen's base salary for 2026 at €125k a year: about €10k a month or €2,404 a week, before tax. It is a model estimate; the likely range for his job at this team is €72k–272k. Bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors are not included.

How much do pro cyclists earn? — medians, minimums and pay by job on one page.

How long is Žak Eržen's contract?

Until the end of 2027, with Bahrain Victorious.

Who is Žak Eržen's agent?

He is not on any published agency roster.

What is Žak Eržen's net worth?

There is no reliable public figure for Žak Eržen's net worth, and this site does not estimate one. The documented part is income: about €172k in base salary from 2025 to 2026, before tax. He has also generated €2,822 in prize money since 2022, which is paid to the team and shared.