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UAE Team Emirates-XRG
€34.0M
estimated riders' wage bill · 57% of budget · median €811k
Estimate of 22 Sep 2026, model v0.9
Previous estimate: €30.9M (v0.4, until 15 Sep 2026)
Riders over €1M
14
4 reported salaries on the team
Points out of contract for 2027
0.6%
1 riders without a 2027 deal
Leaving or retiring
3
3 confirmed arrivals from other WorldTeams
Prize money generated, 2026
€1.6M
4.6% of the riders' wage bill · wage bill rank #1
Top 5 earners
- 1Tadej Pogačar4881 pts · Climber€8.2M Reported
- 2Adam Yates838 pts · Climber€2.7M Reported
- 3João Almeida619 pts · GC rider€2.5M Reported
- 4Isaac del Toro3200 pts · Climber€2M Reported
- 5Brandon McNulty917 pts · GC rider€1.4M Model
Leaving / retiring
- Pavel Sivakov433 pts→ Decathlon CMA CGM Team
- Juan Sebastián Molano194 pts→ Lotto Intermarché
- Igor Arrieta561 pts→ Lidl - Trek
Arriving for 2027
- Pierre Gautheratfrom Decathlon CMA CGM297 pts
- Marco Frigofrom NSN Cycling Team219 pts
- Abel Balderstonefrom Caja Rural-Seguros RGA202 pts
The squad, illustrated 30 of 30
Illustrations in standard team kit. They show the riders, not their contracts: status and salary are in the table below.
Roster 30 riders
| Rider | Age | Spec | PCS pts | Salary est. | Basis | Pts/€100k | Until | Status | Agent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tadej Pogačar | 27 | Climber | 4881 | €8.2M | Reported | 59.5 | 2032 | Under contract | A&J All Sports |
 Adam Yates | 34 | Climber | 838 | €2.7M | Reported | 31.0 | 2028 | Under contract | managed by his family |
 João Almeida | 28 | GC rider | 619 | €2.5M | Reported | 24.8 | 2028 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Isaac del Toro | 22 | Climber | 3200 | €2M | Reported | 160.0 | 2031 | Under contract | A&J All Sports |
 Brandon McNulty | 28 | GC rider | 917 | €1.4M | Model | 63.9 | 2030 | Under contract | TEAMVISION sports |
 Benoît Cosnefroy | 30 | Classics | 888 | €1.4M | Model | 64.8 | 2028 | Under contract | LC Management (Lyon Cyclisme) |
 Jhonatan Narváez | 29 | Puncheur | 637 | €1.3M | Model | 48.8 | 2029 | Under contract | Giuseppe Acquadro (independent) |
 Tim Wellens | 35 | GC rider | 443 | €1.3M | Model | 33.9 | 2027 | Under contract | THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) |
 Pavel Sivakov | 29 | GC rider | 433 | €1.2M | Model | 35.7 | 2026 | Leaving | THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) |
 Nils Politt | 32 | Classics | 341 | €1.2M | Model | 28.1 | 2029 | Under contract | Agentur Baumer |
 Felix Großschartner | 32 | GC rider | 367 | €1.2M | Model | 30.8 | 2027 | Under contract | A&J All Sports |
 Florian Vermeersch | 27 | Classics | 619 | €1.2M | Model | 53.3 | 2029 | Under contract | THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) |
 Marc Soler | 32 | Climber | 224 | €1.1M | Model | 19.8 | 2027 | Under contract | Kec Pro Sport Management |
 Jay Vine | 30 | Time trialist | 898 | €1.1M | Model | 79.9 | 2027 | Under contract | SEG Cycling |
 Jan Christen | 22 | Classics | 863 | €811k | Model | 106.4 | 2030 | Under contract | A&J All Sports |
 Juan Sebastián Molano | 31 | Sprinter | 194 | €525k | Model | 37.0 | 2026 | Leaving | A&J All Sports |
 Ivo Oliveira | 30 | Time trialist | 173 | €525k | Model | 33.0 | 2029 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Rune Herregodts | 28 | Time trialist | 122 | €514k | Model | 23.7 | 2026 | No 2027 contract announced | ISEA Sport Management |
 Rui Oliveira | 30 | Puncheur | 155 | €478k | Model | 32.4 | 2029 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Filippo Baroncini | 26 | Classics | 39 | €466k | Model | 8.4 | 2027 | Under contract | GL Promotion |
 Mikkel Bjerg | 27 | Time trialist | 134 | €462k | Model | 29.0 | 2027 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Kevin Vermaerke | 25 | GC rider | 424 | €459k | Model | 92.4 | 2028 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Domen Novak | 31 | GC rider | 41 | €392k | Model | 10.5 | 2027 | Under contract | A&J All Sports |
 Luca Giaimi | 21 | Time trialist | 41 | €258k | Model | 15.9 | 2028 | Under contract | GL Promotion |
 Vegard Stake Laengen | 37 | GC rider | 20 | €228k | Model | 8.8 | 2027 | Under contract | WSP Worldsport Promotion SA |
 António Morgado | 22 | Classics | 583 | €210k | Model | 277.6 | 2027 | Under contract | Corso Sports Marketing |
 Adrià Pericas | 20 | GC rider | 310 | €203k | Model | 152.7 | 2030 | Under contract | unknown |
 Igor Arrieta | 23 | Climber | 561 | €199k | Model | 281.9 | 2026 | Leaving | unknown |
 Julius Johansen | 26 | Time trialist | 174 | €199k | Model | 87.4 | 2028 | Under contract | Skelde Performance |
 Pablo Torres | 20 | Climber | 86 | €184k | Model | 46.7 | 2030 | Under contract | unknown |
Former WorldTour riders 12
Riders whose last WorldTour season, between 2021 and 2025, was with this team or a predecessor.
Rafał Majka (2025, UAE Team Emirates Xrg) · Álvaro José Hodeg (2024, UAE Team Emirates) · Michael Vink (2024, UAE Team Emirates) · Jan Polanc (2023, UAE Team Emirates) · Felix Groß (2023, UAE Team Emirates) · Maximiliano Richeze (2022, UAE Team Emirates) · Yousif Mohamed Ahmed Mirza (2022, UAE Team Emirates) · Oliviero Troia (2022, UAE Team Emirates) · Andrés Camilo Ardila (2022, UAE Team Emirates) · Kasper Andersen (2022, UAE Team Emirates) · Marco Marcato (2021, UAE Team Emirates) · Cristian Camilo Muñoz (2021, UAE Team Emirates)
Budget sources on the Sources page. Results: PCS team page ↗.