Kevin Vermaerke

UAE Team Emirates-XRGUnder contractcontract until 2028

€624k

estimated 2026 salary · Model

Agency

Corso Sports Marketing

confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

424

career 1760 · 67.9 pts per €100k (around the WT median)

Contract

Under contract

until end of 2028 (PCS)

Team wage bill

€31.7M

UAE Team Emirates-XRG · budget est. €60M · this rider ≈ 2.0% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. UAE Team Emirates-XRG's riders' wage pool is €27.0M (budget €60M × 45%). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score (0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15) with an age factor of 0.9 for age 25; half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €90k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.

Vermaerke in context

UAE Team Emirates-XRG — top earners

Tadej Pogačar€8.2M Reported
Adam Yates€2.7M Reported
João Almeida€2.5M Reported
Isaac del Toro€2M Reported
Brandon McNulty€1.7M Model
Kevin Vermaerke (#16 of 30)€624k

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Corso Sports Marketing — other clients

Tobias Lund Andresen Decathlon CMA CGM1185 pts
Mads Pedersen Lidl-Trek1121 pts
Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM864 pts

20 WorldTour riders · 4.1% of all points · Agency page →

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Correct this data Results on PCS FirstCycling

Snapshot 9 September 2026. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.