New Zealand · 21 · Sprinter · PCS rank 965
Lewis Bower
€42k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
38
career 98 · 90.5 pts per €100k (above the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€9.7M
Groupama-FDJ United · budget est. €25M · this rider ≈ 0.4% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Groupama-FDJ United's riders' wage pool is €11.2M (budget €25M × 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 0.75 for age 21; 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: €40k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Bower in context
Groupama-FDJ United — top earners
- Romain Grégoire€1.9M Model
- Paul Penhoët€734k Model
- Guillaume Martin€664k Model
- Ewen Costiou€624k Model
- David Gaudu€563k Model
- Lewis Bower (#28 of 29)€42k
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- Niklas Behrens Visma | Lease a Bike€43k · 23 pts
- Felix Ørn-Kristoff Lotto Intermarché€41k · 30 pts
- Tobias Svarre Uno-X Mobility€40k · 20 pts
- Oliver Peace Picnic PostNL€40k · 25 pts
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.