Matteo Malucelli

XDS AstanaUnder contractcontract until 2027

€557k

estimated 2026 salary · Model

Agency

Moreno Nicoletti

confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

560

career 1824 · 100.5 pts per €100k (above the WT median)

Contract

Under contract

until end of 2027 (PCS)

Team wage bill

€12.5M

XDS Astana · budget est. €25M · this rider ≈ 4.5% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. XDS Astana'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 1.0 for age 32; 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%.

Malucelli in context

XDS Astana — top earners

Christian Scaroni€1.7M Model
Guillermo Thomas Silva€930k Model
Max Kanter€855k Model
Harold Tejada€771k Model
Diego Ulissi€712k Model
Matteo Malucelli (#9 of 31)€557k

Full team page →

Moreno Nicoletti — other clients

Andrea Raccagni Noviero Soudal Quick-Step405 pts
Hugo Houle Alpecin-Premier Tech37 pts

3 WorldTour riders · 0.6% of all points · Agency page →

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David Gaudu Groupama-FDJ United€563k · 91 pts
Thibaud Gruel Groupama-FDJ United€561k · 449 pts
Max Walscheid Lidl-Trek€558k · 386 pts
Søren Kragh Andersen Lidl-Trek€552k · 264 pts
Maxim van Gils Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€551k · 294 pts
Georg Zimmermann Lotto Intermarché€549k · 353 pts

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.