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Netherlands · 22 · Puncheur · PCS rank 2023
Max van der Meulen
€40k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
5
career 55 · 12.5 pts per €100k (below the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2027 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€11.8M
Bahrain Victorious · budget est. €28M · this rider ≈ 0.3% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Bahrain Victorious's riders' wage pool is €12.6M (budget €28M × 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 22; 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%.
Van der Meulen in context
Bahrain Victorious — top earners
- Lenny Martinez€2.5M Model
- Santiago Buitrago€1M Model
- Pello Bilbao€886k Model
- Antonio Tiberi€874k Model
- Matej Mohorič€796k Model
- Max van der Meulen (#28 of 28)€40k
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- Hamish McKenzie Jayco AlUla€40k · 14 pts
- Aaron Dockx Alpecin-Premier Tech€40k · 19 pts
- Mattia Agostinacchio EF Education-EasyPost€40k · 0 pts
- Titouan Fontaine Groupama-FDJ United€40k · 0 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.