Pavel Bittner

Picnic PostNLLeavingcontract until 2026→ Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (until 2028)

€1.4M

estimated 2026 salary · Model

Agency

THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman)

confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

608

career 1770 · 42.8 pts per €100k (below the WT median)

Contract

Leaving - new team

until end of 2026 (PCS)

Team wage bill

€6.8M

Picnic PostNL · budget est. €22M · this rider ≈ 20.9% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. Picnic PostNL's riders' wage pool is €9.9M (budget €22M × 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 23; 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: €60k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.

Bittner in context

Picnic PostNL — top earners

Pavel Bittner€1.4M Model
John Degenkolb€714k Model
Warren Barguil€529k Model
Frits Biesterbos€418k Model
Frank van den Broek€369k Model

Full team page →

THE·TEAM (ex-Wasserman) — other clients

Lenny Martinez Bahrain Victorious1556 pts
Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility1367 pts
Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step975 pts

29 WorldTour riders · 7.3% 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.