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Belgium · 27 · Time trialist · PCS rank 635

Sander de Pestel

Decathlon CMA CGMUnder contractcontract until 2028
€104k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
Agency
confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
84
career 372 · 80.8 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2028 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€17.6M
Decathlon CMA CGM · budget est. €42M · this rider ≈ 0.6% of the team's riders' wages

How this estimate is made. Decathlon CMA CGM's riders' wage pool is €18.9M (budget €42M × 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 27; 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%.

De Pestel in context

Decathlon CMA CGM — top earners

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ISEA Sport Management — other clients

17 WorldTour riders · 3.6% 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.