Santiago Buitrago

Bahrain VictoriousLeavingcontract until 2026→ NSN Cycling Team (until 2029)

€1M

estimated 2026 salary · Model

Agency

AFB CYCLING ACADEMY

confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page

PCS points 2026

557

career 3563 · 55.5 pts per €100k (around the WT median)

Contract

Leaving - new team

until end of 2026 (PCS)

Team wage bill

€11.8M

Bahrain Victorious · budget est. €28M · this rider ≈ 8.5% 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 1.0 for age 26; 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%.

Buitrago 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

Full team page →

AFB CYCLING ACADEMY — other clients

Filippo Fiorelli Visma | Lease a Bike306 pts
Oliver Stockwell Bahrain Victorious20 pts

3 WorldTour riders · 0.5% 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.