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Belgium · 31 · Sprinter · PCS rank 14

Wout van Aert

Visma | Lease a BikeUnder contract
€4M
reported base salary · Reported
Agency
confidence: high · source: FirstCycling agency page
PCS points 2026
1372
career 15810 · 34.3 pts per €100k (below the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
no end year on record · Open-ended contract "until the end of his career" (signed Sep 2024) - PCS lists no fixed end year. No retirement announced (Apr 2026: no decision yet).
Team wage bill
€24.5M
Visma | Lease a Bike · budget est. €50M · this rider ≈ 16.3% of the team's riders' wages

Reported figure. €4M base salary per year, as reported by Gazzetta dello Sport Jan 2026 / Cyclingnews rich list 2025 / Cyclingnews Dec 2025. Bonuses, image rights and sponsor income are not included. Used as a fixed anchor in the model.

Van Aert in context

Visma | Lease a Bike — 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. Contract source: teamvismaleaseabike.com. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.