Belgium · 31 · Sprinter · PCS rank 14
Wout van Aert
€4M
reported base salary · Reported
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
- Jonas Vingegaard€5M Reported
- Wout van Aert€4M Reported
- Matteo Jorgenson€1.8M Model
- Matthew Brennan€1.7M Model
- Christophe Laporte€1.6M Model
ISEA Sport Management — other clients
- Christophe Laporte Visma | Lease a Bike942 pts
- Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Intermarché781 pts
17 WorldTour riders · 3.6% of all points · Agency page →
Similar salary band
- Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates-XRG€8.2M · 4881 pts
- Remco Evenepoel Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€6.6M · 3241 pts
- Jonas Vingegaard Visma | Lease a Bike€5M · 2424 pts
- Primož Roglič Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe€4M · 633 pts
- Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Premier Tech€4M · 1230 pts
- Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Premier Tech€3.2M · 2162 pts
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.