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Adam Yates
UAE Team Emirates – XRG · Updated Jan 15, 2026
Age:33y 281d · Aug 7, 1992
Country:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Turned Pro:2016
Exp:11 years
UCI Rank:#31 · 1,867 pts
Contract:2016 – —
Pay vs outputBalanced Pay (-5)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 92nd % · Pay 97th %
Seasons
11 Years
Career Earnings1
€26.2M
Career Prize
€1.1M
Teams
1
High confidenceHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

This estimate is anchored to a published salary figure from a Tier-1 source cited below. The low/high range spans ±15% to reflect the uncertainty inherent in any single report.

  1. Team UCI rank (#1) places UAE Team Emirates – XRG into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#31) positions the rider on that team's pay curve. A top-3 rider on a top team earns near the bracket ceiling; a domestique earns closer to the bracket floor.

Bracket ceiling for this team: €8.0M.

2026 salary floor for this rider (veteran): €44K — the CPA-AIGCP-mandated WorldTour minimum. Source ↗

See the full methodology on the Rubric page. Have a better source? Send it in.

Rubric inputs
UCI rank#31
Team UCI rank#1
Pay bracketBracket 1
Bracket ceiling€8.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
201624UAE€1.5M€87K€1.6MTour de France
201725UAE€2.2M€34K€3.8MGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
201826UAE€2.2M€40K€6.0MCritérium du Dauphiné +1 more win
201927UAE€2.2M€123K€8.2MTour of the Basque Country +7 more wins
202028UAE€2.7M€32K€11.0MUAE Tour +1 more win
202129UAE€2.7M€73K€13.8MVolta a Catalunya +1 more win
202230UAE€2.7M€45K€16.5MDeutschland Tour +1 more win
202331UAE€2.5M€223K€19.2MTour de Romandie +5 more wins
202432UAE€2.5M€102K€21.8MTour de Suisse +6 more wins
202533UAE€2.5M€61K€24.3MTour of Oman +2 more wins
202634UAE€2.7M€41K€27.1MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2016–2026 (11)€27.1M

Career-cumulative estimate allocated across the rider's teams. Past stints use the team history if known; otherwise all years are attributed to the current team. Endorsements and appearance fees aren't included. See Rubric for methodology.

External Links
Sources (2)
T1Domestique Cycling
Adam Yates earns €2.7 million at UAE Team Emirates-XRG in 2026.
domestiquecycling.com ↗
T1Domestique Cycling
Domestique Cycling "Top 10 highest paid professional cyclists in 2026" lists Adam Yates at €2.7M/yr at UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
domestiquecycling.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
1st — O Gran Camiño
2026 · Result
3rd — Tour of Oman
2026 · Result
1st (Stage 4) — O Gran Camiño
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