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Darren Rafferty
EF Education–EasyPost
Age:22y 318d · Jul 1, 2003
Country:🇮🇪 Ireland
Turned Pro:2023
Exp:4 years
UCI Rank:#750 · 96 pts
Contract:2023 – 2026
Pay vs outputBalanced Pay (+4)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 16th % · Pay 12th %
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings1
€492K
Career Prize
€106K
Teams
1
Algorithmic estimateHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

No reported salary figure is on file for this rider, so the estimate comes from our rubric — a function of team budget and rider UCI position.

  1. Team UCI rank (#11) places EF Education–EasyPost into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#750) 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: €1.5M.

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#750
Team UCI rank#11
Pay bracketBracket 3
Bracket ceiling€1.5M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
202320EF€69K€44K€113KTime trial, National Under-23 Championships +1 more win
202421EF€69K€20K€201KRoad race
202522EF€126K€6K€333K
202623EF€229K—€561KIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
EF EF Education–EasyPost2023–2026 (4)€561K

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.

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Recent activity
2025 · Result
3rd — Time trial
2025 · Result
4th — Road race
2024 · Result
1st — Road race
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