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Davide Ballerini
XDS Astana Team · Updated May 14, 2026
Age:31y 326d · Sep 21, 1994
Country:🇮🇹 Italy
Turned Pro:2019
Exp:8 years
UCI Rank:#184 · 514 pts
Contract:2026 – 2026
Pay vs outputValue Pay (+57)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 60th % · Pay 3rd %
Seasons
8 Years
Career Earnings1
€1.2M
Career Prize
€298K
Teams
3
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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 (#6) places XDS Astana Team into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#184) 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: €4.0M.

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#184
Team UCI rank#6
Pay bracketBracket 2
Bracket ceiling€4.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
201925SOUD€135K€43K€178KMountains classification, Tour of California +1 more win
202026SOUD€135K€24K€337KTour de Pologne
202127SOUD€135K€48K€521KOmloop Het Nieuwsblad +2 more wins
202228SOUD€169K€30K€720KCoppa Bernocchi +1 more win
202329ASTA€169K€2K€891K
202430ASTA€169K€500€1.1M
202531ASTA€156K€1K€1.2M
202632XDS€169K€38K€1.4MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
SOUD Soudal Quick-Step2019–2022 (4)€720K
ASTA astana-qazaqstan2023–2025 (3)€497K
XDS XDS Astana Team2026 (1)€207K

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 (1)
T1ProCyclingStats
Davide Ballerini won Stage 6 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, Paestum → Naples (141 km), on 14 May 2026. PCS lists him 1st with 80 PCS points and 180 UCI points awarded.
procyclingstats.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
2nd — Dwars door Vlaanderen
2026 · Result
2nd — Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne
2026 · Result
1st (Stage 6) — Giro d'Italia
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