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Diego Ulissi
XDS Astana Team
Age:36y 304d · Jul 15, 1989
Country:🇮🇹 Italy
Turned Pro:2010
Exp:17 years
UCI Rank:#92 · 888 pts
Contract:2025 – 2026
Pay vs outputValue Pay (+70)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 78th % · Pay 8th %
Seasons
17 Years
Career Earnings1
€2.9M
Career Prize
€1.0M
Teams
3
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 (#17) places XDS Astana Team into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#92) 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: €750K.

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#92
Team UCI rank#17
Pay bracketBracket 4
Bracket ceiling€750K
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
201021LAMP€64K€19K€83KGran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato
201122LAMP€118K€75K€276KTour of Slovenia +3 more wins
201223LAMP€118K€46K€439KSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali +3 more wins
201324LAMP€118K€122K€678KBayern Rundfahrt +6 more wins
201425LAMP€171K€52K€902KGran Premio Città di Camaiore +2 more wins
201526LAMP€171K€45K€1.1MMemorial Marco Pantani +1 more win
201627LAMP€171K€116K€1.4MStages 4 & 11 +4 more wins
201728UAE€214K€90K€1.7MTour of Turkey +3 more wins
201829UAE€214K€21K€1.9MTour de Suisse
201930UAE€214K€92K€2.2MTour of Slovenia +3 more wins
202031UAE€197K€66K€2.5MTour de Luxembourg +3 more wins
202132UAE€197K€50K€2.8MSettimana Ciclistica Italiana +2 more wins
202233UAE€197K€41K€3.0MGP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano +1 more win
202334UAE€167K€25K€3.2MTour of Oman
202435UAE€167K€113K€3.5MTour de Pologne +4 more wins
202536XDS€167K€55K€3.7MInternational Tour of Hellas +1 more win
202637XDS€214K€2K€3.9MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2017–2024 (8)€2.1M
LAMP lampre-merida2010–2016 (7)€1.4M
XDS XDS Astana Team2025–2026 (2)€438K

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
2026 · Result
10th — Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
2026 · Result
4th — Trofeo Laigueglia
2025 · Result
6th — Memorial Marco Pantani
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