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Gerben Thijssen
Alpecin–Premier Tech
Age:27y 328d · Jun 21, 1998
Country:🇧🇪 Belgium
Turned Pro:2017
Exp:10 years
UCI Rank:#241 · 398 pts
Contract:2017 – —
Pay vs outputPremium Pay (-15)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 55th % · Pay 70th %
Seasons
10 Years
Career Earnings1
€3.5M
Career Prize
€395K
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 (#7) places Alpecin–Premier Tech into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#241) 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#241
Team UCI rank#7
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
201719ALPE€177K€64K€241KElimination, UEC European Championships +2 more wins
201820ALPE€177K€17K€436KRoad race, National Under-23 Championships
201921ALPE€177K€67K€679KTour d'Eure-et-Loir +3 more wins
202022ALPE€325K€8K€1.0M
202123ALPE€325K€5K€1.3M
202224ALPE€325K€55K€1.7MGooikse Pijl +2 more wins
202325ALPE€472K€89K€2.3MRonde van Limburg +3 more wins
202426ALPE€472K€78K€2.8MTrofeo Palma +2 more wins
202527ALPE€472K€10K€3.3M
202628ALPE€590K€3K€3.9MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
ALPE Alpecin–Premier Tech2017–2026 (10)€3.9M

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
7th — Famenne Ardenne Classic
2026 · Result
10th — Bredene Koksijde Classic
2026 · Result
4th — Ronde van Limburg
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