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Juan Ayuso
Lidl-Trek · Updated Sep 1, 2025
Age:23y 241d · Sep 16, 2002
Country:🇪🇸 Spain
Turned Pro:2021
Exp:6 years
UCI Rank:#51 · 1,468 pts
Contract:2024 – 2030
Pay vs outputPremium Pay (-10)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 87th % · Pay 97th %
Seasons
6 Years
Career Earnings1
€9.0M
Career Prize
€535K
Teams
2
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 (#4) places Lidl-Trek into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#51) 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#51
Team UCI rank#4
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
202119UAE€900K€85K€985KGiro di Romagna +9 more wins
202220UAE€900K€89K€2.0MTour de Romandie +1 more win
202321UAE€900K€93K€3.0MTour de Suisse +2 more wins
202422UAE€1.6M€103K€4.7MTour of the Basque Country +5 more wins
202523UAE€1.6M€138K€6.5MLa Drôme Classic +8 more wins
202624LIDL€3.0M€27K€9.5MIn progress
202725LIDL€3.0M——
202826LIDL€3.0M——
202927LIDL€3.0M——
203028LIDL€3.0M——

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2021–2025 (5)€6.5M
LIDL Lidl-Trek2026 (1)€3.0M

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)
T1Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews (2025) reports Juan Ayuso's five-year deal at Lidl-Trek from 2026 at approximately €3M/yr, with a €10M buyout paid to UAE Team Emirates-XRG to release him early.
cyclingnews.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
1st — Volta ao Algarve
2026 · Result
1st (Stage 5) — Volta ao Algarve
Sep 1, 2025 · T1 Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews (2025) reports Juan Ayuso's five-year deal at Lidl-Trek from 2026 at approx… cyclingnews.com ↗
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