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Michael Valgren
EF Education–EasyPost
Age:34y 97d · Feb 7, 1992
Country:🇩🇰 Denmark
Turned Pro:2012
Exp:15 years
UCI Rank:#288 · 325 pts
Contract:2012 – 2026
Pay vs outputPremium Pay (-20)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 47th % · Pay 67th %
Seasons
15 Years
Career Earnings1
€6.1M
Career Prize
€355K
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 (#288) 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#288
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
201220EF€159K€29K€189KLiège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
201321EF€159K€67K€415KLiège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs +4 more wins
201422EF€292K€45K€751KRoad race +2 more wins
201523EF€292K€16K€1.1MYoung rider classification, Dubai Tour
201624EF€292K€51K€1.4MDanmark Rundt +1 more win
201725EF€424K€10K€1.8M
201826EF€424K€48K€2.3MAmstel Gold Race +1 more win
201927EF€424K€9K€2.7M
202028EF€531K—€3.3M
202129EF€531K€59K€3.9MCoppa Sabatini +1 more win
202230EF€531K—€4.4M
202331EF€488K€5K€4.9M
202432EF€488K€3K€5.4M
202533EF€488K€600€5.9M
202634EF€531K€11K€6.4MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
EF EF Education–EasyPost2012–2026 (15)€6.4M

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
1st (Stage 5) — Tirreno–Adriatico
2025 · Result
8th — Strade Bianche
2024 · Result
4th — Road race, National Road Championships
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