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Rui Costa
EF Education–EasyPost
Age:39y 222d · Oct 5, 1986
Country:🇵🇹 Portugal
Turned Pro:2013
Exp:14 years
UCI Rank:#582 · 134 pts
Contract:2013 – —
Pay vs outputValue Pay (+20)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 25th % · Pay 5th %
Seasons
14 Years
Career Earnings1
€2.2M
Career Prize
€928K
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 (#582) 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#582
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
201327EF€150K€188K€338KRoad race, UCI Road World Championships +5 more wins
201428EF€187K€96K€621KTour de Suisse +2 more wins
201529EF€187K€48K€856KRoad race, National Road Championships +1 more win
201630EF€187K€13K€1.1M
201731EF€172K€55K€1.3MAbu Dhabi Tour +2 more wins
201832EF€172K€6K€1.5M
201933EF€172K€19K€1.7M
202034EF€146K€46K€1.8MRoad race +1 more win
202135EF€146K€9K€2.0M
202236EF€146K€10K€2.2M
202337EF€116K€85K€2.4MTrofeo Calvià +4 more wins
202438EF€116K€21K€2.5MRoad race
202539EF€116K€9K€2.6M
202640EF€187K—€2.8MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
EF EF Education–EasyPost2013–2026 (14)€2.8M

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
2025 · Result
2nd — Trofeo Matteotti
2025 · Result
5th — Figueira Champions Classic
2024 · Result
6th — Trofeo Calvià
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