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Sam Welsford
Netcompany INEOS
Age:30y 116d · Jan 19, 1996
Country:🇦🇺 Australia
Turned Pro:2016
Exp:11 years
UCI Rank:#451 · 195 pts
Contract:2016 – —
Pay vs outputPremium Pay (-43)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 32nd % · Pay 75th %
Seasons
11 Years
Career Earnings1
€5.5M
Career Prize
€991K
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 (#13) places Netcompany INEOS into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#451) 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: €5.0M.

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#451
Team UCI rank#13
Pay bracketBracket 3
Bracket ceiling€5.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
201620NETC€215K€137K€352KTeam pursuit, UCI World Championships +1 more win
201721NETC€215K€201K€768KTeam pursuit, UCI World Championships +6 more wins
201822NETC€395K€147K€1.3MScratch +7 more wins
201923NETC€395K€142K€1.8MTour of the Great South Coast +5 more wins
202024NETC€395K€75K€2.3MNational Criterium Championships +4 more wins
202125NETC€574K€13K€2.9M
202226NETC€574K€17K€3.5MTour of Turkey
202327NETC€574K€67K€4.1MStages 6 & 7 +2 more wins
202428NETC€718K€94K€4.9MTeam pursuit, Olympic Games +3 more wins
202529NETC€718K€56K€5.7MNational Criterium Championships +2 more wins
202630NETC€718K€11K€6.4MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
NETC Netcompany INEOS2016–2026 (11)€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 3) — Tour Down Under
2025 · Result
1st — National Criterium Championships
2025 · Result
1st — Stages 1, 2 & 6
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