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Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates – XRG · Updated May 12, 2026
Age:27y 236d · Sep 21, 1998
Country:🇸🇮 Slovenia
Turned Pro:2019
Exp:8 years
UCI Rank:#1 · 11,630 pts
Contract:2024 – 2030
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Seasons
8 Years
Career Earnings1
€42.8M
Career Prize
€4.2M
Teams
1
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 (#1) places UAE Team Emirates – XRG into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#1) 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#1
Team UCI rank#1
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
201921UAE€2.4M€164K€2.6MTour of the Basque Country +10 more wins
202022UAE€4.4M€571K€7.5MTour de France +8 more wins
202123UAE€4.4M€679K€12.6MTour de FranceLiège–Bastogne–LiègeGiro di Lombardia +14 more wins
202224UAE€4.4M€351K€17.4MGiro di Lombardia +15 more wins
202325UAE€6.4M€387K€24.2MGiro di LombardiaTour of Flanders +12 more wins
202426UAE€6.4M€997K€31.5MGiro d'ItaliaTour de FranceRoad race, UCI World Championships +12 more wins
202527UAE€6.4M€712K€38.7MTour de FranceTour of FlandersGiro di Lombardia +12 more wins
202628UAE€8.0M€116K€46.8MIn progress
202729UAE€8.0M——
202830UAE€8.0M——
202931UAE€8.0M——
203032UAE€8.0M——

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2019–2026 (8)€46.8M

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.

External Links
Sources (4)
T1UAE Team Emirates (official)
Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates agree to long-term contract extension running through 2030.
uaeteamemirates.com ↗
T1Cycling Up To Date
Tadej Pogačar's salary is estimated at around €8 million per season — the highest in pro cycling — per Cycling Up To Date reporting on the UAE Team Emirates budget and Paul Seixas transfer pursuit.
cyclinguptodate.com ↗
T1Cycling Magazine (Canada)
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Tadej Pogačar earns approximately €8 million per year. His UAE contract reportedly carries a €200 million buyout clause.
cyclingmagazine.ca ↗
T1Domestique Cycling
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is the highest-paid cyclist of 2026 at an estimated €8 million per year.
domestiquecycling.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
1st — Tour de Romandie
2026 · Result
1st — Tour de Romandie
2026 · Result
1st — Milan–San Remo
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