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Tim Wellens
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
Age:35y 5d · May 10, 1991
Country:🇧🇪 Belgium
Turned Pro:2014
Exp:13 years
UCI Rank:#90 · 912 pts
Contract:2024 – —
Pay vs outputValue Pay (+24)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 79th % · Pay 55th %
Seasons
13 Years
Career Earnings1
€4.7M
Career Prize
€870K
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 (#1) places UAE Team Emirates – XRG into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#90) 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#90
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
201423UAE€234K€46K€280KEneco Tour +1 more win
201524UAE€234K€52K€566KEneco Tour +2 more wins
201625UAE€340K€72K€977KTour de Pologne +5 more wins
201726UAE€340K€122K€1.4MTour of Guangxi +6 more wins
201827UAE€340K€144K€1.9MTour de Wallonie +7 more wins
201928UAE€425K€95K€2.4MVuelta a Andalucía +4 more wins
202029UAE€425K€20K€2.9MStages 5 & 14
202130UAE€425K€32K€3.3MÉtoile de Bessèges +1 more win
202231UAE€391K€63K€3.8MTrofeo Serra de Tramuntana +1 more win
202332UAE€391K€36K€4.2MRenewi Tour +1 more win
202433UAE€391K€67K€4.7MRenewi Tour +2 more wins
202534UAE€332K€61K€5.1MValkenburg +2 more wins
202635UAE€425K€17K€5.5MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2014–2026 (13)€5.5M

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
9th — Vuelta a Andalucía
2026 · Result
1st — Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
2025 · Result
8th — E3 Saxo Classic
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