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UAE
Vegard Stake Laengen
Age:37y 97d · Feb 7, 1989
Country:🇳🇴 Norway
Turned Pro:2011
Exp:16 years
UCI Rank:
Contract:20112026
Seasons
16 Years
Career Earnings1
€3.6M
Career Prize
€167K
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 (#) 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#
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
201122UAE€150K€23K€173K
201223UAE€150K€12K€336KTour de Beauce
201324UAE€150K€12K€498K
201425UAE€219K€500€718K
201526UAE€219K€66K€1.0MTour Alsace +2 more wins
201627UAE€219K€8K€1.2M
201728UAE€274K€3K€1.5M
201829UAE€274K€17K€1.8MRoad race, National Road Championships
201930UAE€274K€2.1M
202031UAE€252K€2.3M
202132UAE€252K€8K€2.6M
202233UAE€252K€2.8M
202334UAE€213K€3.0M
202435UAE€213K€3.3M
202536UAE€213K€3.5M
202637UAE€274K€3.7MIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
UAE UAE Team Emirates – XRG2011–2026 (16)€3.7M

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.