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Vlad Van Mechelen
Bahrain Victorious
Age:21y 347d · Jun 2, 2004
Country:🇧🇪 Belgium
Turned Pro:2024
Exp:3 years
UCI Rank:#527 · 154 pts
Contract:2024 – 2026
Pay vs outputValue Pay (+15)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 28th % · Pay 13th %
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings1
€366K
Career Prize
€13K
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 (#8) places Bahrain Victorious into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#527) 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: €4.0M.

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#527
Team UCI rank#8
Pay bracketBracket 2
Bracket ceiling€4.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
202420BAHR€69K€8K€77K
202521BAHR€69K€2K€147K
202622BAHR€229K€600€377KIn progress

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
BAHR Bahrain Victorious2024–2026 (3)€377K

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
8th — Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969
2025 · Result
8th — Super 8 Classic
2025 · Result
7th — Tour de Wallonie
Related Riders
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