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Adam Yates vs Jan Christen

Adam YatesJan Christen
Salary 2026€2.7M Reported€811k Model
Market value 2026€1.4M Model€2.3M Model
Salary against market value+88%-64%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolesecond-tier leaderkey climber / super-domestique
Age3422
NationalityGreat BritainSwitzerland
Contract toend of 2028 (announced May 2025)end of 2030 (announced Dec 2024)
Prize money generated, 2026€37k€30k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€124k€27k
PCS rank#47#45

Salary: gross base salary, before tax. Reported or Press estimate when the press published it, Model when it is our estimate; market value is always our model. How the model works · How wrong it is. Prize money generated: what the rider won at WorldTour and ProSeries races, pooled with the team, not kept.

Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 233% more. Adam Yates's figure is reported in the press; Jan Christen's is our model estimate. Jan Christen is younger: 22 against 34. Adam Yates's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Jan Christen's runs to the end of 2030. Adam Yates has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 88% above his market value, against 64% below for Jan Christen.

Questions

Who earns more, Adam Yates or Jan Christen?

Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 233% more.

Who has the higher market value, Adam Yates or Jan Christen?

Jan Christen: €2.3M against €1.4M for Adam Yates. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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