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Adam Yates vs Mathieu van der Poel
| Adam Yates | Mathieu van der Poel | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.7M Reported | €4M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.4M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +88% | +103% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 34 | 31 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced May 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Mar 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €37k | €97k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €124k | €20k |
| PCS rank | #47 | #18 |
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.
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €2.7M for Adam Yates, 48% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Mathieu van der Poel is younger: 31 against 34. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Mathieu van der Poel has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 103% above his market value, against 88% above for Adam Yates.
Questions
Who earns more, Adam Yates or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €2.7M for Adam Yates, 48% more.
Who has the higher market value, Adam Yates or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel: €2M 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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