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Adam Yates vs Mattias Skjelmose

Adam YatesMattias Skjelmose
Salary 2026€2.7M Reported€2.4M Model
Market value 2026€1.4M Model€2.6M Model
Salary against market value+88%-10%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGLidl-Trek
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age3425
NationalityGreat BritainDenmark
Contract toend of 2028 (announced May 2025)end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€37k€52k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€124k€28k
PCS rank#47#9

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 €2.4M for Mattias Skjelmose, 13% more. Adam Yates's figure is reported in the press; Mattias Skjelmose's is our model estimate. Mattias Skjelmose is younger: 25 against 34. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Adam Yates has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 88% above his market value, against 10% below for Mattias Skjelmose.

Questions

Who earns more, Adam Yates or Mattias Skjelmose?

Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €2.4M for Mattias Skjelmose, 13% more.

Who has the higher market value, Adam Yates or Mattias Skjelmose?

Mattias Skjelmose: €2.6M 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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