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Adam Yates vs Richard Carapaz

Adam YatesRichard Carapaz
Salary 2026€2.7M Reported€2.3M Reported
Market value 2026€1.4M Model€1.8M Model
Salary against market value+88%+30%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGEF Education-EasyPost
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age3433
NationalityGreat BritainEcuador
Contract toend of 2028 (announced May 2025)end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€37k€125k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€124k€18k
PCS rank#47#13

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 €2.3M for Richard Carapaz, 17% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Richard Carapaz is younger: 33 against 34. Adam Yates's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Richard Carapaz's runs to the end of 2029. Adam Yates has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 88% above his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.

Questions

Who earns more, Adam Yates or Richard Carapaz?

Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €2.3M for Richard Carapaz, 17% more.

Who has the higher market value, Adam Yates or Richard Carapaz?

Richard Carapaz: €1.8M 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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