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Arnaud de Lie vs João Almeida

Arnaud de LieJoão Almeida
Salary 2026€1.7M Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.7M Model€3.2M Model
Salary against market value0%-21%
TeamLotto IntermarchéUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Roleteam leadersecond-tier leader
Age2428
NationalityBelgiumPortugal
Contract toend of 2030 (announced Aug 2023)end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€13k€47k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€9,409€12k
PCS rank#34#75

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.

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.7M for Arnaud de Lie, 48% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Arnaud de Lie's is our model estimate. Arnaud de Lie is younger: 24 against 28. João Almeida's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Arnaud de Lie's runs to the end of 2030. João Almeida has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 21% below his market value, against 0% below for Arnaud de Lie.

Questions

Who earns more, Arnaud de Lie or João Almeida?

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.7M for Arnaud de Lie, 48% more.

Who has the higher market value, Arnaud de Lie or João Almeida?

João Almeida: €3.2M against €1.7M for Arnaud de Lie. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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