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Axel Laurance vs João Almeida
| Axel Laurance | João Almeida | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €961k Model | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.2M Model | €3.2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -22% | -21% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 25 | 28 |
| Nationality | France | Portugal |
| Contract to | end of 2026 (announced Sep 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €47k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €1,971 | €12k |
| PCS rank | #160 | #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 €961k for Axel Laurance, 160% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Axel Laurance's is our model estimate. Axel Laurance is younger: 25 against 28. Axel Laurance's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; João Almeida's runs to the end of 2028. Axel Laurance has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 22% below his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.
Questions
Who earns more, Axel Laurance or João Almeida?
João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €961k for Axel Laurance, 160% more.
Who has the higher market value, Axel Laurance or João Almeida?
João Almeida: €3.2M against €1.2M for Axel Laurance. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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