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Ben O'Connor vs Jan Christen
| Ben O'Connor | Jan Christen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.9M Reported | €811k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +41% | -64% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | team leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 30 | 22 |
| Nationality | Australia | Switzerland |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2030 (announced Dec 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €30k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €9,686 | €27k |
| PCS rank | #136 | #45 |
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.
Ben O'Connor earns more: €1.9M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 134% more. Ben O'Connor's figure is reported in the press; Jan Christen's is our model estimate. Jan Christen is younger: 22 against 30. Ben O'Connor's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Jan Christen's runs to the end of 2030. Jan Christen has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 64% below his market value, against 41% above for Ben O'Connor.
Questions
Who earns more, Ben O'Connor or Jan Christen?
Ben O'Connor earns more: €1.9M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 134% more.
Who has the higher market value, Ben O'Connor or Jan Christen?
Jan Christen: €2.3M against €1.3M for Ben O'Connor. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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