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Ben O'Connor vs Mathieu van der Poel
| Ben O'Connor | Mathieu van der Poel | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.9M Reported | €4M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +41% | +103% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| Role | team leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 31 |
| Nationality | Australia | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Mar 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €97k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €9,686 | €20k |
| PCS rank | #136 | #18 |
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.
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 111% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Ben O'Connor is younger: 30 against 31. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Mathieu van der Poel has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 103% above his market value, against 41% above for Ben O'Connor.
Questions
Who earns more, Ben O'Connor or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 111% more.
Who has the higher market value, Ben O'Connor or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel: €2M 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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