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Ben O'Connor vs Olav Kooij
| Ben O'Connor | Olav Kooij | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.9M Reported | €3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2.5M Model |
| Salary against market value | +41% | +19% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | Decathlon CMA CGM |
| Role | team leader | team leader |
| Age | 30 | 24 |
| Nationality | Australia | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €64k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €9,686 | €23k |
| PCS rank | #136 | #35 |
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.
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 58% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Ben O'Connor has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 41% above his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.
Questions
Who earns more, Ben O'Connor or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 58% more.
Who has the higher market value, Ben O'Connor or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M 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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