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Ben O'Connor vs Tadej Pogačar
| Ben O'Connor | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.9M Reported | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +41% | +30% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | team leader | tier-one leader |
| Age | 30 | 27 |
| Nationality | Australia | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €9,686 | €131k |
| PCS rank | #136 | #1 |
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.
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 332% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Tadej Pogačar is younger: 27 against 30. Ben O'Connor's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Ben O'Connor has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 41% above his market value, against 30% above for Tadej Pogačar.
Questions
Who earns more, Ben O'Connor or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.9M for Ben O'Connor, 332% more.
Who has the higher market value, Ben O'Connor or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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