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Benoît Cosnefroy vs Richard Carapaz
| Benoît Cosnefroy | Richard Carapaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.4M Model | €2.3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | -48% | +30% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Ecuador |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €120k | €125k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €27k | €18k |
| PCS rank | #38 | #13 |
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.
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1.4M for Benoît Cosnefroy, 68% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Benoît Cosnefroy's is our model estimate. Benoît Cosnefroy is younger: 30 against 33. Benoît Cosnefroy's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Richard Carapaz's runs to the end of 2029. Benoît Cosnefroy has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 48% below his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.
Questions
Who earns more, Benoît Cosnefroy or Richard Carapaz?
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1.4M for Benoît Cosnefroy, 68% more.
Who has the higher market value, Benoît Cosnefroy or Richard Carapaz?
Benoît Cosnefroy: €2.6M against €1.8M for Richard Carapaz. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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