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Carlos Rodríguez vs João Almeida

Carlos RodríguezJoão Almeida
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€3.2M Model
Salary against market value+94%-21%
TeamNetcompany INEOSUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2528
NationalitySpainPortugal
Contract toend of 2027 (announced Oct 2023)end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€1,500€47k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€5,009€12k
PCS rank#237#75

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.

Carlos Rodríguez and João Almeida both earn €2.5M a year. Both figures are reported in the press. Carlos Rodríguez is younger: 25 against 28. Carlos Rodríguez's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; João Almeida's runs to the end of 2028. Carlos Rodríguez has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 94% above his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.

Questions

Who earns more, Carlos Rodríguez or João Almeida?

Carlos Rodríguez and João Almeida both earn €2.5M a year.

Who has the higher market value, Carlos Rodríguez or João Almeida?

João Almeida: €3.2M against €1.3M for Carlos Rodríguez. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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