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Carlos Rodríguez vs Mathieu van der Poel
| Carlos Rodríguez | Mathieu van der Poel | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €4M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +94% | +103% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 25 | 31 |
| Nationality | Spain | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Oct 2023) | end of 2028 (announced Mar 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €1,500 | €97k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €5,009 | €20k |
| PCS rank | #237 | #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 €2.5M for Carlos Rodríguez, 60% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Carlos Rodríguez is younger: 25 against 31. Carlos Rodríguez's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Mathieu van der Poel's runs 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 94% above for Carlos Rodríguez.
Questions
Who earns more, Carlos Rodríguez or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €2.5M for Carlos Rodríguez, 60% more.
Who has the higher market value, Carlos Rodríguez or Mathieu van der Poel?
Mathieu van der Poel: €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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