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Carlos Rodríguez vs Tadej Pogačar

Carlos RodríguezTadej Pogačar
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€8.2M Reported
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€6.3M Model
Salary against market value+94%+30%
TeamNetcompany INEOSUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolesecond-tier leadertier-one leader
Age2527
NationalitySpainSlovenia
Contract toend of 2027 (announced Oct 2023)end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€1,500€809k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€5,009€131k
PCS rank#237#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 €2.5M for Carlos Rodríguez, 228% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Carlos Rodríguez is younger: 25 against 27. Carlos Rodríguez's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Carlos Rodríguez has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 94% above his market value, against 30% above for Tadej Pogačar.

Questions

Who earns more, Carlos Rodríguez or Tadej Pogačar?

Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €2.5M for Carlos Rodríguez, 228% more.

Who has the higher market value, Carlos Rodríguez or Tadej Pogačar?

Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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