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Christian Scaroni vs Richard Carapaz

Christian ScaroniRichard Carapaz
Salary 2026€1.2M Model€2.3M Reported
Market value 2026€1.9M Model€1.8M Model
Salary against market value-37%+30%
TeamXDS AstanaEF Education-EasyPost
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2833
NationalityItalyEcuador
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Dec 2025)end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€184k€125k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€14k€18k
PCS rank#11#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 €1.2M for Christian Scaroni, 96% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Christian Scaroni's is our model estimate. Christian Scaroni is younger: 28 against 33. Christian Scaroni's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Richard Carapaz's runs to the end of 2029. Christian Scaroni has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 37% below his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.

Questions

Who earns more, Christian Scaroni or Richard Carapaz?

Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1.2M for Christian Scaroni, 96% more.

Who has the higher market value, Christian Scaroni or Richard Carapaz?

Christian Scaroni: €1.9M 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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