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Florian Lipowitz vs João Almeida

Florian LipowitzJoão Almeida
Salary 2026€2.1M Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€2.9M Model€3.2M Model
Salary against market value-26%-21%
TeamRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2528
NationalityGermanyPortugal
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Dec 2025)end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€48k€47k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€41k€12k
PCS rank#20#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.

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €2.1M for Florian Lipowitz, 19% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Florian Lipowitz's is our model estimate. Florian Lipowitz is younger: 25 against 28. João Almeida's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Florian Lipowitz's runs to the end of 2029. Florian Lipowitz has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 26% below his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.

Questions

Who earns more, Florian Lipowitz or João Almeida?

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €2.1M for Florian Lipowitz, 19% more.

Who has the higher market value, Florian Lipowitz or João Almeida?

João Almeida: €3.2M against €2.9M for Florian Lipowitz. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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