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Florian Vermeersch vs João Almeida

Florian VermeerschJoão Almeida
Salary 2026€1.2M Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.1M Model€3.2M Model
Salary against market value+8%-21%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolekey climber / super-domestiquesecond-tier leader
Age2728
NationalityBelgiumPortugal
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Apr 2026)end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€15k€47k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€128k€12k
PCS rank#76#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 €1.2M for Florian Vermeersch, 115% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Florian Vermeersch's is our model estimate. Florian Vermeersch is younger: 27 against 28. João Almeida's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Florian Vermeersch's runs to the end of 2029. João Almeida has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 21% below his market value, against 8% above for Florian Vermeersch.

Questions

Who earns more, Florian Vermeersch or João Almeida?

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.2M for Florian Vermeersch, 115% more.

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

João Almeida: €3.2M against €1.1M for Florian Vermeersch. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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