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Guillermo Thomas Silva vs João Almeida

Guillermo Thomas SilvaJoão Almeida
Salary 2026€544k Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.5M Model€3.2M Model
Salary against market value-64%-21%
TeamXDS AstanaUAE Team Emirates-XRG
Rolekey climber / super-domestiquesecond-tier leader
Age2428
NationalityUruguayPortugal
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Aug 2026)end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€78k€47k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€16k€12k
PCS rank#41#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 €544k for Guillermo Thomas Silva, 360% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Guillermo Thomas Silva's is our model estimate. Guillermo Thomas Silva is younger: 24 against 28. João Almeida's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Guillermo Thomas Silva's runs to the end of 2029. Guillermo Thomas Silva has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 64% below his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.

Questions

Who earns more, Guillermo Thomas Silva or João Almeida?

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €544k for Guillermo Thomas Silva, 360% more.

Who has the higher market value, Guillermo Thomas Silva or João Almeida?

João Almeida: €3.2M against €1.5M for Guillermo Thomas Silva. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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