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João Almeida vs Matteo Jorgenson

João AlmeidaMatteo Jorgenson
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€1M Press estimate
Market value 2026€3.2M Model€2.6M Model
Salary against market value-21%-62%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGVisma | Lease a Bike
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2827
NationalityPortugalUnited States
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Nov 2025)end of 2029 (announced Jul 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€47k€25k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€12k€13k
PCS rank#75#31

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 €1M for Matteo Jorgenson, 150% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Matteo Jorgenson's is a press estimate. Matteo Jorgenson is younger: 27 against 28. João Almeida's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Matteo Jorgenson's runs to the end of 2029. Matteo Jorgenson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 62% below his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.

Questions

Who earns more, João Almeida or Matteo Jorgenson?

João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €1M for Matteo Jorgenson, 150% more.

Who has the higher market value, João Almeida or Matteo Jorgenson?

João Almeida: €3.2M against €2.6M for Matteo Jorgenson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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