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João Almeida vs Thibau Nys
| João Almeida | Thibau Nys | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €677k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €3.2M Model | €1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -21% | -35% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 28 | 23 |
| Nationality | Portugal | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Nov 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Apr 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €47k | €5,760 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €12k | €2,571 |
| PCS rank | #75 | #532 |
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 €677k for Thibau Nys, 269% more. João Almeida's figure is reported in the press; Thibau Nys's is our model estimate. Thibau Nys is younger: 23 against 28. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Thibau Nys has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 35% below his market value, against 21% below for João Almeida.
Questions
Who earns more, João Almeida or Thibau Nys?
João Almeida earns more: €2.5M a year against €677k for Thibau Nys, 269% more.
Who has the higher market value, João Almeida or Thibau Nys?
João Almeida: €3.2M against €1M for Thibau Nys. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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