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Jonas Vingegaard vs Samuel Watson
| Jonas Vingegaard | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €5M Reported | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €4.8M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | +4% | -52% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | tier-one leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 29 | 24 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2023) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €432k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €58k | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #4 | #348 |
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.
Jonas Vingegaard earns more: €5M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 821% more. Jonas Vingegaard's figure is reported in the press; Samuel Watson's is our model estimate. Samuel Watson is younger: 24 against 29. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Jonas Vingegaard's runs to the end of 2028. Samuel Watson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 52% below his market value, against 4% above for Jonas Vingegaard.
Questions
Who earns more, Jonas Vingegaard or Samuel Watson?
Jonas Vingegaard earns more: €5M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 821% more.
Who has the higher market value, Jonas Vingegaard or Samuel Watson?
Jonas Vingegaard: €4.8M against €1.1M for Samuel Watson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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