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Jordi Meeus vs Mathieu van der Poel

Jordi MeeusMathieu van der Poel
Salary 2026€1.3M Model€4M Reported
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value-4%+103%
TeamRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheAlpecin-Premier Tech
Rolekey climber / super-domestiquesecond-tier leader
Age2831
NationalityBelgiumNetherlands
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Jul 2024)end of 2028 (announced Mar 2024)
Prize money generated, 2026€46k€97k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€15k€20k
PCS rank#23#18

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.

Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.3M for Jordi Meeus, 213% more. Mathieu van der Poel's figure is reported in the press; Jordi Meeus's is our model estimate. Jordi Meeus is younger: 28 against 31. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Mathieu van der Poel has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 103% above his market value, against 4% below for Jordi Meeus.

Questions

Who earns more, Jordi Meeus or Mathieu van der Poel?

Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.3M for Jordi Meeus, 213% more.

Who has the higher market value, Jordi Meeus or Mathieu van der Poel?

Mathieu van der Poel: €2M against €1.3M for Jordi Meeus. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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