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Juan Ayuso vs Luke Plapp
| Juan Ayuso | Luke Plapp | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €549k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.8M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | +9% | -48% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Jayco AlUla |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 23 | 25 |
| Nationality | Spain | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2030 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2027 (announced Nov 2023) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €195k | €53k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €11k |
| PCS rank | #26 | #63 |
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.
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €549k for Luke Plapp, 446% more. Juan Ayuso's figure is reported in the press; Luke Plapp's is our model estimate. Juan Ayuso is younger: 23 against 25. Luke Plapp's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Juan Ayuso's runs to the end of 2030. Luke Plapp has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 48% below his market value, against 9% above for Juan Ayuso.
Questions
Who earns more, Juan Ayuso or Luke Plapp?
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €549k for Luke Plapp, 446% more.
Who has the higher market value, Juan Ayuso or Luke Plapp?
Juan Ayuso: €2.8M against €1.1M for Luke Plapp. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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