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Juan Ayuso vs Tadej Pogačar
| Juan Ayuso | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.8M Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +9% | +30% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | second-tier leader | tier-one leader |
| Age | 23 | 27 |
| Nationality | Spain | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2030 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €195k | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €131k |
| PCS rank | #26 | #1 |
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.
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €3M for Juan Ayuso, 173% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Juan Ayuso is younger: 23 against 27. Juan Ayuso's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2030; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Tadej Pogačar has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 30% above his market value, against 9% above for Juan Ayuso.
Questions
Who earns more, Juan Ayuso or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €3M for Juan Ayuso, 173% more.
Who has the higher market value, Juan Ayuso or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M against €2.8M for Juan Ayuso. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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