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Kévin Vauquelin vs Richard Carapaz
| Kévin Vauquelin | Richard Carapaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €800k Reported | €2.3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | -68% | +30% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 25 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Ecuador |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €26k | €125k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €4,913 | €18k |
| PCS rank | #85 | #13 |
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.
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 188% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Kévin Vauquelin is younger: 25 against 33. Kévin Vauquelin's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Richard Carapaz's runs to the end of 2029. Kévin Vauquelin has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 68% below his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.
Questions
Who earns more, Kévin Vauquelin or Richard Carapaz?
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 188% more.
Who has the higher market value, Kévin Vauquelin or Richard Carapaz?
Kévin Vauquelin: €2.5M against €1.8M for Richard Carapaz. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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