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Laurence Pithie vs Olav Kooij

Laurence PithieOlav Kooij
Salary 2026€1M Model€3M Reported
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€2.5M Model
Salary against market value-24%+19%
TeamRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheDecathlon CMA CGM
Rolekey climber / super-domestiqueteam leader
Age2424
NationalityNew ZealandNetherlands
Contract toend of 2027 (announced Aug 2024)end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€54k€64k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€18k€23k
PCS rank#27#35

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.

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1M for Laurence Pithie, 198% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Laurence Pithie's is our model estimate. Both are 24. Laurence Pithie's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Olav Kooij's runs to the end of 2028. Laurence Pithie has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 24% below his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.

Questions

Who earns more, Laurence Pithie or Olav Kooij?

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1M for Laurence Pithie, 198% more.

Who has the higher market value, Laurence Pithie or Olav Kooij?

Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1.3M for Laurence Pithie. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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