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Luka Mezgec vs Tadej Pogačar
| Luka Mezgec | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €561k Model | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €315k Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +78% | +30% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 38 | 27 |
| Nationality | Slovenia | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2026 | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €2,250 | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €3,467 | €131k |
| PCS rank | #815 | #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 €561k for Luka Mezgec, 1362% more. Tadej Pogačar's figure is reported in the press; Luka Mezgec's is our model estimate. Tadej Pogačar is younger: 27 against 38. Luka Mezgec's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Luka Mezgec has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 78% above his market value, against 30% above for Tadej Pogačar.
Questions
Who earns more, Luka Mezgec or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €561k for Luka Mezgec, 1362% more.
Who has the higher market value, Luka Mezgec or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M against €315k for Luka Mezgec. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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