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Luke Plapp vs Tadej Pogačar
| Luke Plapp | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €549k Model | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | -48% | +30% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 25 | 27 |
| Nationality | Australia | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Nov 2023) | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €53k | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €11k | €131k |
| PCS rank | #63 | #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 €549k for Luke Plapp, 1394% more. Tadej Pogačar's figure is reported in the press; Luke Plapp's is our model estimate. Luke Plapp is younger: 25 against 27. Luke Plapp's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Luke Plapp has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 48% below his market value, against 30% above for Tadej Pogačar.
Questions
Who earns more, Luke Plapp or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €549k for Luke Plapp, 1394% more.
Who has the higher market value, Luke Plapp or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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