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Marc Soler vs Olav Kooij
| Marc Soler | Olav Kooij | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.1M Model | €3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €2.5M Model |
| Salary against market value | +1% | +19% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Decathlon CMA CGM |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | team leader |
| Age | 32 | 24 |
| Nationality | Spain | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Oct 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €2,032 | €64k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €13k | €23k |
| PCS rank | #306 | #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 €1.1M for Marc Soler, 165% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Marc Soler's is our model estimate. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 32. Marc Soler's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Olav Kooij's runs to the end of 2028. Olav Kooij has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 19% above his market value, against 1% above for Marc Soler.
Questions
Who earns more, Marc Soler or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.1M for Marc Soler, 165% more.
Who has the higher market value, Marc Soler or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1.1M for Marc Soler. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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