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Mathias Vacek vs Matthew Brennan
| Mathias Vacek | Matthew Brennan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.3M Press estimate | €2.1M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2.6M Model |
| Salary against market value | +3% | -20% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Visma | Lease a Bike |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 24 | 21 |
| Nationality | Czechia | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Aug 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €90k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €25k | €23k |
| PCS rank | #71 | #25 |
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.
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €1.3M for Mathias Vacek, 61% more. Matthew Brennan's figure is our model estimate; Mathias Vacek's is a press estimate. Matthew Brennan is younger: 21 against 24. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Matthew Brennan has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 20% below his market value, against 3% above for Mathias Vacek.
Questions
Who earns more, Mathias Vacek or Matthew Brennan?
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €1.3M for Mathias Vacek, 61% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mathias Vacek or Matthew Brennan?
Matthew Brennan: €2.6M against €1.3M for Mathias Vacek. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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