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Mathias Vacek vs Olav Kooij
| Mathias Vacek | Olav Kooij | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.3M Press estimate | €3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2.5M Model |
| Salary against market value | +3% | +19% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Decathlon CMA CGM |
| Role | second-tier leader | team leader |
| Age | 24 | 24 |
| Nationality | Czechia | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Aug 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €11k | €64k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €25k | €23k |
| PCS rank | #71 | #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 €1.3M for Mathias Vacek, 131% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Mathias Vacek's is a press estimate. Both are 24. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Mathias Vacek's runs to the end of 2029. Olav Kooij has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 19% above his market value, against 3% above for Mathias Vacek.
Questions
Who earns more, Mathias Vacek or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.3M for Mathias Vacek, 131% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mathias Vacek or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M 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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