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Mathieu van der Poel vs Paul Lapeira
| Mathieu van der Poel | Paul Lapeira | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €4M Reported | €1.2M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2M Model | €1.2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +103% | -5% |
| Team | Alpecin-Premier Tech | Decathlon CMA CGM |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 31 | 26 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | France |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Mar 2024) | end of 2027 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €97k | €7,760 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €20k | €7,940 |
| PCS rank | #18 | #62 |
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.
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.2M for Paul Lapeira, 242% more. Mathieu van der Poel's figure is reported in the press; Paul Lapeira's is our model estimate. Paul Lapeira is younger: 26 against 31. Paul Lapeira's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Mathieu van der Poel's runs to the end of 2028. Mathieu van der Poel has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 103% above his market value, against 5% below for Paul Lapeira.
Questions
Who earns more, Mathieu van der Poel or Paul Lapeira?
Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €1.2M for Paul Lapeira, 242% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mathieu van der Poel or Paul Lapeira?
Mathieu van der Poel: €2M against €1.2M for Paul Lapeira. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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