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Matteo Jorgenson vs Richard Carapaz
| Matteo Jorgenson | Richard Carapaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1M Press estimate | €2.3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | -62% | +30% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 27 | 33 |
| Nationality | United States | Ecuador |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Jul 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €25k | €125k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €13k | €18k |
| PCS rank | #31 | #13 |
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.
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1M for Matteo Jorgenson, 130% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Matteo Jorgenson's is a press estimate. Matteo Jorgenson is younger: 27 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Matteo Jorgenson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 62% below his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.
Questions
Who earns more, Matteo Jorgenson or Richard Carapaz?
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1M for Matteo Jorgenson, 130% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matteo Jorgenson or Richard Carapaz?
Matteo Jorgenson: €2.6M against €1.8M for Richard Carapaz. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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