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Matteo Jorgenson vs Samuel Watson
| Matteo Jorgenson | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1M Press estimate | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -62% | -52% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 27 | 24 |
| Nationality | United States | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Jul 2025) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €25k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €13k | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #31 | #348 |
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.
Matteo Jorgenson earns more: €1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 84% more. Matteo Jorgenson's figure is a press estimate; Samuel Watson's is our model estimate. Samuel Watson is younger: 24 against 27. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Matteo Jorgenson's runs 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 52% below for Samuel Watson.
Questions
Who earns more, Matteo Jorgenson or Samuel Watson?
Matteo Jorgenson earns more: €1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 84% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matteo Jorgenson or Samuel Watson?
Matteo Jorgenson: €2.6M against €1.1M for Samuel Watson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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