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Matthew Brennan vs Richard Carapaz
| Matthew Brennan | Richard Carapaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.1M Model | €2.3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | -20% | +30% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 21 | 33 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Ecuador |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €90k | €125k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €18k |
| PCS rank | #25 | #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 €2.1M for Matthew Brennan, 10% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Matthew Brennan's is our model estimate. Matthew Brennan is younger: 21 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Richard Carapaz has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 30% above his market value, against 20% below for Matthew Brennan.
Questions
Who earns more, Matthew Brennan or Richard Carapaz?
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €2.1M for Matthew Brennan, 10% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matthew Brennan or Richard Carapaz?
Matthew Brennan: €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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