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Matthew Brennan vs Sam Welsford
| Matthew Brennan | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.1M Model | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -20% | +23% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 21 | 30 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €90k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #25 | #254 |
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.
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 58% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Matthew Brennan is younger: 21 against 30. Sam Welsford's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Matthew Brennan's runs to the end of 2029. Sam Welsford has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% above his market value, against 20% below for Matthew Brennan.
Questions
Who earns more, Matthew Brennan or Sam Welsford?
Matthew Brennan earns more: €2.1M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 58% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matthew Brennan or Sam Welsford?
Matthew Brennan: €2.6M against €1.1M for Sam Welsford. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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