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Mauro Schmid vs Richard Carapaz

Mauro SchmidRichard Carapaz
Salary 2026€853k Model€2.3M Reported
Market value 2026€1.5M Model€1.8M Model
Salary against market value-42%+30%
TeamJayco AlUlaEF Education-EasyPost
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2633
NationalitySwitzerlandEcuador
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Aug 2023)end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€102k€125k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€11k€18k
PCS rank#12#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 €853k for Mauro Schmid, 170% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Mauro Schmid's is our model estimate. Mauro Schmid is younger: 26 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Mauro Schmid has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 42% below his market value, against 30% above for Richard Carapaz.

Questions

Who earns more, Mauro Schmid or Richard Carapaz?

Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €853k for Mauro Schmid, 170% more.

Who has the higher market value, Mauro Schmid or Richard Carapaz?

Richard Carapaz: €1.8M against €1.5M for Mauro Schmid. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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