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Neilson Powless vs Olav Kooij

Neilson PowlessOlav Kooij
Salary 2026€1.2M Model€3M Reported
Market value 2026€986k Model€2.5M Model
Salary against market value+22%+19%
TeamEF Education-EasyPostDecathlon CMA CGM
Roleteam leaderteam leader
Age3024
NationalityUnited StatesNetherlands
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Dec 2025)end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€0€64k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€0€23k
PCS rank#380#35

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.

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.2M for Neilson Powless, 149% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Neilson Powless's is our model estimate. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 30. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Neilson Powless's runs to the end of 2029. Neilson Powless has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 22% above his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.

Questions

Who earns more, Neilson Powless or Olav Kooij?

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.2M for Neilson Powless, 149% more.

Who has the higher market value, Neilson Powless or Olav Kooij?

Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €986k for Neilson Powless. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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