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Nils Politt vs Olav Kooij
| Nils Politt | Olav Kooij | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.2M Model | €3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1M Model | €2.5M Model |
| Salary against market value | +17% | +19% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Decathlon CMA CGM |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | team leader |
| Age | 32 | 24 |
| Nationality | Germany | Netherlands |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Jun 2026) | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €6,497 | €64k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €129k | €23k |
| PCS rank | #182 | #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 Nils Politt, 147% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Nils Politt's is our model estimate. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 32. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Nils Politt's runs to the end of 2029. Olav Kooij has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 19% above his market value, against 17% above for Nils Politt.
Questions
Who earns more, Nils Politt or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.2M for Nils Politt, 147% more.
Who has the higher market value, Nils Politt or Olav Kooij?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1M for Nils Politt. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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