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Olav Kooij vs Paul Magnier

Olav KooijPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€3M Reported€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€2.5M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value+19%-62%
TeamDecathlon CMA CGMSoudal Quick-Step
Roleteam leaderteam leader
Age2422
NationalityNetherlandsFrance
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€64k€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€23k€15k
PCS rank#35#8

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 €750k for Paul Magnier, 300% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Paul Magnier's is a press estimate. Paul Magnier is younger: 22 against 24. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Paul Magnier's runs to the end of 2029. Paul Magnier has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 62% below his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.

Questions

Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Paul Magnier?

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 300% more.

Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Paul Magnier?

Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €2M for Paul Magnier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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