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Olav Kooij vs Paul Penhoët

Olav KooijPaul Penhoët
Salary 2026€3M Reported€802k Model
Market value 2026€2.5M Model€892k Model
Salary against market value+19%-10%
TeamDecathlon CMA CGMGroupama-FDJ United
Roleteam leaderkey climber / super-domestique
Age2424
NationalityNetherlandsFrance
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)end of 2026 (announced Jul 2024)
Prize money generated, 2026€64k€7,676
Prize money received, 2026 Model€23k€2,411
PCS rank#35#123

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 €802k for Paul Penhoët, 274% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Paul Penhoët's is our model estimate. Both are 24. Paul Penhoët's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Olav Kooij's runs to the end of 2028. Olav Kooij has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 19% above his market value, against 10% below for Paul Penhoët.

Questions

Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Paul Penhoët?

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €802k for Paul Penhoët, 274% more.

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

Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €892k for Paul Penhoët. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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