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Olav Kooij vs Remco Evenepoel

Olav KooijRemco Evenepoel
Salary 2026€3M Reported€6.6M Reported
Market value 2026€2.5M Model€5.9M Model
Salary against market value+19%+12%
TeamDecathlon CMA CGMRed Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
Roleteam leadertier-one leader
Age2426
NationalityNetherlandsBelgium
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)end of 2028 (announced Aug 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€64k€337k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€23k€44k
PCS rank#35#2

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.

Remco Evenepoel earns more: €6.6M a year against €3M for Olav Kooij, 120% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 26. Both are under contract 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 12% above for Remco Evenepoel.

Questions

Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Remco Evenepoel?

Remco Evenepoel earns more: €6.6M a year against €3M for Olav Kooij, 120% more.

Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Remco Evenepoel?

Remco Evenepoel: €5.9M against €2.5M for Olav Kooij. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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