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Olav Kooij vs Richard Carapaz
| Olav Kooij | Richard Carapaz | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €2.3M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | +19% | +30% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | team leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 24 | 33 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | Ecuador |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €64k | €125k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €18k |
| PCS rank | #35 | #13 |
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 €2.3M for Richard Carapaz, 30% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 33. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Richard Carapaz's runs to the end of 2029. Richard Carapaz has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 30% above his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.
Questions
Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Richard Carapaz?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €2.3M for Richard Carapaz, 30% more.
Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Richard Carapaz?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1.8M for Richard Carapaz. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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