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Olav Kooij vs Sam Welsford
| Olav Kooij | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | +19% | +23% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | team leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 24 | 30 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €64k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #35 | #254 |
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 €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 126% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Sam Welsford's is our model estimate. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Sam Welsford has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% above his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.
Questions
Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Sam Welsford?
Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 126% more.
Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Sam Welsford?
Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1.1M for Sam Welsford. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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