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Olav Kooij vs Sepp Kuss

Olav KooijSepp Kuss
Salary 2026€3M Reported€2M Model
Market value 2026€2.5M Model€1.2M Model
Salary against market value+19%+64%
TeamDecathlon CMA CGMVisma | Lease a Bike
Roleteam leadersecond-tier leader
Age2431
NationalityNetherlandsUnited States
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Sep 2025)end of 2027 (announced Dec 2023)
Prize money generated, 2026€64k€34k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€23k€66k
PCS rank#35#42

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 €2M for Sepp Kuss, 51% more. Olav Kooij's figure is reported in the press; Sepp Kuss's is our model estimate. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 31. Sepp Kuss's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Olav Kooij's runs to the end of 2028. Sepp Kuss has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 64% above his market value, against 19% above for Olav Kooij.

Questions

Who earns more, Olav Kooij or Sepp Kuss?

Olav Kooij earns more: €3M a year against €2M for Sepp Kuss, 51% more.

Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Sepp Kuss?

Olav Kooij: €2.5M against €1.2M for Sepp Kuss. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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