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Olav Kooij vs Tadej Pogačar
| Olav Kooij | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +19% | +30% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | team leader | tier-one leader |
| Age | 24 | 27 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €64k | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €23k | €131k |
| PCS rank | #35 | #1 |
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.
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €3M for Olav Kooij, 173% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Olav Kooij is younger: 24 against 27. Olav Kooij's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Tadej Pogačar 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 Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €3M for Olav Kooij, 173% more.
Who has the higher market value, Olav Kooij or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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