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Richard Carapaz vs Santiago Buitrago
| Richard Carapaz | Santiago Buitrago | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.3M Reported | €1.2M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.8M Model | €1.4M Model |
| Salary against market value | +30% | -15% |
| Team | EF Education-EasyPost | Bahrain Victorious |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 33 | 26 |
| Nationality | Ecuador | Colombia |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Nov 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Sep 2023) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €125k | €32k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €18k | €21k |
| PCS rank | #13 | #96 |
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.
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1.2M for Santiago Buitrago, 93% more. Richard Carapaz's figure is reported in the press; Santiago Buitrago's is our model estimate. Santiago Buitrago is younger: 26 against 33. Both are under contract 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 15% below for Santiago Buitrago.
Questions
Who earns more, Richard Carapaz or Santiago Buitrago?
Richard Carapaz earns more: €2.3M a year against €1.2M for Santiago Buitrago, 93% more.
Who has the higher market value, Richard Carapaz or Santiago Buitrago?
Richard Carapaz: €1.8M against €1.4M for Santiago Buitrago. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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