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Sam Welsford vs Tadej Pogačar
| Sam Welsford | Tadej Pogačar | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.3M Model | €8.2M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €6.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +23% | +30% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 30 | 27 |
| Nationality | Australia | Slovenia |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €15k | €809k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €5,956 | €131k |
| PCS rank | #254 | #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 €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 518% more. Tadej Pogačar's figure is reported in the press; Sam Welsford's is our model estimate. Tadej Pogačar is younger: 27 against 30. Sam Welsford'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 23% above for Sam Welsford.
Questions
Who earns more, Sam Welsford or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 518% more.
Who has the higher market value, Sam Welsford or Tadej Pogačar?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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