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Tadej Pogačar vs Tim Wellens
| Tadej Pogačar | Tim Wellens | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €8.2M Reported | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €6.3M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | +30% | +18% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | tier-one leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 27 | 35 |
| Nationality | Slovenia | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) | end of 2027 (announced Oct 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €809k | €20k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €131k | €115k |
| PCS rank | #1 | #127 |
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 Tim Wellens, 528% more. Tadej Pogačar's figure is reported in the press; Tim Wellens's is our model estimate. Tadej Pogačar is younger: 27 against 35. Tim Wellens's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; 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 18% above for Tim Wellens.
Questions
Who earns more, Tadej Pogačar or Tim Wellens?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.3M for Tim Wellens, 528% more.
Who has the higher market value, Tadej Pogačar or Tim Wellens?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M against €1.1M for Tim Wellens. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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