287.1M
net worth of the top 25
Money, markets & the business of OCM
Season 78 · Closing edition15 Oct 2026 · Season 79, Day 6
Rich List
Australian Warlord heads the S78 Rich List, worth 24.0M — and has not raced since season 77
The 25 richest clubs in OCM closed season 78 worth 287.1M: 175.3M in cash and 111.8M in riders at market value. The game's 25 biggest cash piles alone could fund the whole season's club-to-club transfer market 4.10× over.
Market wrap · season 78 close
8.87M
needed to make the list
61.1%
of that wealth held as cash
4.10×
top-25 cash piles vs S78 transfer spend
95.3M
11 cash-rich clubs not racing
52.5M
all club-to-club fees, S78
The Rich List
Net worth is cash in the bank plus the riders on the books at the close of season 78, each rider valued by what the market pays for his role, his rank against the whole field, his age and his rider value. 9 of the 25 are on the list more for their riders than their cash: Comfius, Alpine, Team airik, Amazonia, DeRodeLantaarn, Opium Fueled, Kremer, Yuri SuperTeam and PetrolGas.
Every figure is an estimate with an 80% range, shown under each club. 4 of the 25 did not race in season 78; they hold 18.1% of the list's wealth, money and riders that are not taking part in the market.
| # | Club | Net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australian WarlordRustgoldcash 22.6M · riders 1.43MLast raced S77 | 24.0M23.8M–24.3M |
| 2 |  Westbay NinjasChristofer Johanssoncash 15.4M · riders 2.06MNo club-to-club purchase on record | 17.4M17.2M–17.9M |
| 3 |  KryzkardiakZabolekcash 13.7M · riders 1.07MNo club-to-club purchase on record | 14.8M14.6M–15.1M |
| 4 |  TeamTVMPhilcash 7.96M · riders 6.38MActive buyer | 14.3M13.2M–15.8M |
| 5 | ComfiusJempiecash 5.22M · riders 8.55MActive buyer | 13.8M12.6M–15.1M |
| 6 | EkerSvarvarnaPiskancash 10.2M · riders 3.46MNo club-to-club purchase on record | 13.7M13.1M–14.5M |
| 7 | Team UnibetMichel Lafiscash 7.11M · riders 4.71MLast club purchase S74 | 11.8M11.2M–12.7M |
| 8 | CK HymerMarcus Johanssoncash 8.49M · riders 3.13MActive buyer | 11.6M10.9M–12.5M |
| 9 |  CosaNostra cyclingTommycash 9.95M · riders 1.18MLast club purchase S61 | 11.1M11.0M–11.4M |
| 10 |  AlpineSnowbearcash 606k · riders 10.5MActive buyer | 11.1M9.46M–13.1M |
| 11 | Team airikairikcash 4.68M · riders 5.74MActive buyer | 10.4M9.60M–11.5M |
| 12 |  Amazonialuiscash 557k · riders 9.59MActive buyer | 10.1M8.63M–11.9M |
| 13 |  DeRodeLantaarnMWcash 2.18M · riders 7.96MActive buyer | 10.1M9.08M–11.4M |
| 14 |  Cokol Breakaway TeamDoctor Lovecash 9.09M · riders 1.06MLast club purchase S72 | 10.1M9.86M–10.5M |
| 15 | Belmonte Pro CyclingAJ Belmontecash 5.81M · riders 4.23MNo club-to-club purchase on record | 10.0M9.39M–11.0M |
| 16 | CyclistsMark van Leeuwencash 8.43M · riders 1.47MLast raced S58 | 9.90M9.74M–10.1M |
| 17 |  Opium FueledOrientalcash 2.55M · riders 6.87MActive buyer | 9.42M8.43M–10.7M |
| 18 |  KremerWojciucash 4.03M · riders 5.35MLast club purchase S72 | 9.38M8.55M–10.4M |
| 19 |  New Guinea IslandersPapa Guineacash 6.45M · riders 2.89MLast club purchase S65 | 9.34M8.83M–9.94M |
| 20 |  Yuri SuperTeamYuricash 2.63M · riders 6.68MActive buyer | 9.31M8.30M–10.5M |
| 21 |  PetrolGasPetricash 596k · riders 8.53MActive buyer | 9.12M7.90M–10.5M |
| 22 |  YCOBeCoolcash 4.82M · riders 4.30MLast club purchase S75 | 9.12M8.22M–10.2M |
| 23 | ABKBobby Tablescash 8.21M · riders 849kLast raced S71 | 9.06M8.94M–9.25M |
| 24 |  Education First TeamJakub Magiccash 8.52M · riders 429kLast raced S77 | 8.95M8.89M–9.04M |
| 25 |  teamgogert jancash 5.53M · riders 3.34MLast club purchase S74 | 8.87M8.19M–9.78M |
Dry powder: the biggest cash piles
| # | Club | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian WarlordRustgoldLast raced S77 | 22.6M |
| 2 | Westbay NinjasChristofer JohanssonNo club-to-club purchase on record | 15.4M |
| 3 | KryzkardiakZabolekNo club-to-club purchase on record | 13.7M |
| 4 | EkerSvarvarnaPiskanNo club-to-club purchase on record | 10.2M |
| 5 | CosaNostra cyclingTommyLast club purchase S61 | 9.95M |
| 6 | Cokol Breakaway TeamDoctor LoveLast club purchase S72 | 9.09M |
| 7 | Education First TeamJakub MagicLast raced S77 | 8.52M |
| 8 | CK HymerMarcus JohanssonActive buyer | 8.49M |
| 9 | CyclistsMark van LeeuwenLast raced S58 | 8.43M |
| 10 | ABKBobby TablesLast raced S71 | 8.21M |
The 25 biggest cash piles in the game add up to 215.5M. Every club-to-club transfer in season 78 added up to 52.5M, so that cash alone could fund the whole market 4.10× over without selling a rider.
4 of them have no purchase from another club anywhere in the record, which runs back to season 35: Westbay Ninjas, Kryzkardiak, EkerSvarvarna and Belmonte Pro Cycling. They hold 45.1M, equal to 85.9% of everything spent on transfers in season 78. They race, they bank their income, and on the record so far they do not buy from other clubs.
11 did not start a single race in season 78: Australian Warlord, Education First Team, Cyclists, ABK, V02maXXers, Indurain team, MrSjaakBraak, Vientiane Cycling, Lundar Cycling Team, Gradient Levellers and Quick step minded. Most have not raced for seasons — the longest-idle last started a race in season 58. Their 95.3M is, for now, money out of circulation.
7 more were buyers once but have not bought from another club since before season 76, holding 51.0M.
That leaves 3 of the 25 as active buyers — a purchase from another club in the last three seasons — holding 24.0M. The racing clubs that have stopped buying, or never started, hold 96.2M: dry powder that could move the transfer market a long way, if it ever chose to.
The most valuable squads
| # | Club | Riders, market |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlpineSnowbearquick sale 5.72M · book 3.65M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 10.5M8.85M–12.5M |
| 2 | Amazonialuisquick sale 5.32M · book 3.61M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 9.59M8.07M–11.3M |
| 3 | ComfiusJempiequick sale 5.16M · book 3.65M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 8.55M7.34M–9.91M |
| 4 | PetrolGasPetriquick sale 5.23M · book 3.37M · 21 ridersActive buyer | 8.53M7.30M–9.90M |
| 5 |  LoleursLoversBigBossquick sale 4.90M · book 3.30M · 21 ridersActive buyer | 8.27M7.07M–9.61M |
| 6 | PEKAC Bhonzasquick sale 4.12M · book 3.04M · 21 ridersActive buyer | 8.01M6.75M–9.40M |
| 7 | DeRodeLantaarnMWquick sale 5.02M · book 3.69M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 7.96M6.89M–9.22M |
| 8 | LFC Rado teamRadoquick sale 4.27M · book 3.48M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 7.64M6.37M–9.22M |
| 9 | DrollevangersTossboomquick sale 4.22M · book 3.53M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 7.54M6.37M–9.00M |
| 10 | SalgueirosCarlosquick sale 4.17M · book 3.41M · 22 ridersActive buyer | 7.12M6.05M–8.46M |
The most valuable squad in the game belongs to Alpine: 22 riders with a rider value of 3.65M, worth about 10.5M (8.85M–12.5M) at the prices the market closed season 78 on. 9 of these 10 race in Division 1 or 2.
Quick sale is what a squad would raise if every rider went at the low end of his own range, the price of selling fast. Selling a whole squad at once would push prices lower still: about 280 riders change clubs in a season, out of some 12,000 on rosters.
How each rider is valued, and why, is set out in The Echelon's working paper What is a rider worth?
How this list is made
- Net worth is cash plus riders at market value. Cash is read from the game's public Teams list sorted by cash, which covers every club, online or not, on 15 Oct 2026 · Season 79, Day 6 — the turn of the season, so it is each club's cash as season 78 closed plus a few days of income.
- Riders are each club's squad on day 90 of season 78, at each rider's value as last recorded by that day. 595 clubs come straight from that day's roster scan; 2,020 other clubs with riders were not in that scan — mostly clubs no longer in a division, which stop being scanned — so their last scanned roster is carried forward through their club-to-club transfers. Hire-list signings and releases are not transfers, so for those clubs a hire-list move since their last scan would be missed.
- Rider values come from The Echelon's rider model (working paper), fitted on 1,402 club-to-club sales, seasons 74–78: each rider's rank on his best captain line and best teammate line against every rider that season, his age, his rider value and, where a forum sale thread listed it, his potential, priced at the level the market closed the season on. No rider is valued below his rider value, the game's minimum sale price. Tested on seasons it had not seen, it missed the typical single sale by 38% and each season's total by at most 5%.
- Ranges are 80% ranges: each club's value is simulated 2,000 times with one shared market shock per run, so a cold season moves every rider together. Quick sale takes every rider at the low end of his own range. Book value is rider value alone. All of these are estimates of what riders would fetch, not prices anyone has paid.
- Club purchases are club-to-club transfers, on record from season 35. Hire-list signings are not transfers and are not counted, so "no club-to-club purchase" does not mean a club has never signed a rider.
- Profile is one factual label: Last raced S… (no race started in season 78) comes first; then No club-to-club purchase on record; Last club purchase S… if the last one was more than 2 seasons back; otherwise Active buyer. Div is the club's division today.
- This is the first edition. From the next one, the list will show who rose, who fell, and who dropped out.
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