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Benoît Cosnefroy vs Tim Merlier
| Benoît Cosnefroy | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.4M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -48% | -15% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €120k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €27k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #38 | #29 |
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.
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1.4M for Benoît Cosnefroy, 23% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Benoît Cosnefroy is younger: 30 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Benoît Cosnefroy has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 48% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Benoît Cosnefroy or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1.4M for Benoît Cosnefroy, 23% more.
Who has the higher market value, Benoît Cosnefroy or Tim Merlier?
Benoît Cosnefroy: €2.6M against €2M for Tim Merlier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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