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Biniam Girmay vs Jan Christen
| Biniam Girmay | Jan Christen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2M Reported | €811k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.5M Model | €2.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +34% | -64% |
| Team | NSN Cycling Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | team leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 26 | 22 |
| Nationality | Eritrea | Switzerland |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2030 (announced Dec 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €49k | €30k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €7,811 | €27k |
| PCS rank | #57 | #45 |
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.
Biniam Girmay earns more: €2M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 147% more. Biniam Girmay's figure is reported in the press; Jan Christen's is our model estimate. Jan Christen is younger: 22 against 26. Biniam Girmay's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Jan Christen's runs to the end of 2030. Jan Christen has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 64% below his market value, against 34% above for Biniam Girmay.
Questions
Who earns more, Biniam Girmay or Jan Christen?
Biniam Girmay earns more: €2M a year against €811k for Jan Christen, 147% more.
Who has the higher market value, Biniam Girmay or Jan Christen?
Jan Christen: €2.3M against €1.5M for Biniam Girmay. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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