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Christophe Laporte vs Tim Merlier
| Christophe Laporte | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.8M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +114% | -15% |
| Team | Visma | Lease a Bike | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 33 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Sep 2026) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €18k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €24k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #30 | #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.
Christophe Laporte earns more: €2.8M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 66% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Both are 33. Tim Merlier's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Christophe Laporte's runs to the end of 2029. Christophe Laporte has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 114% above his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Christophe Laporte or Tim Merlier?
Christophe Laporte earns more: €2.8M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 66% more.
Who has the higher market value, Christophe Laporte or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.3M for Christophe Laporte. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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