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Danny van Poppel vs Tim Merlier
| Danny van Poppel | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.3M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.2M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +4% | -15% |
| Team | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 33 | 33 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2026 (announced Jun 2023) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €7,076 | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €15k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #187 | #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 €1.3M for Danny van Poppel, 32% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Both are 33. Danny van Poppel's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Tim Merlier's runs to the end of 2028. Tim Merlier has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 15% below his market value, against 4% above for Danny van Poppel.
Questions
Who earns more, Danny van Poppel or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1.3M for Danny van Poppel, 32% more.
Who has the higher market value, Danny van Poppel or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.2M for Danny van Poppel. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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