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Florian Lipowitz vs Samuel Watson
| Florian Lipowitz | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.1M Model | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.9M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -26% | -52% |
| Team | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 25 | 24 |
| Nationality | Germany | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €48k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €41k | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #20 | #348 |
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.
Florian Lipowitz earns more: €2.1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 287% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Samuel Watson is younger: 24 against 25. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Florian Lipowitz's runs to the end of 2029. Samuel Watson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 52% below his market value, against 26% below for Florian Lipowitz.
Questions
Who earns more, Florian Lipowitz or Samuel Watson?
Florian Lipowitz earns more: €2.1M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 287% more.
Who has the higher market value, Florian Lipowitz or Samuel Watson?
Florian Lipowitz: €2.9M against €1.1M for Samuel Watson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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