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Giulio Ciccone vs Sam Welsford
| Giulio Ciccone | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.2M Model | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.2M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -46% | +23% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 31 | 30 |
| Nationality | Italy | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Jul 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €49k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €15k | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #39 | #254 |
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.
Sam Welsford earns more: €1.3M a year against €1.2M for Giulio Ciccone, 15% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Sam Welsford is younger: 30 against 31. Sam Welsford's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Giulio Ciccone's runs to the end of 2029. Giulio Ciccone has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 46% below his market value, against 23% above for Sam Welsford.
Questions
Who earns more, Giulio Ciccone or Sam Welsford?
Sam Welsford earns more: €1.3M a year against €1.2M for Giulio Ciccone, 15% more.
Who has the higher market value, Giulio Ciccone or Sam Welsford?
Giulio Ciccone: €2.2M against €1.1M for Sam Welsford. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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