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Jan Christen vs Paul Magnier

Jan ChristenPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€811k Model€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€2.3M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value-64%-62%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGSoudal Quick-Step
Rolekey climber / super-domestiqueteam leader
Age2222
NationalitySwitzerlandFrance
Contract toend of 2030 (announced Dec 2024)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€30k€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€27k€15k
PCS rank#45#8

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.

Jan Christen earns more: €811k a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 8% more. Jan Christen's figure is our model estimate; Paul Magnier's is a press estimate. Both are 22. Paul Magnier's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2029; 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 62% below for Paul Magnier.

Questions

Who earns more, Jan Christen or Paul Magnier?

Jan Christen earns more: €811k a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 8% more.

Who has the higher market value, Jan Christen or Paul Magnier?

Jan Christen: €2.3M against €2M for Paul Magnier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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