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Kévin Vauquelin vs Sam Welsford
| Kévin Vauquelin | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €800k Reported | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -68% | +23% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 25 | 30 |
| Nationality | France | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €26k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €4,913 | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #85 | #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 €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 66% more. Sam Welsford's figure is our model estimate; Kévin Vauquelin's is reported in the press. Kévin Vauquelin is younger: 25 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Kévin Vauquelin has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 68% below his market value, against 23% above for Sam Welsford.
Questions
Who earns more, Kévin Vauquelin or Sam Welsford?
Sam Welsford earns more: €1.3M a year against €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 66% more.
Who has the higher market value, Kévin Vauquelin or Sam Welsford?
Kévin Vauquelin: €2.5M 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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