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Kévin Vauquelin vs Samuel Watson
| Kévin Vauquelin | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €800k Reported | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -68% | -52% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 25 | 24 |
| Nationality | France | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €26k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €4,913 | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #85 | #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.
Kévin Vauquelin earns more: €800k a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 47% more. Kévin Vauquelin's figure is reported in the press; Samuel Watson's is our model estimate. Samuel Watson is younger: 24 against 25. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Kévin Vauquelin's runs 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 52% below for Samuel Watson.
Questions
Who earns more, Kévin Vauquelin or Samuel Watson?
Kévin Vauquelin earns more: €800k a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 47% more.
Who has the higher market value, Kévin Vauquelin or Samuel Watson?
Kévin Vauquelin: €2.5M 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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