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Kévin Vauquelin vs Tim Merlier
| Kévin Vauquelin | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €800k Reported | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -68% | -15% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 25 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Oct 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €26k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €4,913 | €15k |
| PCS rank | #85 | #29 |
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.
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 111% more. Tim Merlier's figure is our model estimate; Kévin Vauquelin's is reported in the press. Kévin Vauquelin is younger: 25 against 33. 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 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Kévin Vauquelin or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €800k for Kévin Vauquelin, 111% more.
Who has the higher market value, Kévin Vauquelin or Tim Merlier?
Kévin Vauquelin: €2.5M against €2M for Tim Merlier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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