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Laurence Pithie vs Tim Merlier
| Laurence Pithie | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -24% | -15% |
| Team | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 24 | 33 |
| Nationality | New Zealand | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €54k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €18k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #27 | #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 €1M for Laurence Pithie, 68% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Laurence Pithie is younger: 24 against 33. Laurence Pithie's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Tim Merlier's runs to the end of 2028. Laurence Pithie has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 24% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Laurence Pithie or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1M for Laurence Pithie, 68% more.
Who has the higher market value, Laurence Pithie or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.3M for Laurence Pithie. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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