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Lenny Martinez vs Sam Welsford
| Lenny Martinez | Sam Welsford | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2M Reported | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.1M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -3% | +23% |
| Team | Bahrain Victorious | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | second-tier leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 23 | 30 |
| Nationality | France | Australia |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €106k | €15k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €13k | €5,956 |
| PCS rank | #10 | #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.
Lenny Martinez earns more: €2M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 51% more. Lenny Martinez's figure is reported in the press; Sam Welsford's is our model estimate. Lenny Martinez is younger: 23 against 30. Lenny Martinez's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Sam Welsford's runs to the end of 2028. Sam Welsford has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% above his market value, against 3% below for Lenny Martinez.
Questions
Who earns more, Lenny Martinez or Sam Welsford?
Lenny Martinez earns more: €2M a year against €1.3M for Sam Welsford, 51% more.
Who has the higher market value, Lenny Martinez or Sam Welsford?
Lenny Martinez: €2.1M 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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