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Mathias Vacek vs Paul Magnier

Mathias VacekPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€1.3M Press estimate€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value+3%-62%
TeamLidl-TrekSoudal Quick-Step
Rolesecond-tier leaderteam leader
Age2422
NationalityCzechiaFrance
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Aug 2025)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€11k€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€25k€15k
PCS rank#71#8

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.

Mathias Vacek earns more: €1.3M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 73% more. Both figures are press estimates. Paul Magnier is younger: 22 against 24. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Paul Magnier has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 62% below his market value, against 3% above for Mathias Vacek.

Questions

Who earns more, Mathias Vacek or Paul Magnier?

Mathias Vacek earns more: €1.3M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 73% more.

Who has the higher market value, Mathias Vacek or Paul Magnier?

Paul Magnier: €2M against €1.3M for Mathias Vacek. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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