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Mathieu van der Poel vs Paul Magnier

Mathieu van der PoelPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€4M Reported€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€2M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value+103%-62%
TeamAlpecin-Premier TechSoudal Quick-Step
Rolesecond-tier leaderteam leader
Age3122
NationalityNetherlandsFrance
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Mar 2024)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€97k€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€20k€15k
PCS rank#18#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.

Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 433% more. Mathieu van der Poel's figure is reported in the press; Paul Magnier's is a press estimate. Paul Magnier is younger: 22 against 31. Mathieu van der Poel's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Paul Magnier's runs to the end of 2029. Mathieu van der Poel has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 103% above his market value, against 62% below for Paul Magnier.

Questions

Who earns more, Mathieu van der Poel or Paul Magnier?

Mathieu van der Poel earns more: €4M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 433% more.

Who has the higher market value, Mathieu van der Poel or Paul Magnier?

Mathieu van der Poel: €2M against €2M for Paul Magnier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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