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Matthew Riccitello vs Tim Merlier
| Matthew Riccitello | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €836k Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -35% | -15% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 24 | 33 |
| Nationality | United States | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €7,290 | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €26k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #44 | #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 €836k for Matthew Riccitello, 102% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Matthew Riccitello is younger: 24 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Matthew Riccitello has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 35% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Matthew Riccitello or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €836k for Matthew Riccitello, 102% more.
Who has the higher market value, Matthew Riccitello or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.3M for Matthew Riccitello. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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