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Mattias Skjelmose vs Tim Merlier
| Mattias Skjelmose | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.4M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.6M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -10% | -15% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | second-tier leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 25 | 33 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €52k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #9 | #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.
Mattias Skjelmose earns more: €2.4M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 41% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Mattias Skjelmose is younger: 25 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Tim Merlier has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 15% below his market value, against 10% below for Mattias Skjelmose.
Questions
Who earns more, Mattias Skjelmose or Tim Merlier?
Mattias Skjelmose earns more: €2.4M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 41% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mattias Skjelmose or Tim Merlier?
Mattias Skjelmose: €2.6M against €2M for Tim Merlier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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