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Maxim van Gils vs Paul Magnier

Maxim van GilsPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€2M Reported€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value+51%-62%
TeamRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheSoudal Quick-Step
Rolesecond-tier leaderteam leader
Age2622
NationalityBelgiumFrance
Contract toend of 2027 (announced Nov 2024)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€7,450€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€37k€15k
PCS rank#220#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.

Maxim van Gils earns more: €2M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 167% more. Maxim van Gils's figure is reported in the press; Paul Magnier's is a press estimate. Paul Magnier is younger: 22 against 26. Maxim van Gils's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Paul Magnier's runs 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 51% above for Maxim van Gils.

Questions

Who earns more, Maxim van Gils or Paul Magnier?

Maxim van Gils earns more: €2M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 167% more.

Who has the higher market value, Maxim van Gils or Paul Magnier?

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

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