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Nicolas Prodhomme vs Tim Merlier
| Nicolas Prodhomme | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €401k Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €1.2M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -66% | -15% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | experienced domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 29 | 33 |
| Nationality | France | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced Mar 2026) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €3,340 | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #262 | #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 €401k for Nicolas Prodhomme, 321% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Nicolas Prodhomme is younger: 29 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Nicolas Prodhomme has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 66% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Nicolas Prodhomme or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €401k for Nicolas Prodhomme, 321% more.
Who has the higher market value, Nicolas Prodhomme or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.2M for Nicolas Prodhomme. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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