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Oscar Onley vs Tim Merlier
| Oscar Onley | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.8M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.2M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +29% | -15% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | team leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 23 | 33 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €58k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €6,170 | €15k |
| PCS rank | #108 | #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.
Oscar Onley earns more: €2.8M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 65% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Oscar Onley is younger: 23 against 33. Tim Merlier's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Oscar Onley's runs to the end of 2029. Oscar Onley has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 29% above his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Oscar Onley or Tim Merlier?
Oscar Onley earns more: €2.8M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 65% more.
Who has the higher market value, Oscar Onley or Tim Merlier?
Oscar Onley: €2.2M 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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