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Paul Seixas vs Samuel Watson
| Paul Seixas | Samuel Watson | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €500k Press estimate | €543k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -80% | -52% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | Netcompany INEOS |
| Role | neo-pro | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 20 | 24 |
| Nationality | France | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2026 (announced Aug 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €274k | €5,100 |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €5,379 |
| PCS rank | #6 | #348 |
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.
Samuel Watson earns more: €543k a year against €500k for Paul Seixas, 9% more. Samuel Watson's figure is our model estimate; Paul Seixas's is a press estimate. Paul Seixas is younger: 20 against 24. Samuel Watson's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2026; Paul Seixas's runs to the end of 2027. Paul Seixas has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 80% below his market value, against 52% below for Samuel Watson.
Questions
Who earns more, Paul Seixas or Samuel Watson?
Samuel Watson earns more: €543k a year against €500k for Paul Seixas, 9% more.
Who has the higher market value, Paul Seixas or Samuel Watson?
Paul Seixas: €2.5M against €1.1M for Samuel Watson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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