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Paul Seixas vs Tim Wellens
| Paul Seixas | Tim Wellens | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €500k Press estimate | €1.3M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.5M Model | €1.1M Model |
| Salary against market value | -80% | +18% |
| Team | Decathlon CMA CGM | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| Role | neo-pro | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 20 | 35 |
| Nationality | France | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Aug 2024) | end of 2027 (announced Oct 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €274k | €20k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €115k |
| PCS rank | #6 | #127 |
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 Wellens earns more: €1.3M a year against €500k for Paul Seixas, 161% more. Tim Wellens's figure is our model estimate; Paul Seixas's is a press estimate. Paul Seixas is younger: 20 against 35. Both are under contract 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 18% above for Tim Wellens.
Questions
Who earns more, Paul Seixas or Tim Wellens?
Tim Wellens earns more: €1.3M a year against €500k for Paul Seixas, 161% more.
Who has the higher market value, Paul Seixas or Tim Wellens?
Paul Seixas: €2.5M against €1.1M for Tim Wellens. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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