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Romain Grégoire vs Tim Merlier

Romain GrégoireTim Merlier
Salary 2026€1.1M Model€1.7M Model
Market value 2026€1.6M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value-30%-15%
TeamGroupama-FDJ UnitedSoudal Quick-Step
Rolesecond-tier leadersecond-tier leader
Age2333
NationalityFranceBelgium
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Jun 2026)end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€28k€71k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€5,186€15k
PCS rank#24#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 €1.1M for Romain Grégoire, 55% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Romain Grégoire is younger: 23 against 33. Both are under contract to the end of 2028. Romain Grégoire has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 30% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.

Questions

Who earns more, Romain Grégoire or Tim Merlier?

Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1.1M for Romain Grégoire, 55% more.

Who has the higher market value, Romain Grégoire or Tim Merlier?

Tim Merlier: €2M against €1.6M for Romain Grégoire. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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