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Samuel Watson vs Wout van Aert
| Samuel Watson | Wout van Aert | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €543k Model | €4M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €2.8M Model |
| Salary against market value | -52% | +43% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Visma | Lease a Bike |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 24 | 31 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Belgium |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €5,100 | €110k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €5,379 | €25k |
| PCS rank | #348 | #14 |
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.
Wout van Aert earns more: €4M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 637% more. Wout van Aert's figure is reported in the press; Samuel Watson's is our model estimate. Samuel Watson is younger: 24 against 31. Samuel Watson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 52% below his market value, against 43% above for Wout van Aert.
Questions
Who earns more, Samuel Watson or Wout van Aert?
Wout van Aert earns more: €4M a year against €543k for Samuel Watson, 637% more.
Who has the higher market value, Samuel Watson or Wout van Aert?
Wout van Aert: €2.8M 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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