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Tadej Pogačar vs Tim Merlier
| Tadej Pogačar | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €8.2M Reported | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €6.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | +30% | -15% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | tier-one leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 27 | 33 |
| Nationality | Slovenia | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2032 (announced Sep 2026) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €809k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €131k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #1 | #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.
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 386% more. Tadej Pogačar's figure is reported in the press; Tim Merlier's is our model estimate. Tadej Pogačar is younger: 27 against 33. Tim Merlier's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Tadej Pogačar's runs to the end of 2032. Tadej Pogačar has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 30% above his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Tadej Pogačar or Tim Merlier?
Tadej Pogačar earns more: €8.2M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 386% more.
Who has the higher market value, Tadej Pogačar or Tim Merlier?
Tadej Pogačar: €6.3M 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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