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Thymen Arensman vs Tim Merlier
| Thymen Arensman | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €1.2M Model | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €2.1M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -45% | -15% |
| Team | Netcompany INEOS | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | second-tier leader |
| Age | 26 | 33 |
| Nationality | Netherlands | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Jun 2024) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €46k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €4,264 | €15k |
| PCS rank | #51 | #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 €1.2M for Thymen Arensman, 42% more. Both figures are our model estimates. Thymen Arensman is younger: 26 against 33. Thymen Arensman's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Tim Merlier's runs to the end of 2028. Thymen Arensman has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 45% below his market value, against 15% below for Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Thymen Arensman or Tim Merlier?
Tim Merlier earns more: €1.7M a year against €1.2M for Thymen Arensman, 42% more.
Who has the higher market value, Thymen Arensman or Tim Merlier?
Thymen Arensman: €2.1M 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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