France · 22 · Puncheur · PCS rank 124
Thibaud Gruel
€561k
estimated 2026 salary · Model
PCS points 2026
449
career 971 · 80.0 pts per €100k (around the WT median)
Contract
Under contract
until end of 2028 (PCS)
Team wage bill
€9.7M
Groupama-FDJ United · budget est. €25M · this rider ≈ 5.8% of the team's riders' wages
How this estimate is made. Groupama-FDJ United's riders' wage pool is €11.2M (budget €25M × 45%). After fixed reported salaries, the rest is split by a value score (0.6 × 2026 PCS points + 0.4 × career points per season, raised to the power 1.15) with an age factor of 0.75 for age 22; half of the estimate comes from the same allocation run league-wide, so leaders of small teams aren't over-priced. Floor for this rider: €40k. Full method. Typical error on a single rider: ±40%.
Gruel in context
Groupama-FDJ United — top earners
- Romain Grégoire€1.9M Model
- Paul Penhoët€734k Model
- Guillaume Martin€664k Model
- Ewen Costiou€624k Model
- David Gaudu€563k Model
- Thibaud Gruel (#6 of 29)€561k
Similar salary band
- Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers€565k · 303 pts
- Tobias Foss INEOS Grenadiers€565k · 288 pts
- David Gaudu Groupama-FDJ United€563k · 91 pts
- Max Walscheid Lidl-Trek€558k · 386 pts
- Matteo Malucelli XDS Astana€557k · 560 pts
- Søren Kragh Andersen Lidl-Trek€552k · 264 pts
Snapshot 9 September 2026. Salary shown is a base-salary estimate for the 2026 season in euros before tax; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.