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SOUD
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
Age:33y 197d · Oct 30, 1992
Country:🇧🇪 Belgium
Turned Pro:2023
Exp:4 years
UCI Rank:#52 · 1,466 pts
Contract:2023 – 2028
Pay vs outputBalanced Pay (+3)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 87th % · Pay 84th %
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings1
€3.9M
Career Prize
€1.2M
Teams
1
Algorithmic estimateHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

No reported salary figure is on file for this rider, so the estimate comes from our rubric — a function of team budget and rider UCI position.

  1. Team UCI rank (#5) places Soudal Quick-Step into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#52) positions the rider on that team's pay curve. A top-3 rider on a top team earns near the bracket ceiling; a domestique earns closer to the bracket floor.

Bracket ceiling for this team: €4.0M.

2026 salary floor for this rider (veteran): €44K — the CPA-AIGCP-mandated WorldTour minimum. Source ↗

See the full methodology on the Rubric page. Have a better source? Send it in.

Rubric inputs
UCI rank#52
Team UCI rank#5
Pay bracketBracket 2
Bracket ceiling€4.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
202331SOUD€949K€161K€1.1MGrand Prix de Fourmies +8 more wins
202432SOUD€949K€196K€2.3MBlaavands Huk +11 more wins
202533SOUD€949K€171K€3.4MStages 1 & 5 +9 more wins
202634SOUD€1.0M€43K€4.4MIn progress
202735SOUD€1.0M——
202836SOUD€1.0M——

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
SOUD Soudal Quick-Step2023–2026 (4)€4.4M

Career-cumulative estimate allocated across the rider's teams. Past stints use the team history if known; otherwise all years are attributed to the current team. Endorsements and appearance fees aren't included. See Rubric for methodology.

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Recent activity
2026 · Result
1st — Ronde van Limburg
2026 · Result
1st — Scheldeprijs
2026 · Result
1st (Stage 1) — Tour de Hongrie
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