France · 22 · Puncheur · PCS rank 124
Thibaud Gruel
How this estimate is made. Groupama-FDJ United's riders' wage pool is about €10.1M (budget €25M × 40%, the rider-wage share rising with budget). 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 at 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: €43k. Typical error on a single rider is ±40%, which is the range shown above. Full method.
Career by season
Turned pro in 2024. PCS points, race days and results per season from ProCyclingStats. Prize money is what the rider generated at WorldTour and ProSeries races (PCS per-race prize lists, 2022 onwards) — pooled with the team, not kept. Generated since 2022: €24k.
| Season | Team | Level | PCS pts | Race days | Wins | Podiums | Prize money generated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Groupama-FDJ United | WorldTour | 381 | 41 | 1 | 3 | €10k |
| 2025 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 442 | 72 | 2 | 4 | €13k |
| 2024 | Groupama - FDJ | WorldTour | 104 | 52 | — | — | €1,200 |
| 2023 | Equipe continentale Groupama-FDJ | Continental | 10 | 11 | — | — | €455 |
| 2022 | UC Joué-les-Tours | club / junior | 0 | 1 | — | — | €0 |
Prize money before 2022 was not collected. Salary estimates by season will follow once the 2021–2025 rosters are in.
Gruel in context
Groupama-FDJ United — top earners Team →
- 1Romain Grégoire€2M Model
- 2Paul Penhoët€755k Model
- 3Guillaume Martin€683k Model
- 4Ewen Costiou€642k Model
- 5David Gaudu€579k Model
- 6Thibaud Gruel€576k Model
Same salary band
- Léo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM · 406 pts€579k
- David GauduGroupama-FDJ United · 91 pts€579k
- Sam WelsfordNetcompany INEOS · 267 pts€578k
- Luke LampertiEF Education-EasyPost · 293 pts€575k
- Nils PolittUAE Team Emirates-XRG · 341 pts€573k
- Wilco KeldermanVisma | Lease a Bike · 172 pts€570k
Snapshot 13 September 2026. Salary is a gross base-salary figure for the 2026 season in euros; it excludes bonuses, prize money and personal sponsors.