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Adam Yates vs Mads Pedersen
| Adam Yates | Mads Pedersen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.7M Reported | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.4M Model | €3.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +88% | -23% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | second-tier leader | tier-one leader |
| Age | 34 | 30 |
| Nationality | Great Britain | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2028 (announced May 2025) | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €37k | €88k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €124k | €26k |
| PCS rank | #47 | #21 |
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.
Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €2.5M for Mads Pedersen, 8% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Mads Pedersen is younger: 30 against 34. Adam Yates's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Mads Pedersen's runs to the end of 2029. Adam Yates has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 88% above his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.
Questions
Who earns more, Adam Yates or Mads Pedersen?
Adam Yates earns more: €2.7M a year against €2.5M for Mads Pedersen, 8% more.
Who has the higher market value, Adam Yates or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.4M for Adam Yates. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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