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Anders Foldager vs Mads Pedersen
| Anders Foldager | Mads Pedersen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €457k Model | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €807k Model | €3.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | -43% | -23% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 25 | 30 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Nov 2025) | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €16k | €88k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €6,894 | €26k |
| PCS rank | #121 | #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.
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €457k for Anders Foldager, 447% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Anders Foldager's is our model estimate. Anders Foldager is younger: 25 against 30. Anders Foldager's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Mads Pedersen's runs to the end of 2029. Anders Foldager has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 43% below his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.
Questions
Who earns more, Anders Foldager or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €457k for Anders Foldager, 447% more.
Who has the higher market value, Anders Foldager or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €807k for Anders Foldager. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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