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Florian Vermeersch vs Mads Pedersen

Florian VermeerschMads Pedersen
Salary 2026€1.2M Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.1M Model€3.3M Model
Salary against market value+8%-23%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGLidl-Trek
Rolekey climber / super-domestiquetier-one leader
Age2730
NationalityBelgiumDenmark
Contract toend of 2029 (announced Apr 2026)end of 2029 (announced May 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€15k€88k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€128k€26k
PCS rank#76#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 €1.2M for Florian Vermeersch, 115% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Florian Vermeersch's is our model estimate. Florian Vermeersch is younger: 27 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Mads Pedersen has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% below his market value, against 8% above for Florian Vermeersch.

Questions

Who earns more, Florian Vermeersch or Mads Pedersen?

Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.2M for Florian Vermeersch, 115% more.

Who has the higher market value, Florian Vermeersch or Mads Pedersen?

Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.1M for Florian Vermeersch. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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