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Igor Arrieta vs Mads Pedersen
| Igor Arrieta | Mads Pedersen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €199k Model | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €3.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | -82% | -23% |
| Team | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | second contract | tier-one leader |
| Age | 23 | 30 |
| Nationality | Spain | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced Aug 2023) | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €52k | €88k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €16k | €26k |
| PCS rank | #94 | #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 €199k for Igor Arrieta, 1156% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Igor Arrieta's is our model estimate. Igor Arrieta is younger: 23 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Igor Arrieta has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 82% below his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.
Questions
Who earns more, Igor Arrieta or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €199k for Igor Arrieta, 1156% more.
Who has the higher market value, Igor Arrieta or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.1M for Igor Arrieta. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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