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Jai Hindley vs Mads Pedersen

Jai HindleyMads Pedersen
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.4M Model€3.3M Model
Salary against market value+85%-23%
TeamRed Bull-BORA-hansgroheLidl-Trek
Rolesecond-tier leadertier-one leader
Age3030
NationalityAustraliaDenmark
Contract toend of 2028 (announced Jul 2026)end of 2029 (announced May 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€87k€88k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€45k€26k
PCS rank#28#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.

Jai Hindley and Mads Pedersen both earn €2.5M a year. Both figures are reported in the press. Both are 30. Jai Hindley's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Mads Pedersen's runs to the end of 2029. Jai Hindley has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 85% above his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.

Questions

Who earns more, Jai Hindley or Mads Pedersen?

Jai Hindley and Mads Pedersen both earn €2.5M a year.

Who has the higher market value, Jai Hindley or Mads Pedersen?

Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.4M for Jai Hindley. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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