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Jay Vine vs Mads Pedersen

Jay VineMads Pedersen
Salary 2026€1M Model€2.5M Reported
Market value 2026€1.3M Model€3.3M Model
Salary against market value-21%-23%
TeamUAE Team Emirates-XRGLidl-Trek
Rolekey climber / super-domestiquetier-one leader
Age3030
NationalityAustraliaDenmark
Contract toend of 2029 (announced 27 Oct)end of 2029 (announced May 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€18k€88k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€20k€26k
PCS rank#36#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 €1M for Jay Vine, 144% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Jay Vine's is our model estimate. Both are 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 21% below for Jay Vine.

Questions

Who earns more, Jay Vine or Mads Pedersen?

Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €1M for Jay Vine, 144% more.

Who has the higher market value, Jay Vine or Mads Pedersen?

Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.3M for Jay Vine. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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