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Juan Ayuso vs Mads Pedersen
| Juan Ayuso | Mads Pedersen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €3M Reported | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €2.8M Model | €3.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | +9% | -23% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | second-tier leader | tier-one leader |
| Age | 23 | 30 |
| Nationality | Spain | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2030 (announced Sep 2025) | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €195k | €88k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €28k | €26k |
| PCS rank | #26 | #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.
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €2.5M for Mads Pedersen, 20% more. Both figures are reported in the press. Juan Ayuso is younger: 23 against 30. Mads Pedersen's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2029; Juan Ayuso's runs to the end of 2030. Mads Pedersen has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 23% below his market value, against 9% above for Juan Ayuso.
Questions
Who earns more, Juan Ayuso or Mads Pedersen?
Juan Ayuso earns more: €3M a year against €2.5M for Mads Pedersen, 20% more.
Who has the higher market value, Juan Ayuso or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €2.8M for Juan Ayuso. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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