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Luke Plapp vs Mads Pedersen
| Luke Plapp | Mads Pedersen | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €549k Model | €2.5M Reported |
| Market value 2026 | €1.1M Model | €3.3M Model |
| Salary against market value | -48% | -23% |
| Team | Jayco AlUla | Lidl-Trek |
| Role | key climber / super-domestique | tier-one leader |
| Age | 25 | 30 |
| Nationality | Australia | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2027 (announced Nov 2023) | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €53k | €88k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €11k | €26k |
| PCS rank | #63 | #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 €549k for Luke Plapp, 355% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Luke Plapp's is our model estimate. Luke Plapp is younger: 25 against 30. Luke Plapp's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2027; Mads Pedersen's runs to the end of 2029. Luke Plapp has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 48% below his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.
Questions
Who earns more, Luke Plapp or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €549k for Luke Plapp, 355% more.
Who has the higher market value, Luke Plapp or Mads Pedersen?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.1M for Luke Plapp. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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