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Mads Pedersen vs Matteo Jorgenson

Mads PedersenMatteo Jorgenson
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€1M Press estimate
Market value 2026€3.3M Model€2.6M Model
Salary against market value-23%-62%
TeamLidl-TrekVisma | Lease a Bike
Roletier-one leadersecond-tier leader
Age3027
NationalityDenmarkUnited States
Contract toend of 2029 (announced May 2025)end of 2029 (announced Jul 2025)
Prize money generated, 2026€88k€25k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€26k€13k
PCS rank#21#31

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 Matteo Jorgenson, 150% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Matteo Jorgenson's is a press estimate. Matteo Jorgenson is younger: 27 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Matteo Jorgenson has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 62% below his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.

Questions

Who earns more, Mads Pedersen or Matteo Jorgenson?

Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €1M for Matteo Jorgenson, 150% more.

Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Matteo Jorgenson?

Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €2.6M for Matteo Jorgenson. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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