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Mads Pedersen vs Matthew Brennan
| Mads Pedersen | Matthew Brennan | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €2.1M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €3.3M Model | €2.6M Model |
| Salary against market value | -23% | -20% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Visma | Lease a Bike |
| Role | tier-one leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 21 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Great Britain |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Dec 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €88k | €90k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €26k | €23k |
| PCS rank | #21 | #25 |
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 €2.1M for Matthew Brennan, 19% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Matthew Brennan's is our model estimate. Matthew Brennan is younger: 21 against 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 20% below for Matthew Brennan.
Questions
Who earns more, Mads Pedersen or Matthew Brennan?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €2.1M for Matthew Brennan, 19% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Matthew Brennan?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €2.6M for Matthew Brennan. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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