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Mads Pedersen vs Michael Valgren
| Mads Pedersen | Michael Valgren | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €346k Model |
| Market value 2026 | €3.3M Model | €514k Model |
| Salary against market value | -23% | -33% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | EF Education-EasyPost |
| Role | tier-one leader | key climber / super-domestique |
| Age | 30 | 34 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Denmark |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Nov 2024) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €88k | €20k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €26k | €18k |
| PCS rank | #21 | #172 |
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 €346k for Michael Valgren, 623% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Michael Valgren's is our model estimate. Mads Pedersen is younger: 30 against 34. Michael Valgren's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Mads Pedersen's runs to the end of 2029. Michael Valgren has the larger gap between salary and market value: his salary is 33% below his market value, against 23% below for Mads Pedersen.
Questions
Who earns more, Mads Pedersen or Michael Valgren?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €346k for Michael Valgren, 623% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Michael Valgren?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €514k for Michael Valgren. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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