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Mads Pedersen vs Paul Magnier

Mads PedersenPaul Magnier
Salary 2026€2.5M Reported€750k Press estimate
Market value 2026€3.3M Model€2M Model
Salary against market value-23%-62%
TeamLidl-TrekSoudal Quick-Step
Roletier-one leaderteam leader
Age3022
NationalityDenmarkFrance
Contract toend of 2029 (announced May 2025)end of 2029 (announced Jan 2026)
Prize money generated, 2026€88k€105k
Prize money received, 2026 Model€26k€15k
PCS rank#21#8

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 €750k for Paul Magnier, 233% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Paul Magnier's is a press estimate. Paul Magnier is younger: 22 against 30. Both are under contract to the end of 2029. Paul Magnier 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 Paul Magnier?

Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €750k for Paul Magnier, 233% more.

Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Paul Magnier?

Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €2M for Paul Magnier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.

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