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Mads Pedersen vs Santiago Buitrago
| Mads Pedersen | Santiago Buitrago | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €1.2M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €3.3M Model | €1.4M Model |
| Salary against market value | -23% | -15% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Bahrain Victorious |
| Role | tier-one leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 26 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Colombia |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) | end of 2029 (announced Sep 2023) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €88k | €32k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €26k | €21k |
| PCS rank | #21 | #96 |
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 €1.2M for Santiago Buitrago, 110% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Santiago Buitrago's is our model estimate. Santiago Buitrago is younger: 26 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 15% below for Santiago Buitrago.
Questions
Who earns more, Mads Pedersen or Santiago Buitrago?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.2M for Santiago Buitrago, 110% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Santiago Buitrago?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €1.4M for Santiago Buitrago. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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