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Mads Pedersen vs Tim Merlier
| Mads Pedersen | Tim Merlier | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary 2026 | €2.5M Reported | €1.7M Model |
| Market value 2026 | €3.3M Model | €2M Model |
| Salary against market value | -23% | -15% |
| Team | Lidl-Trek | Soudal Quick-Step |
| Role | tier-one leader | second-tier leader |
| Age | 30 | 33 |
| Nationality | Denmark | Belgium |
| Contract to | end of 2029 (announced May 2025) | end of 2028 (announced Jan 2025) |
| Prize money generated, 2026 | €88k | €71k |
| Prize money received, 2026 Model | €26k | €15k |
| PCS rank | #21 | #29 |
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 €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 48% more. Mads Pedersen's figure is reported in the press; Tim Merlier's is our model estimate. Mads Pedersen is younger: 30 against 33. Tim Merlier's contract runs out earlier, at the end of 2028; Mads Pedersen's runs 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 Tim Merlier.
Questions
Who earns more, Mads Pedersen or Tim Merlier?
Mads Pedersen earns more: €2.5M a year against €1.7M for Tim Merlier, 48% more.
Who has the higher market value, Mads Pedersen or Tim Merlier?
Mads Pedersen: €3.3M against €2M for Tim Merlier. Market value is our model's estimate of what the same job would cost on today's results.
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