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Mads Pedersen
Lidl-Trek · Updated May 12, 2026
Age:30y 148d · Dec 18, 1995
Country:🇩🇰 Denmark
Turned Pro:2017
Exp:10 years
UCI Rank:#6 · 3,665 pts
Contract:2024 – 2030
Pay vs outputBalanced Pay (+4)
PremiumBalancedValue
Output 99th % · Pay 95th %
Seasons
10 Years
Career Earnings1
€20.1M
Career Prize
€1.1M
Teams
1
High confidenceHow is this 2026 earnings estimate calculated?

This estimate is anchored to a published salary figure from a Tier-1 source cited below. The low/high range spans ±15% to reflect the uncertainty inherent in any single report.

  1. Team UCI rank (#4) places Lidl-Trek into a budget bracket. Top teams pay more across the board.
  2. Rider UCI rank (#6) positions the rider on that team's pay curve. A top-3 rider on a top team earns near the bracket ceiling; a domestique earns closer to the bracket floor.

Bracket ceiling for this team: €8.0M.

2026 salary floor for this rider (veteran): €44K — the CPA-AIGCP-mandated WorldTour minimum. Source ↗

See the full methodology on the Rubric page. Have a better source? Send it in.

Rubric inputs
UCI rank#6
Team UCI rank#4
Pay bracketBracket 1
Bracket ceiling€8.0M
Rubric version0.3
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Earnings Per Year

YearAgeTeamCash
Total		Prize
Money		Total
Cumulative		Awards / Highlights
201722LIDL€1.4M€70K€1.4MDanmark Rundt +7 more wins
201823LIDL€1.4M€75K€2.9MTour de l'Eurométropole +3 more wins
201924LIDL€1.4M€116K€4.4MRoad race, UCI Road World Championships +1 more win
202025LIDL€2.0M€58K€6.4MGent–Wevelgem +3 more wins
202126LIDL€2.0M€74K€8.5MKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne +3 more wins
202227LIDL€2.0M€169K€10.7MTour of Belgium +8 more wins
202328LIDL€2.5M€124K€13.3MDanmark Rundt +7 more wins
202429LIDL€2.5M€117K€15.9MTour de la Provence +10 more wins
202530LIDL€2.5M€183K€18.6MTour de la Provence +11 more wins
202631LIDL€2.5M€6K€21.1MIn progress
202732LIDL€2.5M——
202833LIDL€2.5M——
202934LIDL€2.5M——
203035LIDL€2.5M——

Earnings Per Team (career)

TeamYearsTotal Career Pay
LIDL Lidl-Trek2017–2026 (10)€21.1M

Career-cumulative estimate allocated across the rider's teams. Past stints use the team history if known; otherwise all years are attributed to the current team. Endorsements and appearance fees aren't included. See Rubric for methodology.

External Links
Sources (2)
T2ProCyclingStats
Mads Pedersen reportedly has a lifetime contract with Lidl-Trek per ProCyclingStats. He has raced for the team (originally Trek-Segafredo) since 2017.
procyclingstats.com ↗
T1Cyclingnews
Cyclingnews' "Cycling's rich list" (Apr 30, 2025) places Mads Pedersen in the ~€2.3–2.8M annual base bracket at Lidl-Trek. Midpoint estimate €2.5M.
cyclingnews.com ↗
Recent activity
2026 · Result
7th — Paris–Roubaix
2026 · Result
9th — E3 Saxo Classic
2026 · Result
4th — Milan–San Remo
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