Even with a hangover from what has been one of the best Tour de France in history, the Grande Boucle continues to make people talk. The great French event is the most important cycling tour of the year at all levels, not only because of its history and its sporting value. Prize money also plays an important role in attracting the best teams, and the Tour has hefty checks for those who perform well on it.
In total, 2,295,200 euros are distributed. It should be noted that this economic distribution is made based on the results of the cyclists and in most formations it is the rider himself who takes the economic prize.
Jonas Vingegaard, just for winning the Tour, has pocketed 500,000 euros. The second position of Tadej Pogacar grants him 200,000 euros and the third of Adam Yates 100,000 euros. The prizes in the general continue until the 160th classified, but there are other ways to profit on the Tour.
Each stage victory accounts for 11,000 euros and money is also distributed for reaching second and third positions. The alternative jerseys also offer good prizes ranging from 20,000 to 25,000 with 50,000 for the best team. This is the final count.
As expected, the table is led by a Jumbo team that has controlled this Tour almost from the beginning. He is followed relatively closely by UAE, which has accompanied the Dane on the podium in Paris with its two best cyclists. Even so, the most notable surprises are found at the bottom of the table.
The Movistar team has been able to raise less than 19,000 euros during the three weeks of competition. The performance of the telephone team has been especially poor this year and we see this reflected in the prize table. The abandonment of Enric Mas in the first stage has not helped at all but the truth is that with this prize the Spanish team has been close to losing money by participating in this Tour.
