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Tour de France 2024 Prize Money: How Much Will the Yellow Jersey Win?

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The 2024 Tour de France is drawing to a close and Tadej Pogacar is set to win a third yellow jersey after beating competition from Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. The Slovenian will be richly rewarded for his efforts.

Riders receive bonuses from their teams for their performances on the bike during the Tour, but there is also plenty of prize money to be won from the Tour organisers, ASO.

Pogacar will take home a nice winner’s cheque for his efforts, but also much more, such as stage wins, combative prizes and points for the king of the mountains.

Tour de France prize money

The total prize pool for the 2024 Tour de France is €2.5 million. The winner of the general classification will receive 20% of that amount and will take home €500,000.

  1. €500,000
  2. €200,000
  3. €100,000
  4. €70,000
  5. €50,000
  6. €23,000
  7. €11,500
  8. €7,600
  9. €4,500
  10. €3,800
  11. €3,000
  12. €2,700
  13. €2,500
  14. €2,100
  15. €2,000
  16. €1,500
  17. €1,300
  18. €1,200
  19. €1,100
  20. €1,000

Every second participant will receive €1,000 in Paris.

Tadej Pogacar has been the most outstanding driver this year
Tadej Pogacar has been the most outstanding driver this year (AP)

Prize money individual stage

Winning a stage in the Tour earns you €11,000.

  1. €11,000
  2. €5,500
  3. €2,800
  4. €1,500
  5. €830
  6. €780
  7. €730
  8. €670
  9. €650
  10. €600
  11. €540
  12. €470
  13. €440
  14. €340
  15. €300
  16. €300
  17. €300
  18. €300
  19. €300
  20. €300
Victor Campenaerts celebrates victory in stage 18
Victor Campenaerts celebrates victory in stage 18 (AP)

Prize money for green and polka dot jerseys

The winner of the points classification for the best sprinter wins €25,000 and the king of the mountains also wins another €25,000.

  1. €25,000
  2. €15,000
  3. €10,000
  4. €4,000
  5. €3,500
  6. €3,000
  7. €2,500
  8. €2,000
Jasper Philipsen is on the verge of getting his hands on a green shirt again
Jasper Philipsen is on the verge of getting his hands on a green shirt again (Tim de Waele/AP)

Prize money for the white jersey

The best young rider at the end of the Tour (25 years or younger) wins €20,000.

  1. €20,000
  2. €15,000
  3. €10,000
  4. €5,000
Remco Evenepoel celebrates victory in first individual time trial
Remco Evenepoel celebrates victory in first individual time trial (AFP via Getty Images)

There are other prizes to be won during the Tour de France. The daily prize for fighting spirit comes with a cash prize of €2,000, and the winner will receive €20,000 for their overall fighting spirit award.

For the first rider above any amount, a surcharge of €800 applies out of category climb€600 for category one€400 for category two€300 for category three and €200 for category four climbs.

The leader of each classification receives €300 per day, except for the general classification who receives €500.

The winner of the Memory Henri Desgrange – the first rider to cross the highest point of the race – earns €5,000. This year it was Pogacar, who also won the stage and took home a hefty sum of money.

The winner of the team classificationwhich is determined by the cumulative time of the three fastest finishers of each team, will be rewarded with €50,000, with the fastest team on each day also earning €2,800. This money is traditionally divided within the team.

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