CyclistHow much is the 2024 Tour de France prize money?For the 2024 edition of the Tour de France a grand total of 2,308,200 is on offer. Theres an 11.82% sub to the riders union on top, which takes that up to 2,581,029 (around 2.2m/$2.8m).The majority of this is split between the top general classification riders, with ample returns also going to stage winners, the top sprinters, each stages most combative rider, and the rider who crosses the Tour de Frances highest peak first.The total prize money is unchanged from last year, when Jonas Vingegaard topped the podium. The Dane enters the Tour de France having seen his season derailed by the fallout from a severe injury picked up at the Itzulia Basque Country in the spring. Eternal Tour rival Tadej Pogaar, meanwhile, returns to the Tour having won the Giro dItalia in dominant fashion in May.The overall winner of the maillot jaune will win 500,000, with the runner-up taking home 200,000 and third getting 100,000.The Tour prize pot is considerably greater than even the likes the Giro dItalia, where the total prize money in 2024 was 1.5m and the race winner Pogaar received 265,000, with second place Dani Martnez getting 133,000 and third 68,000.Its also worth mentioning that whereas many one day races now offer equal prize money for the mens and womens races, the winner of the Tour de France Femmes wins just 50,000 and the total prize pot is 250,000, despite both races being owned by the ASO.Of note is that the Tour de Frances press office posts regular updates on how much money each team has earned throughout the stages, which can be a good indicator for how each of them is doing overall. This also includes fines picked up for minor rule breakages as well.For now, lets dig into the Tour de Frances money bags. Related Posts How are the favourites preparing for the Tour de France? Does the combination jersey at the Tour de France have a place in modern cycling? In celebration of the yellow jersey Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know History of the Tour de France jerseys and how they got their colours Yellow jerseyA.S.O./Pauline BalletAside from the coveted final yellow jersey, the overall winner of the Tour de France will take home 500,000. For every stage along the way that a rider wears yellow, meanwhile, they will add 500 to their winnings.Outside the 200,000 and 100,000 prizes for whoever ends up on the lesser two steps of the final podium, riders down to 19th in the general classification will earn diminishing cash prizes from 70,000 down to 1,100.After that, each rider will collect 1,000 if they cross the finish line in Paris sitting above 160th. Think of this as a financial participation medal.The majority of the overall prize money is given out in the GC classification.500,000200,000100,00070,000Stage winsA.S.O./Charly LopezAll 21 stages are given the same amount of prize money, regardless of the stages status or difficulty.The winner of each stage gets 11,000and every rider in the top 20 on each day will rake in some prize money, with 20th place taking home 300.11,0005,5002,800Green jerseyA.S.O./Charly LopezThe green jersey, or maillot vert in French, is worn by the rider who accumulates the most points at stage finishes and intermediate sprints. The leader of this classification is usually the best sprinter in the race.For every stage they keep the maillot vert,riders will get 300.Not to be snubbed, victory at an intermediate sprint affords 1,500, while second and third take home 1,000 and 500 respectively. This is usually fought out by the breakaway.The final overall points classification has a bigger prize pot, with the winner claiming 25,000.25,00015,00010,000Polka dot jerseyA.S.O./Charly LopezIt gets slightly more complicated for the King of the Mountains jersey.Riders first over the summit of each categorised climb rake in between 5,000 and 200, depending on the difficulty of the climb as deemed by the race organisers. This is on a scale from hors-catgorie (out of category) often written as HC to categories 1, 2, 3 and 4. This scale of difficulty dictates the points distributed over the climb and the prize money dished out (as well as how many riders are categorised).Hors-catgorie climb800450300First category climb650400150Second category climb500250For a third category climb, the first rider over the top gets 300, while its 200 for a fourth category climb. Everyone else gets nothing.A.S.O./Pauline BalletTo add to the complexity, there is a special prize on offer, the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, named in honour of the Tours creator and first race director. Its awarded to the rider that is first over the Tours highest peak each year, which is often the 2,642m Col du Galibier in the Alps, where a monument to Desgrange sits. This year the Galibier is scaled on Stage 4, but wont be the highest point of the race. Instead the Souvenir Henri Desgrange will be awarded on the 2,802m Cime de la Bonette, which the riders face on Stage 19. The prize is worth 5,000.Theres a second 5,000 prize, the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, for the first rider to the top of the 2,115m Col du Tourmaleton Stage 14. Its named in honour of the second director of the Tour de France.Wearing the polka-dot jersey is worth 300 for each stage. Prizes for the King of the Mountains overall are the same as for the points classification:25,00015,00010,000White jerseyA.S.O./Charly LopezA small, but perfectly formed award, the white jersey is given to the highest rider in the general classification under the age of 25. The highest under-25 finisher on each stage wins a 500 boost and a day in the jersey provides 300.The top four young riders overall at the end get the following:20,00015,00010,0005,000Most aggressive riderA.S.O./Charly LopezThe next prize award in our list goes to the most combative rider.For each stage, the rider who has ridden the most aggressively is awarded the most combative rider prize, earning 2,000 and being given a red race number, ordossard, for the next days stage. Nowadays, this is decided by an online poll.The super combatif award is handed to the rider deemed the most aggressive throughout the entire race. The nominees are judged by an online vote and a jury decision. For the lucky winner, a neat cheque of 20,000 comes for all those efforts.Team classificationA.S.O./Pauline BalletFinally, the team award.This is determined by the cumulative time of each teams three fastest finishers on each stage and is distributed between riders and staff. For each stage, its worth 2,800. The team in pole position in this classification gets to wear a yellow helmet.The overall team classification is worth:50,00030,00020,000Best team memberA.S.O./Charly LopezEach week, theres a prize for the rider whom the jury and a public vote consider the best team rider of the week. In French, this is called the meilleur quiper, and is described by the race organisers to honour a rider often in the shadow of their teams star.These are decided after stages 9, 15 and 19. This weekly prize is worth 3,000.In 2023, awards were given to Wout van Aert (week one), Sepp Kuss (week two), and Mathias Skjelmose (week three). 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