With the 2024 Tour de France now completed, the ultimate rely for the quantity of prize cash received by every of the 22 groups is in, with Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Group Emirates after all on prime once more after dominating the three-week race.
Race winner Pogačar and his UAE assist squad raked in a shocking €806,810, nearly a 3rd of the €2,282,200 complete, via their dominance, with the Slovenian’s general yellow jersey victory netting €500,000 itself and his six stage wins amassing €66,000.
Pogačar’s teammates and key climbing domestiques João Almeida and Adam Yates managed fourth and sixth general behind their chief, including an additional €93,000 to their giant pot.
UAE’s complete was nearly €150,000 greater than that earned by Visma-Lease a Bike’s general win with Jonas Vingegaard in 2023. The Dutch squad earned the second most cash within the 2024 race due to the Dane’s second-place, stage win and 4 runner-up spots on phases, alongside the success of Matteo Jorgenson who was eighth general, totalling €356,220.
The GC podium continued to run according to the prize cash leaderboard, as Remco Evenepoel’s Soudal-QuickStep staff earned €248,860 due to his white jersey win, podium general and stage victory on the time trial into Gevrey-Chambertin.
Behind the massive weapons who vied for general victory in fourth was one of many WorldTour groups with the smallest price range, Intermarché-Wanty, with €111,760 in prize funds, fairly the bounce up from the €26,460 they made final yr because the fourth lowest-earning staff. They not solely took their first-ever Tour de France stage win however, via Binian Girmay, made historical past as he grew to become the first-ever black African to win a Tour stage win and a frontrunner’s classification as he took house the inexperienced factors jersey.
Additionally punching above their weight had been the 2 groups awarded wildcard entry to the 2024 race, Uno-X Mobility and TotalEnergies, proving each bit that they deserved to be there. Regardless of lacking out on a primary Tour stage win, the Norwegian staff, due to their fixed efforts within the breakaway, the place they racked up intermediate sprints, KOM factors and robust stage finishes, racked up €60,170 all through the three weeks – the eighth most.
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TotalEnergies, after being criticised for lots of the primary week as they didn’t get into many strikes, received the tenth most of any staff with 50,300. This was primarily due to Anthony Turgis’ beautiful stage 9 win on the gravel day into Troyes.
Additionally they managed to benefit from any French staff, regardless of being a second-division ProTeam and win over €15,000 greater than all the different groups from France – Arkéa-B&B Motels, Cofidis, Groupama-FDJ and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale.
