The yellow jersey is the greatest trophy in cycling. The cyclist who wins it has the honor of inscribing his name in the history of the sport after long days of grueling suffering. Winning the Tour de France may be an indescribable milestone, but in this case the glory is accompanied by a tidy sum of money. Despite the fact that cycling moves figures that are far from the numbers of other sports, the Tour is the race that distributes the biggest booty of the calendar.
Beyond the contracts of the big stars, the rest of the peloton earns a more modest salary. Hence the importance of the prize money, which is usually shared among all team members – riders, assistants, mechanics and others.
The Tour de France 2024 has prepared the same amount of money as it had last year: 2,308,200 euros. The figure is considerably higher than the €1,600,000 given for this season’s Giro.
General classification prizes
This is the category that hands out the largest amounts of money and the organization has the consideration to reward everyone who crosses the finish line on the last day of the race.
Winner: 500,000 euros
2nd: 200,000 euros
3rd: 100,000 euros
4th: 70,000 euros
5th: 50,000 euros
6th: 25,000 euros
7th: 11,500 euros
8º: 7,600 euros
9th: 4,500 euros
10th: 3,800 euros
11th-19th: between 3.000 and 1.100 euros
Other riders who finish the race: 1,000 euros.
In addition, for each stage that a rider wears the yellow jersey he/she will receive 500 euros.
Stage prizes
All stages distribute the same amount of money, regardless of difficulty, type, day or any other distinction.
Winner: 11,000 euros
2nd: 5,500 euros
3rd: 2,800 euros
4th: 1,500 euros
5th: 830 euros
6th: 780 euros
7th: 730 euros
8th: 670 euros
9th: 650 euros
10th: 600 euros
11th-20th: between 540 and 300 euros
Prizes for points classification: green jersey
Another of the best-endowed prizes, awarded to whoever scores the most points.
Winner: 25,000 euros
2nd: 15,000 euros
3rd: 10,000 euros
4th: 4,000 euros
5th: 3,500 euros
6th-8th: between 3,000 and 2,000 euros.
In addition, for each stage that a rider wears the green jersey he will receive 300 euros. As for the intermediate sprints, a prize of 1,500 euros is awarded to the winner, 1,000 euros to the second and 500 euros to the third.
Mountain classification: polka dot jersey
One of the most coveted and and historically most prized.
Winner: 25,000 euros
2nd: 15,000 euros
3rd: 10,000 euros
4th: 4,000 euros
5th: 3,500 euros
6th-8th: between 3,000 and 2,000 euros.
In addition, for each stage that a rider wears the green jersey, he will receive 300 euros.
Beyond the overall mountain classification, the organization has established different economic prizes depending on the difficulty of each mountain pass, which will also award different points for the overall mountain classification.
Category mountain passes/financial prizes
| HC | First category | Second category | Third category | Fourth category |
| 800 € | 650 € | 500 € | 300 € | 200 € |
| 450 € | 400 € | 250 € | – | – |
| 300 € | 150 € | – | – | – |
The Tour also offers the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, which is awarded to the rider who finishes first over the highest pass of the race – this time it will be awarded at the 2,802-meter Cime de la Bonette on stage 19. The prize is 5,000 euros.
On the other hand, there is another special prize called Souvenir Jacques Goddet, which is given to whoever climbs the Tourmalet first -this year, on stage 14-. The prize money is an additional 5,000 euros.
Youth classification prizes: white jersey
Only riders under 25 years of age are eligible for this award.
Winner: 20,000 euros
2nd: 15,000 euros
3rd: 10,000 euros
4th: 5,000 euros
In addition, for each stage that a rider wears the white jersey he will receive 300 euros and the best rider of each day will receive 500 euros.
Combativity classification prizes
The prize for being the most combative rider of each stage is an income of 2,000 euros; the overall winner of this category receives 20,000 euros.
Team classification prizes
This classification is obtained by adding the cumulative time of the first three riders of each team in each stage.
Winner: 50,000 euros
2nd: 30,000 euros
3rd: 20,000 euros
4th: 12,000 euros
5th: 8,000 euros
In addition, each stage is valued at €2,800; each week there is also a prize of €3,000 for the best team rider.