How much prize money did the peloton get in the Vuelta? Roglic supreme, other teams quite out of proportion
CyclingWednesday, 11 September 2024 at 17:14
The Vuelta a España ended Sunday with a final time trial, and thus, all the prize money was handed out as well. Which rider took home the most money? Which team managed to gather the largest amount? It's time to dive into
the numbers!
While Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) won the Vuelta by a
comfortable margin, the Slovenian rider dominated in the prize money standings: the four-time Vuelta winner took home €203,405! That is more than the number two (Ben O'Connor, €82,700), number three (Wout van Aert, €60,630), and number four (Kaden Groves, €54,080) combined. In spot 41, we see the highest-ranked Dutchman, Steven Kruijswijk (Visma | Lease a Bike), with €4,520.
In cycling, the prize money is commonly divided among the team members, making the classification even more interesting. Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe won that one, too, by a wide margin, with a whopping €247,460. UAE Team Emirates finishes second with €140,230, and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team is third with €99,020.
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Solid supremacy Red Bull, reasonable number of one-man teams
If you add up the prize money from Visma | Lease a Bike (€79,545), Alpecin-Deceuninck (€66,835), Lidl-Trek (€52,495), Soudal-Quick Step (€27,340) and INEOS Grenadiers (€19,700), that's still €1,545 less (!) than what Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe earned in prize money in this Vuelta a España. Talk about dominance...
Another striking statistic then: the more than two tons Roglic earned is just over 82% of his team's total prize money. A few teams are even more of a one-man team: the €82,700 O'Connor earned is over 83% of his team's total, and the €47,930 Enric Mas earned is just under 88% of Movistar's total (€54,525). Still, there is one formation that we can label as the absolute one-man team in this Vuelta: EF Education-EasyPost. Indeed, leader Richard Carapaz brought in €25,755 for that team, while the team collected a total of €26,405; that is 97.5% of the team total! By the way, Harry Sweeny single-handedly provided the remaining €650, a two-man team, in other words....
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- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024
- This is not a gravel race. UCI fail, from the surface they are on to team tactics. In what country was the first "gravel race" in what country is the most popular gravel race? Go with the race model that created the discipline.
Barnes127411-10-2024 - And don't forget he has now won 4 of the big 10 races (Grand tours, Monuments and WC/OG) in one year with a chance to make that 5. (5 has only been done once before)Joostmehrtens05-10-2024