Tour de France 2016: How much money does winner get?

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 26: Winner of the Tour Chris Froome of Great Britain and Team Sky wearing the yellow jersey and holding the polka dot jersey for best climber is surrounded by Peter Sagan of Slovakia and Tinkoff-Saxo wearing the green jersey for best sprinter (left) and Nairo Quintana of Colombia and Movistar Team wearing the white jersey for best young rider during the trophy ceremony, following stage twenty one of the 2015 Tour de France, a 109.5 km stage from Sevres to the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 26, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) /

The overall winner of the Tour de France 2016 will earn … €500,000

Tour de France 2016 will distribute €2.03 million in prize money to participating cyclists. Money is awarded in several categories including overall, each stage, team and individual-merit.

The overall winner of the Tour de France 2016 will receive €500,000; second place takes home €200,000 and third place gets €100,000. Prize money is scaled down and awarded out to last place. The cyclists ranked 91st through to last place and who finish the race receive €1,000.

For complete details of prize money allocation, click here and go to pages 17-19.

Stage awards

The winner of each stage takes home €11,000; second place gets €5,500 and third receives €2,800.

Team awards

The team with the best results for the entire competition earns €50,000. The second team in the overall category receives €30,000, third – €20,000, fourth – €12,000, and fifth – €8000.

Check out the bleacher report’s chart of prize money in popular categories:

**Tour de France 2016: Prize Money**
Category	Prize Money
Final Individual General Classification (1st)	€500,000
Final Individual General Classification (2nd)	€200,000
Final Individual General Classification (3rd)	€100,000
Daily Yellow Jersey Prize	€500
Stage Classification (1st)	€11,000
Stage Classification (2nd)	€5,500
Stage Classification (3rd)	€2,800
Intermediate Sprints (1st)	€1,500
Intermediate Sprints (2nd)	€1,000
Intermediate Sprints (3rd)	€500
Final Points Classification (1st)	€25,000
Final Points Classification (2nd)	€15,000
Final Points Classification (3rd)	€10,000
Best Climber Classification (1st)	€25,000
Best Climber Classification (2nd)	€15,000
Best Climber Classification (3rd)	€10,000

Source: letour.com

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