In this article, we will try to discover the Tour De France 2022 winner prize money pool, how much money winners make, the total budget of the event and much more
Tour De France is one of the world’s biggest sporting event consisting best professional cyclists around the globe. The event generally held during July, which sees more than 200 cyclists around the globe race over 3,000 km within the span of just 23 days.
Most of the race takes place in France, covering mountains, towns, cities, countryside and some nearby foreign countries as well. This year Tour De France marked the 109th year of its event, which started on July 1st, in Copenhagen, Denmark and concluded in Paris, France on July 24th.
Tour de France 2022 Winners, Runner Up, Results And Winner Prize Money Pool Purse Breakdown
Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins cycling’s most prestigious event in only his second attempt and three years after turning professional. https://t.co/tDxIt0ezvU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 24, 2022
Le podium final du #TDF2022 !
1️⃣ 🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard
2️⃣ 🇸🇮 @TamauPogi
3️⃣ 🏴 @GeraintThomas86 pic.twitter.com/HHuXxvJoTs— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 24, 2022
💛 The Yellow Jersey blowing kisses.
💛 Le Maillot Jaune vous embrasse !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/2d9MXsvagK
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 24, 2022
Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark was crowned the winner of the 109th edition of the Tour De France. This was the maiden win for the Danish cyclist.
Tour De France 2022, Winners:
1st Position – Jonas Vingegaard (DNK)
2nd Position- Tadej Pogačar (Sl)
3rd Position- Geraint Thomas (GB)
As Tour De France is one of the biggest sporting events around the world, so it is quite obvious that the prize money will also, be similar. Well, lets try to figure it out.
Tour De France, 2022 total fund
Talking about this year’s Tour De France funds, it is slightly over £2.2 million (USD 2.7 Million) and is almost much the same as the Last year’s edition.
How much the winner will be awarded out of the total fund?
Tour De France 2022 winner, Jonas Vingegaard will receive £430,000 (USD 528,000) which is also much the same as the previous year’s winner winning amount.
Let’s now try to understand the prize money break down with the help of the table
| Competition | First place | Second place | Third place |
| Overall win (yellow jersey) | £430,000 | £170,000 | £86,000 |
| Teams win | £43,000 | £25,000 | £17,000 |
| Points win (green jersey) | £21,500 | £12,900 | £8,600 |
| Mountains (polka dot jersey) | £21,500 | £12,900 | £8,600 |
| Combativity (red jersey) | £17,250 | – | – |
| Young rider (white jersey) | £17,250 | – | – |
| Individual stages | £9,500 | £4,700 |
The pize money awarded in Tour De France is slightly different from other sports, as money is paid in a variety of different ways.
Winner – £ 430,000
1st Runner-up – £ 170,000 (USD 211,000)
2nd Runner-up – £ 86,000 (USD 105,000)
The winner of each stage takes home £9,500 (USD 11,600), the amount further splits between the teams finishing first, second and third in Tour De France.