The classic spring is behind us and the balance can be drawn up: who collected the thickest envelopes? Although Mathieu van der Poel is the top favorite in every race, he is surprisingly not the Dutch cyclist with the most prize money behind his (or her) name.
With Liège-Bastogne-Liège the curtain has fallen on the classic spring. Time to take stock – also financially. How much prize money have the riders collected in recent weeks? We list everything based on figures from ProCyclingStats. And the number one won’t surprise you.
Pogacar vs. the rest
Thanks to wins in Milan-Sanremo, Strade Bianche, Tour of Flanders, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and a second place in Paris-Roubaix, Tadej Pogacar has become the big winner of the spring. Of just under 100,000 euros he earned the most prize money of all professional cyclists and leads the prize money rankings by a wide margin.
The first pursuer is Mathieu van der Poel. He deserved 56,500 euros by winning the E3 Saxo Classic, among other things. The Dutchman also finished second in the Tour of Flanders. For his fourth place in Paris-Roubaix he was allowed to collect 7,500 euros and for his eighth place in Milan-Sanremo he was allowed to add a small ‘pocket’ of 1,000 euros.
In third place we find Wout van Aert, mainly thanks to the 30,000 euros he won for his first place in Paris-Roubaix, his dream monument. The check of 30,000 euros is even the largest of the spring. With a third place in Milan-San Remo and a fourth place in the Tour of Flanders, Van Aert’s spring was certainly a success, with a total of 45,900 euros.
Jasper Philipsen is in fifth place. Thanks to his wins in Nokere Koerse and In Flanders Fields, he received 16,000 euros in prize money each time. Second place, after Dylan Groenewegen, in the Tour of Bruges, earned the Limburger another 8,000 euros. Philipsen is like that 32,880 euros richer.
Remco Evenepoel cycles 26,000 euros together, while Dylan Groenewegen is the second Dutchman with 23,515 euros in prize money.
Top seven riders with the most prize money
1. Tadej Pogacar – 99,000 euros
2. Mathieu van der Poel – 56,500 euros
3. Wout van Aert – 45,900 euros
4. Paul Seixas – 34,750 euros
5. Jasper Philipsen – 32,880 euros
6. Remco Evenepoel – 26,000 euros
7. Dylan Groenewegen – 23,515 euros
Perfection supreme
Among the women, Demi Vollering clearly stands out. With wins in the Omloop, Tour of Flanders, Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne Liège, she takes the lead 60,250 euros on. Add to that a third place in Dwars door Vlaanderen (8,000 euros) and a third place in the Amstel Gold Race (4,000 euros) and you arrive at 72,250 euros in prize money.
Vollering earned 15,750 euros more in prize money this spring than Mathieu van der Poel, who is probably well above Vollering in sponsorship money.
The surprising Franziska Koch follows at a considerable distance. Vollering’s teammate earned 24,028 euros, mainly thanks to her victory in Paris-Roubaix, where she received a check for 20,000 euros.
