Prize money in Vuelta: Remco Evenepoel already earned almost twice as much as red jersey wearer Sepp Kuss | Vuelta

Two stage wins, two second places, three days in the red leader’s jersey, six days in the white youth jersey and since Saturday also owner of the mountains jersey. To say the least, Evenepoel is one of the main players in this Vuelta. And that also translates into the prize money earned during the first two weeks.

Up to and including stage 15, the Belgian champion collected 42,050 euros. That puts him right at the top. Kaden Groves – two-time stage winner and owner of the points jersey – follows in second place with 36,940 euros. Sepp Kuss, who has been wearing the red jersey for eight days, is third with 24,925 euros. His Jumbo-Visma colleagues Jonas Vingegaard (21,135 euros) and Primoz Roglic (19,470 euros) complete the top 5.

Not unimportant: there is a tradition that the prize money within the teams is divided among the riders and staff members.

If we look at the teams as a whole, it is not surprising that Jumbo-Visma stands head and shoulders above the rest. So far they have credited 69,640 euros to the account. Soudal Quick-Step follows in second place, with 46,500 euros. An amount almost entirely collected by Evenepoel. UAE Team Emirates (40,620 euros), Alpecin-Deceuninck (38,570 euros) and Team DSM (31,095 euros) are also in the top 5.