Van der Poel is not only the sportsman of the spring but also the financial king: Philipsen and Pogacar second and third
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Money, money, money! Cha-ching, cha-ching! Those who impress in the spring earn heaps of praise, honorable mentions, and wonderful memories. But, of course, they also get a chunk of prize money. Sporza calculated that Mathieu van der Poel is not only the sportsman of the spring but also the financial king. But Tadej Pogacar, of course, cannot be left out...
It might not be a lot, but during his classic spring season, MVDP has nevertheless cycled together almost 80,000 euros in prize money—79,500 euros, to be precise. And with that, he is the absolute top earner, followed at a respectful distance by his teammate Jasper Philipsen. The Flame of Ham earned 66,035 euros in prize money. In short, Alpecin-Deceuninck did well.
Following Van der Poel and Philipsen, Pogacar and Pedersen also rake in substantial amounts
Next up is Pogacar, who, besides winning the Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège with a strong solo effort, also secured third place in Milan-San Remo, marking a phenomenal spring season (not to mention his dominance in the Tour of Catalonia). The Slovenian amassed 41,000 euros in prize money, nearly 8,000 euros more than Mads Pedersen, who is fourth on the list with 33,900 euros.
Noteworthy mentions include Luca Mozzato of Arkéa-B&B Hotels (eighth with 18,905 euros) and Nils Politt of UAE Team Emirates (sixth with 22,100 euros). Also, Stephen Williams of Israel-Premier Tech (tied for tenth with 16,000 euros) ranks surprisingly high. Disappointments include riders like Kasper Asgreen and Arnaud De Lie, who earned just 500 and 1145 euros in prize money, respectively. Below is the complete top fifteen.
- Mathieu van der Poel (79,500 euros)
- Jasper Philipsen (66,035 euros)
- Tadej Pogacar (41,000 euros)
- Mads Pedersen (33,900 euros)
- Tim Merlier (23,830 euros)
- Nils Politt (22,100 euros)
- Tom Pidcock (20,300 euros)
- Luca Mozzato (18,905 euros)
- Matteo Jorgenson (17,600 euros)
- Stephen Williams (16,000 euros)
- Jan Tratnik (16,000 euros)
- Wout van Aert (15,515 euro)
- Maxim Van Gils (12,400 euros)
- Michael Matthews (11,300 euros)
- Romain Bardet (10,400 euros)
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