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Tadej Pogacar on the last stage in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Image: keystone
The Pogacar Tour winner also needs strong arms, all of which he has won
Tadej Pogacar is celebrating his 22nd birthday today. The Slovenian can do it with a slightly grumpy head. After all, he had good reason to celebrate his birthday last night. Pogacar became the youngest rider to win the Tour de France since 1904. On the penultimate day of the three-week tour of France, he had replaced his compatriot Primoz Roglic at the top thanks to a time trial unleashed all the way to the Planche des Belles. Filles.
It was Pogacar’s third victory. Thanks to this, he was also the king of the mountain of the tour, and also won the junior ranking.
Pogacar and his jerseys for the general victory (yellow), those of the mountain (red dotted) and those of the junior competition (white). Image: keystone
Just for the overall victory, the young man, who was third in the Tour of Spain last year, will receive a cash prize of 500,000 euros. In total, his team, UAE Team Emirates, has won a bonus of 623,930 euros. Pogacar probably doesn’t see any of this, because the overall tour winner usually gives up his share of the prize money, which is divided within the team based on a predetermined key. Not only the drivers collect, but also the mechanics, massage therapists or office personnel of a team.
Trophies and flowers, lots of flowers.
But Pogacar doesn’t leave empty-handed either. His advisor is likely to talk to team leaders about a salary increase, although his contract only ran in early May until 2024. “I hope they will be productive years for everyone involved,” Pogacar said at the time when he only He considered it a beacon of hope for the future and he was not yet a Tour de France winner. If there is no bonus, you will definitely be an attractive partner for backers.
In any case, Tadej Pogacar does not leave Paris empty-handed. Quite the contrary: the 22-year-old won so much that he could barely carry it all himself …
A trophy for the overall victory
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Another trophy
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Sponsor’s stuffed lion and a bouquet of flowers.
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A trophy and a bouquet of flowers for the King of the Mountain.
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A trophy for winning the junior ranking. And of course a bouquet of flowers
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Not all 22 teams could expect big bonuses. The prize money ranking is a ranking that shows in black and white who has been in the spotlight in the last three weeks. While Marc Hirschi and the Sunweb team achieved a cash prize of 119,660 euros (fifth place) thanks to three stage victories, two French teams at the other end of the scale won next to nothing. Total Direct Energie won a cash prize of 18,820 euros and Arkea-Samsic, where Nairo Quintana (17th place overall) was again unable to fulfill high expectations, won only 15,800 euros on the French streets.
