2023-07-31 19:35:00
All work merits salary. And, even more, when it is very well done, as in the case of Lotte Kopecky, who finished second in the Tour de France on Sunday in Pau. In total, the 27-year-old from Antwerp has accumulated 40,338 euros in earnings during her fantastic week spent in France.
Her second place in the general classification brought her 25,000 euros, half of the winner Demi Vollering (50,000 euros). The difference with men is obviously huge. Jonas Vingegaard, in fact, pocketed 500,000 euros and Tadej Pogacar, his first runner-up, 200,000. This difference is partly explained by the fact that the men’s Grande Boucle is three times longer and also much more mountainous.
His stage victory brought him 4000 euros
To come back to our compatriot, his stage victory on the first day in Clermont-Ferrand brought him 4,000 euros, when the winner of a stage in the men’s Tour pocketed 11,000. If we add to these amounts, the bonuses collected in the various intermediate sprints, the double winner of the Tour of Flanders received, in all, 10,010 euros in bonuses for the different stages. For similar places on the finish line, a male counterpart would have pocketed 28,980 euros in bonuses.
To this must be added what she received for having led the rankings of first overall (for six days), best sprinter (seven days) and, even, best climber (one day): 1400 euros. For having won the green jersey at the end of the Tour, Kopecky received 3000 euros. Jasper Philipsen was given the handsome sum of 25,000 euros.
Finally, if we add what the team ranking brought him, won with the armada of SD Worx, our compatriot will therefore have pocketed 40,338 euros over his entire Grande Boucle. This is, of course, much less than Jonas Vingegaard (551,970 euros), but more than Wout van Aert and his 29,920 euros.
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