832,750 euros to one team: UAE hogs 36% of Tour de France prize money
Of the roughly 2.3 million euros in prize money distributed at the 2026 Tour de France, UAE took 832,750 euros. That is 2.9 times second-place Red Bull's total, and a gap of 620,000 euros to third place.
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Three-line summary
- UAE Team Emirates-XRG took 832,750 euros, about 36%, of the roughly 2.3 million euros in total prize money
- That is 2.9 times second-place Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's 288,160 euros, and 627,880 euros more than third-place Lidl-Trek
- Pogačar's individual prize money alone was 611,980 euros, and a fifth Tour title ties the all-time record
Paris, July 26, 2026. When the final Stage 21 ended, Tadej Pogačar's (27) overall victory was confirmed. The course had been shortened from 133km to 88.7km because wildfire response personnel were redeployed. The stage win went to Mathieu van der Poel. Two days later, the prize money tally revealed the real number.
Tour de France prize money of 832,750 euros, 36% to a single team
Cycling Weekly's tally puts the prize money distributed at the 2026 Tour de France at about 2.3 million euros. Of that, 832,750 euros went into the books of a single team, UAE Team Emirates-XRG. Divided by 2.3 million euros, that is about 36%, more than a third going to one team.
In Cyclingnews' tally, second-place Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe took 288,160 euros and third-place Lidl-Trek 204,870 euros. UAE earned about 2.9 times the runner-up's total, a difference of 627,880 euros from third place.
Top 3 teams by prize money at the 2026 Tour de France
| Rank | Team | Prize money (euros) | vs. 1st place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | 832,750 | — |
| 2 | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe | 288,160 | 34.6% |
| 3 | Lidl-Trek | 204,870 | 24.6% |
500,000 euros for 1st overall: the prize table is top-heavy
The skew is not down to team strength alone. The prize table itself is concentrated at the top. NBC Sports's summary of 2026 general classification prize money is 500,000 euros for 1st, 200,000 euros for 2nd and 100,000 euros for 3rd. A stage win is worth 11,000 euros, so one overall victory equals 45 stage wins.
UAE took both 1st and 3rd place in this structure. Pogačar collected 500,000 euros and Isaac del Toro (22) 100,000 euros, with 20,000 euros for the young rider classification and 66,000 euros in prize money for six stage wins added on top. AP reported that the final standings were Pogačar 1st, Remco Evenepoel 2nd (+6 minutes 26 seconds) and del Toro 3rd (+9 minutes 42 seconds).
Pogačar's prize money is 611,980 euros, his salary 8 million euros
Pogačar's individual share is 611,980 euros. It is the 500,000 euros for the overall win plus bonuses for 5 stage wins and 16 days in the yellow jersey, according to Cyclingnews's tally. 73.5% of the team's prize money came from one rider. Del Toro added 155,450 euros, so the two together account for 92% of the team's prize money.
Evenepoel (26) took in 247,800 euros in individual prize money. That was 200,000 euros for 2nd overall plus the Stage 15 win, a first career Tour stage victory. Pogačar alone earned 2.5 times that. However, Tour prize money is customarily shared with teammates and staff rather than being take-home pay.
Born on September 21, 1998, in Slovenia, Pogačar made a WorldTour debut by joining UAE in 2019 and won that year's Tour of California at age 20; the contract runs through 2030. With five Tour overall titles, Pogačar ties the record held by Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain, UAE Team Emirates-XRG announced.
The 610,000 euros in prize money is not a big item in Pogačar's income. In the Gazzetta dello Sport tally (as of June 6, 2026) cited by TOUR magazine, Pogačar's 2026 base salary was estimated at about 8 million euros. That is the highest among riders, and 13 times the Tour prize money.
| Rank | Rider | Estimated salary | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | About 8 million euros | UAE Team Emirates-XRG |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel | About 6.6 million euros | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard | About 5 million euros | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel | About 4 million euros | Alpecin-Premier Tech |
| 5 | Wout van Aert | About 4 million euros | Team Visma | Lease a Bike |
| 6 | Primož Roglič | About 4 million euros | Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
From 700,000 euros in 2025 to 830,000 euros: the skew is now in its second year
The skew is not new this year. According to Eurosport's tally, UAE also topped team prize money at the 2025 Tour with 701,280 euros. ProCyclingStats lists 708,780 euros for the same race. Either way, this year's 832,750 euros is up by more than 120,000 euros from the previous year.
Here are the key figures in one paragraph. Distributed prize money of about 2.3 million euros, UAE 832,750 euros (about 36%), Pogačar 611,980 euros, Evenepoel 247,800 euros, del Toro 155,450 euros.
A caveat on the figures: ProCyclingStats lists Pogačar's individual prize money at 79,640 euros because its scope of tally differs. Total prize money also differs by several thousand euros between outlets, and salaries and bonuses are mostly undisclosed, so all of these are estimates.
The next race has already begun. Pogačar is the only one of the 3 Grand Tours missing a Vuelta a España title, and AP reported that Pogačar's possible participation in the race, which opened on August 22, 2026, was mentioned. Eddy Merckx, speaking to The National, said he expects Pogačar to surpass the Tour record on his own.
Related official sites
- Tour de France official website — check stage schedules and official announcements at the source
- Tour de France official race regulations and prize money guide — original rules on prize money by ranking and jersey bonuses
- Tour de France official standings page — confirmed records for the general, points, mountains and team classifications
- UAE Team Emirates-XRG official website — team roster and victory announcement
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