Behind the Belgian, comes his former teammate,
Primoz Roglic. The Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe leader is some distance behind Van Aert however, with his 25,565 euros over ten thousand less. In the fight for the Green Jersey,
Kaden Groves is Van Aert's main challenger but in the money list, the Australian is down in third.
The current Red Jersey
Ben O'Connor comes in 4th ahead of stage 9 winner
Adam Yates.
Pavel Bittner, in his debut Grand Tour has adapted very well, winning a stage and earning 13,000 euros over the course of the first week, good enough for 6th on the money list.
Brandon McNulty, who won the opening stage follows, before
Mathias Vacek,
Lennert Van Eetvelt and
Enric Mas round out the top 10.
Top earners at the 2024 Vuelta a Espana after 9 stages:
1. Wout van Aert (Team Visma | Lease a Bike ) – 37,675 euros
2. Primoz Roglic (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 25,565 euros
3. Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) – 20,220 euros
4. Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) – 17,515 euros
5. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) – 13,130 euros
6. Pavel Bittner (Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL) – 13,000 euros
7. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) – 11,600 euros
8. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) – 11,570 euros
9. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Dstny) – 8,640 euros
10. Enric Mas (Movistar Team) – 7,800 euros