Tadej Pogacar earns over €400,000 through Giro d'Italia performances; Daniel Martinez, Jonathan Milan & Geraint Thomas also among top earners
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The 2024 Giro d'Italia belonged to Tadej Pogacar, there's no question about that. Six stage wins, a near ten-minute lead in the general classification and almost the entire race in the Maglia Rosa after his victory on stage 2.
As such, it's somewhat unsurprising that the UAE Team Emirates raked in the majority of the prize money on offer at the opening Grand Tour of the season. According to stats put together by procyclingstats.com, in total, the Slovenian earned the monster sum of €414,751 through his performances, almost €300,000 more than the next biggest earner, Daniel Martinez, the only other rider at the Giro d'Italia to earn more than €100,000.
Looking down the list, three-time stage winner and Maglia Ciclamino Jonathan Milan brought home €85,314 and Geraint Thomas earned €79,418 with no other riders garnering more than €50,000 over the last three weeks of racing.
Three-time stage winner Tim Merlier who secured the victory at the Giro d'Italia's finale in Rome took home €45,909 just a touch more than the winner of the White Jersey for Best Young Rider, Antonio Tiberi who secured himself €45,570. The resurgent Julian Alaphilippe who took a stage win and the award for most combative rider earned €39,145 and Kaden Groves, despite not managing to secure a stage win was the next biggest earner at €31,376.
Completing the top-10 are other notable names from the last three weeks, Thymen Arensman and top-6 finisher for the INEOS Grenadiers and Ben O'Connor who equalled his best ever Grand Tour performance by finishing 4th in the general classification.
Rider's Prize Money Earnings During 2024 Giro d'Italia
| 1 | POGAČAR Tadej | 414751 |
| 2 | MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe | 155644 |
| 3 | MILAN Jonathan | 85314 |
| 4 | THOMAS Geraint | 79418 |
| 5 | MERLIER Tim | 45909 |
| 6 | TIBERI Antonio | 45570 |
| 7 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | 39145 |
| 8 | GROVES Kaden | 31376 |
| 9 | ARENSMAN Thymen | 28949 |
| 10 | O'CONNOR Ben | 28053 |
| 11 | STEINHAUSER Georg | 26116 |
| 12 | NARVÁEZ Jhonatan | 25051 |
| 13 | PARET-PEINTRE Valentin | 24409 |
| 14 | BARDET Romain | 23516 |
| 15 | SÁNCHEZ Pelayo | 20818 |
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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- Roglic could not have won anyway, after Jonas followed him when Roglic decided it was his turn for a stage win. Jonas had already attacked Kuss twice, so it was Jonas who was within seconds of taking the lead before Kuss was 'gifted' the win. It felt a bit like Roglic was being thrown under the bus when the team made his unhappiness public.Hills3314-11-2026
- POG1, another nice doc about our favourite, I watched most of it with a big smile on my face (except for the bits about his crashes 😢 obvs!).Lozza14-11-2026
- Martinez had a good year! 5th at the Tour was a great result for him, albeit largely through getting in successful breaks, but he held it better than Pidcock who’d done the same.Lozza14-11-2026
- guess what Valgren, you're 34, and no you're not good enough. sorry to say.mij14-11-2026
- I'm a sepp fan and like to think he earned that LOL, indulge me : ) I think Jonas was fine. Roglic did not want to concede to Sepp. and I don't think you ever attack your own teammate in the leaders jersey if he is holding his own, which Sepp just about was.mij14-11-2026
- enough time? he's 24 years old. He's won 10 races over the last 2 years and some are significant. I won't argue about his attitude being good - it needs to improve. But with some coaching and mentorship he has a lot of winning ahead of him and has plenty of time to win a GT. I don't think he will ever beat Tadej, but everyone else is fair game Look at Mas and Valverde - they were 31 and 29, respectively, when they won the Vuelta.mij14-11-2026
- Pogacar has a fine head on his shoulders.Careful investments and a couple of coffee shops sounds like a wonderful way to chill after an intense career.Stay healthy GOAT.
Brucegel14-11-2026 - I live in Maribor.PogiSloFans14-11-2026
- I live in Ljubljana and often go on trips in the surrounding area, where I frequently see young cyclists in 'Pogi Team' jerseys training, either alone or in groups. By simply motivating so many young people to take up cycling, Tadej has already achieved something truly significant.Velijo14-11-2026
- That's an excellent point. It's interesting that Vader came to that realization only after he learned that his contract wasn't going to be renewed.
santiagobenites14-11-2026
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