Giro d'Italia prize money; every last cash prize for stages, the general classification and some competitions we had never heard of
Giro d'Italia 2018, every cash prize explained
Prizes for top 20 each stage
There was a total prize fund of €27,540 for the first 20 riders on each stage, which ran to €578,340 over the full 21 stages of the race.
- €11,010
- €5,508
- €2,753
- €1,377
- €1,102
- €826
- €826
- €551
- €551
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
- €276
Total €578,340
Final General Classification Prizes
The final general classification offered prizes for the top 20 riders. And as with the stage prize money, riders finishing 10th to 20th received exactly the same prize.
Combined, the prizes for the total 20 overall came to €289,170.
- € 115,668
- €58,412
- €28,801
- €14,516
- €11,654
- €8,588
- €8,588
- €5,725
- €5,725
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
- €2,863
Total €289,170
Additional 'special prizes' for top 10 overall
There is little - that is, no - explanation in the rule book as to why these are simply no added to the regular prizes for the final general classification.
Any plan to reduce the regular prize money would meet with objections, not to mention adverse media publicity.
However, special prizes that are not always offered and are perhaps dependent on a sponsor supplying the money would be easier to withdraw.
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These special prizes were not insignificant and brought for example, the winning prize to €205,668.
However, this was still less than half of the €450,000 that has been on offer to the Tour de France winner.
- € 90,000
- € 50,000
- € 20,000
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
- € 1,500
Total €170,500
Maglia Rosa - pink jersey
The rider who wore the Maglia Rosa - the general classification leader's jersey - each day won €1,000 for each day they had the jersey.
That's €21,000 over the 21 stages of this year's race.
Total €21,000
Maglia Rossa - red points jersey
There were prizes for the winner of the points classification on the day, as well as the holder of the points jersey each day and prizes for the final points classification.
The daily prizes were based on points awarded for the first 20 over the line, or 15 or 10 riders depending on how hard the stage was.
Stages were classified from A to E depending on "difficulty posed" and whether the stage was an individual or team time trial.
Added to the finishing points, there were also points awarded at certain primes along the way, which counted towards the daily prize, overall prize and prizes for the holder of the jersey each day.
The winner of the day's points classification wins €800, the 2nd placed rider €500 and the 3rd placed man in points scored on the day gets €200. That's €1,500 per day or €31,500 over 21 stages.
The rider who held the overall lead in the red jersey points classification each day won €500. That was €10,500 over 21 stages this year.
The final points classification saw cash prizes awarded for the top five overall - €10,000, €8,000, €6,000, €4,000, €3,000.
That added up to a total of €31,000 for the top five overall in the points classification.
Total through race €71,000
Maglia Azzurra - King of Mountains
This is similar to the Maglia Rossa points jersey in that there were three strands of cash prizes.
On each of the stages this year where there were classified climbs, there were prizes each day for the top three riders scoring the most points.
The prizes were €700, €400 and €200. This added up to a total of €22,100 over the course of the race.
There was also a prize of €500 for the rider who wore the Maglia Azzurra on each stage, adding up to €10,000 through the race.
And for the final placings in the mountains classification there were five prizes; €5,000, €4,000, €3,000, €2,000 and €1,000. This added up to €15,000.
Total through race €47,100
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Maglia Bianca - young riders' classification
There was a daily prize of €500 for the man who held the lead in the best young riders' classification that day.
And the winner of the classification at the end of the race received €10,000 followed by €8,000, €6,000, €4,000 and €2,000.
Total prize fund €40,500
Intermediate sprints
There were prizes daily for the top five riders collecting the highest total of points on each stage. The man with the most points each day won €500 followed by €400, €300, €200 and €100.
And at the end of the race there were prizes for the top riders in the overall classification. The winner received €8,000 followed by €6,000, €4,000, €2,000 and €1,000
Total through race €48,000
Azzurri d'Italia Prize
This was for the best Italian rider overall and attracted one prize only, for the winner; €5,000
Total €5,000
Breakaway Prize
This is for the rider in the breakaway most often; either solo or in an escape of no more than 10 riders.
Points were awarded each stage for a daily prize winner, with the rider who rode on the front solo or in the breakaway of 10 or less - with only breakaways clear for over 5km counting for points - winning €250.
And the overall winner of the classification received €5,000.
Total prize fund €9,500
Fighting Spirit prize
This was determined by the number of points a rider scores based on points scored at intermediate sprints, climbers' primes and at the finish.
It is essentially a combined competition within each stage. The winner of the competition on each stage received €300.
And when all of the daily fighting spirit totals were added at the end of the race, the rider who won the competition received €4,000.
Total fund €10,300
Energy Classification
Each day points were awarded - 3, 2 and 1 - for the three riders who completed the final 3km in the three fastest times.
And when the points awarded on each stage were all added up at the end of the race, prizes were awarded to the top three men; €5,000, €3,000 and €1,000.
Total prize fund €9,000
Team Classifications
At the end of each stage, the three best placed riders from each team had their times combined to determine the best team on the day.
Prizes were awarded for the top three teams of €500, €300 and €100 for a total through the race of €18,900 daily team prizes.
And at the end of the race, when all of the daily team times were added up, prizes were awarded for the five fastest teams overall of €5,000, €4,000, €3,000, €2,000 and €1,000.
Total prize fund €33,900
Super Team Competition
This was calculated daily by awarding points for the top 20 riders at the finish and the top five riders at each intermediate sprint.
The three teams who gathered the most points daily won €5oo, €300 and €100.
And when the overall classification was tallied at the end of the race by combining all of the daily scores, prizes were awarded to the five best teams; €5,000, €4,000, €3,000, €2,000 and €1,000.
Total prize fund €33,900
Fair Play Prize
This was worked out on the basis of the teams that incurred the lowest number of penalty points awarded each day for a variety of infringements.
For example, warnings of fines for riders of team cars breaching rules for feeding or driving in the cavalcade resulted in points. So too did disqualifications or downgrades in sprints and even doping violations, which attracted by far the biggest scores.
At the end of the race the three teams with the lowest scores were deemed the fairest teams and win €5,000, €3,000 and €2,000.
Total prize fund €10,000
Total race prize fund €1,377,210
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