With permission from the outcome of Itzulia, Mathieu Van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky They were the great cycling stars of the weekend. He on Saturday by winning a phenomenal sprint at André-Pétrieux Velodrome the fourth edition of Paris-Roubaix and he on Sunday with a brutal display after alone 60 kilometers from the finish line.
The prize for both cyclists is the glory of going down in history in what is considered the queen of classic cycling events, in addition to the financial value and the beautiful trophy with a cobblestone that remembers many that both rider has to suffer along the way.length of the route.
so, Kopeckysecond in the 2022 edition, was awarded a financial prize of 20,000 euros, 10,000 euros less than van der Poel, for a total of 49,000 euros to be distributed among all cyclists.
On the other hand, the total allocated for the men’s race is 91,000 euros, of which 30,000 are for the winner, 11,000 for the runner-up, Van der Poel’s partner. Jasper Phillipen within Alpecin group which, as in 2023, repeated its position, and 6,000 euros for the Dane Mads Pedersen.
It is worth remembering that since the first women’s edition of Paris-Roubaix was held, the economic difference between the income of the male winner and the female winner has been reduced, especially after the British. Elizabeth Deignan will win the first edition in 2021. Then the organization allocated only 7,500 euros for the women’s event and 91,000 for the men’s event. that is why Colbrelli was awarded 30,000 euros and Deignan which is about 1,500, twenty times less.
Source: La Verdad
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