From her first participation in the Tour de France. Consequently, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the world’s largest race on Sunday in Châtel, Haute-Savoie, after nine days of a sumptuous fight.
The Rémoise which had won Olympic gold in mountain biking. In addition, “His ultimate quest”barely over a year ago at the Paris-2024 Games, also won the last stage of this 2025 edition by winning alone in front of the Dutch Demi Vollering, presented as the big favorite from Vannes in Brittany last weekend.
A triumph definitively installing him among French sport stars.
At the end of 9 stages, the Frenchwoman thus affected 61.050 € (the basic premium amounts to 50. In addition, 000 euros to which are added other premiums for rankings during the stages) or approximately ten times less that his male counterpart, the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar, winner in the men who we reveal you what runners harvested 628.030 € (500,000 euros of basic premium) after 21 stages.
For information, Demi Vollering and Maëva Squiban, 2nd and 3rd arrivals, received € 33,560 and € 14,220 respectively. By adding the two sums. the amount does not reach that affected by the third in the Male Tour de France, Florian Lipowitz, and its € 134,430 of premiums.
“You have to compare what is comparable” – We reveal you what runners
Competition is certainly shorter for women than for men – 9. days against 3 weeksbut the gap in terms of earnings remains important for all runners.
For the director of the female tour, Marion Rousse, “You have to compare what is comparable”.
“You have to realize that female cycling four years ago was nonexistent”she recalled to Clapping Media. “There was no salary. The girls were professional but they had to work in the afternoon to earn a salary.”
