Primoz Roglic won last Sunday the Cycling Tour of Spain for the fourth time in his career, and that generated prize money for the team Red Bull Bora.
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Roglic had already won the 2019, 2020 and 2021 editions and at 34 years old he equalled the record of titles in this competition, equalling the Spaniard in the list of winners. Roberto Heras (2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005).
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And at the same time, he left behind other cyclists who won the Vuelta three times, the Swiss Tony Rominger (1992, 1993, 1994) and Spanish Alberto Contador (2008, 2012, 2014).
“I’m happy, just savouring it,” said the veteran rider, who has also won the Giro d’Italia but has not been able to win the Tour de France.
In terms of prize money, the Vuelta does not pay very well compared to the Giro and the Tour, but it is something, although the organisation of the race has received a lot of criticism for this.
His compatriot, Tadej Pogacar, just to win the Giro d’Italia He took 265,668 euros, compared to 500,000 euros Tour de Francethat is a huge figure.
But Roglic only earned 150,000 euros after winning the Vuelta. The Australian, on the other hand, earned 57,985 euros. Ben O’Connor as second place and Enrique Mas He won 30,000 euros for finishing third.
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