I did not mean the sponsorings.. Look at this numbers, maybe you'll agree. I maintain: he stole millions...
The racers get money for each stage ranking of the tour and for the final ranking. This is a list of TdF 2012 (in Euro)
For each Stage:
1. 8.000
2. 4.000
3. 2.000
4. 1.200
5. 830
6. 780
7. 730
8. 670
9. 650
10. 600
11. 540
12. 470
13. 440
14. 340
15. 250
16. - 20. á: 200
Final standing by time:
1. 450.000
2. 200.000
3. 100.000
4. 70.000
5. 50.000
6. 23.000
7. 11.500
8. 7.600
9. 4.500
10. 3.800
11. 3.000
12. 2.700
13. 2.500
14. 2.100
15. 2.000
16. 1.500
17. 1.300
18. 1.200
19. 1.000
20. 950
21. 900
22. 850
23. 750
24. 700
25. 650
26. bis 30. je 600
31. bis 40. je 550
41. bis 50. je 500
51. bis 90. je 450
Each other classified: á 400
Final standings by points and appraisal
1. 25.000
2. 15.000
3. 10.000
4. 4.000
5. 3.500
6. 3.000
7. 2.500
8. 2.000
Final standtings for the teams:
1. 50.000
2. 30.000
3. 20.000
4. 12.000
5. 8.000
The most combative racer (jury decision)
1. 20.000
Carrier of a jersey or backnumber per stage:
yellow jersey: 350
green jersey: 300
mountain jersey (white with red dtos): 300
young profi yersey (white): 300
most combative racer (red backnumber): 2.000