The CX prize scheme – what does a cyclocross rider earn?
The revenues of an elite cyclocrosser consists of;
- salary the team pays him
- start fee, dependent on his level
- sponsor contracts
- and the premiums from the different rankings
World Cup
The most lucrative of crosses are the World Cup races. The winner of the race gets €5.000, the second one to finish gets €3.500 and the third receives €3.000. The total prize scheme per cross is €42.500.
The World Cup consists of 8 crosses: Plzen, Tabor, Koksijde, Igorre, Namen, Heusden-Zolder, Liévin and Hoogerheide. The overall winner gets €30.000. The total prize scheme is €160.000.
Superprestige
The overall winner of the Superprestige earns €26.000. The number two has to do with almost half that: €14.500.The last rider to earn money from the final ranking is the number 15. He wins €500. The Superprestige consists of 8 races: Ruddervoorde, Zonhoven, Hamme-Zogge, Asper-Gavere, Gieten, Diegem, Hoogstraten and Middelkerke.
1) € 26.000
2) € 14.500
3) € 8.750
4) € 6.000
5) € 4.250
6) € 2.800
7) € 2.200
8) € 1.900
9)€ 1.600
10) € 1.200
11) € 1.000
12) € 800
13) € 500
14) € 500
15) € 500
GvA Trophee
In the Gazet van Antwerpen Trophee the riders earn money by their place in the final ranking after eight crosses: Koppenberg, Ronse, Hasselt, Essen, Loenhout, Baal, Lille and Oostmalle. The winner gets €26.000:
1) € 26.000
2) € 18.000
3) € 12.500
4) € 9.000
5) € 7.000
6) € 5.000
7) € 3.000
8) € 2.000
9) € 1.500
10) € 1.000
The GvA cyclocross cycle has two other rankings: the Belgacom fastest lap and the intermediate sprint. The rider who clocks the most fastest laps in the eight races wins €2.500. The number two gets €500 and the third in the ranking receives €250. The rider who wins the most intermediate sprints in the GvA-crosses wins €2.500.
