The esteemed will wrap up on Sunday with several cyclists in the mix to pocket a serious amount of money. While Mads Pedersen has already won the points classification, and Lorenzo Fortunato has claimed victory in the mountains classification, both with a race to spare, there's still all to play for across and beyond.

Cycling stars such as Isaac del Toro, Richard Carapaz, Simon Yates and Primoz Roglic were some of the names competing for the top prize. However, the grand sum on offer is dwarfed by that at the . This year's Tour de France starts in on July 5 and finishes in Paris on July 27. While the Giro d'Italia grants a total £1.3million (€1.6m) fund to winners, the French-based race parts with £1.9m (€2.3m).

The prize money for the winner at the Giro d'Italia is split up. The majority of the money goes to the rider who pulls on the maglia rosa at the end of the 21 days, per. As well as the Trofeo Senza Fine - affectionately known as the endless trophy - and the pink jersey, the winner in Rome will also pocket £97,513 (€115,668).

Finishing second on the podium will bank you a little over £49,000 (€58,000) with the third placed rider overall netting £24,280 (€28,801). The rider who comes fourth takes home £12,237 (€14,516), fifth £9,824 (€11,654), sixth and seventh £7,214 (€8,558) and eighth and ninth get £4,826 (€5,725). All riders between 10th and 20th receive £2,413 (€2,863).

There is also a 'Special Prize' fund, according to Giro organisers RCS. This would mean £126,457 (€150,000) for the winner, £63,228 (€75,000) for second and £33,722 (€40,000) to third.

Then £5,901 (€7,000) follows for fourth, £5,479 (€6,500) for fifth and £4,215 (€5,000) for riders sixth to 10th. So for winning the Giro the champion will get £223,971 (€265,668), not including other potential prizes.

With the Tour de France, a vital factor to note is, like the Giro d'Italia, the prize money does not solely go to the person who has won. Instead, it is tradition that the money is split between the team that helped the winner clinch the title, and so domestiques (a rider who supports their team leader) could end up winning as much as their leader who wins overall.

At last years's event, Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates earned £423,000 (€500,000) for winning the Tour - around 20 per cent of the £1.95m purse. Second placed Jonas Vingegaard scored a £169,000 (€200,000) haul. For 20th-160th, €1,000 (£845) was awarded.

Stage wins however are worth £9,518 (€11,000), with prize money offered to riders who finish in the top 20 on each day. You also get money for leading the classifications each day, with £421 (€500) per stage given to the man in yellow, and £252 (€300) to the other distinctive riders.

Intermediate sprints each day are worth £1,264 (€1,500) for the first rider across the line. While second gets £843 (€1,000), third £421 (€500) while the green jersey winner - the rider with the most sprint points at the end of the race - secures £21,076 (€25,000).