Catch Up! Tour de France 2018

The 2018 Tour de France is from July 7th to July 29th. We've got the overview you need to catch up before the big finale on Sunday, July 29th. 

Here is the route for the 105th Tour de France. It takes place in France with small detours into the Pyrenees in the Spain and France border. This year the race starts a week late due to conflicting dates with the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The race is made up of 22 teams with a total of 176 riders from 30 different countries. 

By Andrei Loas - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

The favorite to win and defending champion is Chris Froome, from Team Sky. Froome is most notably a 4 time Tour de France champion. He is trying for his 5th win. 

There are only 4 cyclists who have won the Tour de France 5 times: Jacques Anquetil (FRA), Eddy Merckx (BEL),  Bernard Hinault (FRA), andMiguel Indurain (ESP). Lance Armstrong was stripped of his 7 wins because of the doping scandal. 

A total of USD $2,670,390 cash prizes are awarded in the race. (All amounts are converted from Euros to USD) 

Prize breakdown: 

General Classification: 

1st Place winner is awarded USD $583,628

2nd Place winner is awarded USD $233,451

3rd Place winner is awarded USD $116,725

Final Points winner awarded USD $29,181

Final Mountain winner awarded USD $29,181

Best Young Rider awarded USD $23,345

Most Combative Rider awarded USD $23,345

All riders who finished in the top 160 are awarded some cash prize. 

Team Classification winners awarded USD $58,362

Each stage winner awarded USD $12,839

Those who placed 2nd-20th are given smaller amounts. 

The Souvenir Henri Desgrange winner (first rider to pass the Col du Portet, the summit of the highest climb in the Tour, stage 17) awarded USD $5,836. 

The Souvenir Jacques Goddet winner (first rider to pass Goddet's memorial, the summit of the Col du Tourmalet, stage 19) awarded USD $5,836. 

Here are the stage details and winners so far: 

Screenshot courtesy of  Wikipedia

Edit 7/29: Geraint Thomas of Team Sky has won the Tour de France!