the fastest eight cyclists on each stage received a prize between 50 francs and 1,500 francs, varying per stage. the fourteen best cyclists in the general classification received a prize from 3,000 francs for the winner to 25 francs for fourteenth place. the remaining seven cyclists to finish in the general classification each received 95 francs, 5 francs for each of the 19 days that the race took, provided that they had not won more than 200 francs in prize money and did not have an average speed below on any stage.