Tour de France 2017: Favourites
Chris Froome won his fourth Tour de France in the 104th edition of the race. The podium was rounded out by Rigoberto Uran and Romain Bardet, while Warren Barguil took the polka dot jersey, Michael Matthews the green jersey and Simon Yates was the best young rider. Winning five stages, Marcel Kittel was the best sprinter.
Read about the overall contenders or click links in underneath table for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race.
Favourites 2017 Tour de France – per stage:
| Date | Favourites | Length | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sa 1-7 | Chrono-specialists for the first yellow jersey | 14.0 km | flat ITT |
| 2 | Su 2-7 | Fast finishers fiesta | 203.5 km | flat |
| 3 | Mo 3-7 | Power to the punchers | 212.5 km | finish uphill |
| 4 | Tu 4-7 | False flat for fast men | 207.5 km | flat |
| 5 | We 5-7 | Froome's climb to yellow? | 160.5 km | mountain finish |
| 6 | Th 6-7 | Fast & furious in Troyes | 216.0 km | flat |
| 7 | Fr 7-7 | Sprinters in Nuits-Saint-Georges | 213.5 km | flat |
| 8 | Sa 8-7 | Breakaway day for climbers | 187.5 km | mountains |
| 9 | Su 9-7 | Hors catégorie climbers with strong descent | 181.5 km | mountains |
| Mo 10-7 | Rest day in Dordogne | |||
| 10 | Tu 11-7 | Sprinters or late atackers | 178.0 km | flat |
| 11 | We 12-7 | Sprinters or ecapees in transition stage | 203.5 km | flat |
| 12 | Th 13-7 | Clash of GC contenders | 214.5 km | mountains |
| 13 | Fr 14-7 | For descending devils | 101.0 km | mountains |
| 14 | Sa 15-7 | Punchy clash for Van Avermaet, Gilbert, et al | 181.5 km | heuvels |
| 15 | Su 16-7 | Attackers with descending skills | 189.5 km | hilly |
| Mo 17-7 | Rest day in Le Puy en Velay | |||
| 16 | Tu 18-7 | Sprinters or escapees | 165.0 km | hilly, flat finish |
| 17 | We 19-7 | To strike on Galibier descent | 183.0 km | mountains |
| 18 | Th 20-7 | GC contenders versus attackers | 179.5 km | mountains |
| 19 | Fr 21-7 | Escapees or exhausted sprinters | 222.5 km | hilly |
| 20 | Sa 22-7 | Specialists against GC guys | 22.5 km | ITT |
| 21 | Su 23-7 | Fast fiesta on Champs-Elysees | 103.0 km | flat |
Tour de France 2017: Route maps, height profiles, and more
Click the images to enlarge
Chrono-specialists for first yellow jersey
The 1st stage of the 2017 Tour de France is a flat individual time trial. Who are favourites to win the race and take the first yellow jersey?Read more »
Fast finishers fiesta
The route of the 2nd stage in the Tour de France runs from Düsseldorf to Liège. Yes, that's the arrival of one of the hilliest Classics on the calendar, but this is something else. Gently rolling roads lead to a wide boulevard that is screaming for a bunch sprint.Read more »
Power to the punchers
The 3rd stage in the Tour de France travels to a punchy finish climb in Longwy. The route takes in quite some hills, yet we can expect the race to come down to the steep finale.Read more »
False flat for fast men
Stage 4 in the Tour de France amounts to more than 200 kilometres, yet the route is tailor made for fast finishers.Read more »
Froome's climb to yellow?
The 5th stage of the Tour de France serves the first proper summit finish. The closing climb to La Planche des Belles Filles is 5.9 kilometres at 8.5%. Is Froome going to replace Thomas in the overall lead, or will the Welsman survive the steep ramps?Read more »
More articles
Fast & furious in TroyesSprinters in Nuits-Saint-Georges
Breakaway day for climbers
Hors catégorie climbers with strong descent
Back to the fast men
Sprinters or escapees in transition stage
Clash of GC contenders
For descending devils
Punchy clash for Van Avermaet, Gilbert, et al
Attackers with climbing legs and descending skills
Sprinters or escapees
To strike on Galibier descent
GC contenders versus attackers
Escapees or exhausted sprinters
Specialists against the GC guys
Fast fiesta on Champs-Elysees
GC Favourites