Tour de France 2020: Favourites

Egan Bernal did not reclaim his crown in the 107th Tour de France. Primoz Roglic wore the yellow jersey for twelve days before Tadej Pogacar seized power on the penultimate day of action.

Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in the table below for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).

Tour de France 2020 favourites – per stage

date favourites km type
1 29-8 Fight for yellow 156 hills
2 30-8 Climbers with descending skills 187 mountains
3 31-8 Sisteron’s sprint fest 198 flat
4 1-9 Attackers or GC riders 157 mountains
5 2-9 Strong sprinters on false flat finish 183 flat
6 3-9 Tricky day in the Cevénnes 191 hills
7 4-9 Sprint stage with echelon threat 168 flat
8 5-9 Fast descenders in first Pyrenees race 140 mountains
9 6-9 For daredevil punchers 154 mountains
7-9 rest day
10 8-9 Echelons on the Atlantic coast? 170 flat
11 9-9 Royal sprint in Poitiers 167 flat
12 10-9 Day for the breakaway 218 hills
13 11-9 Huge clash in the Massif Central 191 mountains
14 12-9 Classics riders in Lyon 197 hills
15 13-9 Grande Finale on Grand Colombier 175 mountains
14-9 rest day
16 15-9 Alpine race with punchy finale 164 mountain
17 16-9 Two monster climbs for mountain goats 168 mountains
18 17-9 Heroism on unpaved roads 168 mountains
19 18-9 A taste of Champs-Élysées 160 flat
20 19-9 Dennis versus Dumoulin 36 ITT
21 20-9 Final sprint in Paris 122 flat

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Tour de France 2020 Favourites stage 4: Attackers or GC riders

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