Tour de France 2021: Favourites
image: Cor VosThe 2021 Tour de France was a fascinating battle from start tot finish . Not so much for the GC victory – Tadej Pogacar was in a class of his own -, but virtually all stages were intriguing in itself. Mark Cavendish won four spimts finishes to match the all-time record of 34 stage wins held by Belgian legend Eddy Merckx since the 1970’s.
Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in underneath scheme for our prognosis regarding the individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Tour de France 2021 favourites – per stage
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More articlesTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 4: Sprint in FougèresTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 5: ITT specialists on rolling routeTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 6: Back to the fast menTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 7: Late attack or strong sprintersTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 8: Climbers with fast descentTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 9: First high altitude finishTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 10: Sprint in ValenceTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 11: Up and down the VentouxTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 12: Sprint after crosswindsTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 13: Sprinters or attackersTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 14: Fast descenders in hilly raceTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 15: Downhill finish in the PyreneesTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 16: Breakaway dayTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 17: GC clash at the PortetTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 18: Last chance for climbersTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 19: Sprinters or attackersTour de France 2021 Favourites stage 20: ITT with yellow lining
