foto: Cor VosThe 2022 Tour de France was a fascinating battle from start tot finish. Both winning three stages, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar were the most successful stage hunters. while Jonas Vingegaard turned out on top in the general classification.
Read about the pre-race favourites or click on the links in the table below for our prognosis regarding the individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).
Tour de France 2022 – favourites per stage
| date | favourites | km | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-7 | Ganna fors first yellow | 13.2 | ITT |
| 2 | 2-7 | For fast men #1 | 202.2 | flat |
| 3 | 3-7 | For fast men #2 | 182.0 | flat |
| 4-7 | rest day | |||
| 4 | 5-7 | Strongman-sprinter skillset recommended | 171.5 | hills |
| 5 | 6-7 | Roubaix à la Grande Boucle | 153.7 | cobbles |
| 6 | 7-7 | Lumpy race for attackers | 219.9 | hills |
| 7 | 8-7 | Attackers or GC clash? | 176.3 | mountains |
| 8 | 9-7 | Finale for puncheurs | 186.3 | hills |
| 9 | 10-7 | Attackers in the Alps | 192.9 | mountains |
| 11-7 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 12-7 | Breakaway day | 148.1 | hills |
| 11 | 13-7 | GC clash at the Granon | 151.7 | mountains |
| 12 | 14-7 | Attackers in Alpe d’Huez | 165.1 | mountains |
| 13 | 15-7 | Hilly specialists with fast legs | 192.6 | flat |
| 14 | 16-7 | Punchers at the airport | 192.5 | hills |
| 15 | 17-7 | For fast men #3 | 202.5 | flat |
| 18-7 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 19-7 | Winning on descent | 178.5 | hills |
| 17 | 20-7 | Puncher in the high mountains | 129.7 | mountains |
| 18 | 21-7 | Last chance for climbers | 143.2 | mountains |
| 19 | 22-7 | For fast men #4 | 188.3 | flat |
| 20 | 23-7 | Van Aert versus Ganna | 40.7 | ITT |
| 21 | 24-7 | For fast men #5 | 115.6 | flat |
