Tour de France 2022: Favourites
fotobureau 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 |
GC Favourites
Tadej Pogacar won La Grand Boucle two years in a row. And he pockets other stages races and even Monuments with remarkable ease. Who'll be able to challenge the 23 year old phenomenon from Slovenia? Cyclingstage.com brings you the pre-race favourites to win the 2022 Tour de France.
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Ganna for first yellow jersey
The Tour de France opens with a pan flat individual time trial in Copenhagen. Which suits the characteristics of World Champion Filippo Ganna just perfectly.
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For fast men #1
The 2nd stage at the Tour de France looks very enticing for the sprinters. In fact, echelons and punctures are the only things that could thwart the fast men.
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For fast men #2
The 3rd stage at the Tour de France is not entirely flat. But the obstacles are not at all hard. So the sprinters are likely to have it their way.
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Strongman-sprinter skillset recommended
The 4th stage at Le Tour runs through the hilly region behind the Opal Coast in northern France. The parcours could prove sufficiently tough to weed out the pure sprinters in favour of the types who are still fast after a hard race.
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More articles
Roubaix à La Grande BoucleLumpy race for attackers
Attackers or GC clash?
Finale for puncheurs
Attackers in the Alps
Breakaway day
GC clash at the Granon
Attackers in Alpe d'Huez
Hilly specialists with fast legs
Punchers at the airport
For fast men #3
Winning on descent
Puncher in the high mountains
Last chance for climbers
For fast men #4
Van Aert versus Ganna
For fast men #5