Tour de France 2022: Favourites

Wout van Aert Tour - Tour de France 2022: Favouritesimage: 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 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 2022 – favourites per stage

date favourites km type
1 2-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 1 Ganna fors first yellow 13.2 ITT
2 2-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 2 For fast men #1 202.2 flat
3 3-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 3 For fast men #2 182.0 flat
4-7 rest day
4 5-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 4 Strongman-sprinter skillset recommended 171.5 hills
5 6-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 5 Roubaix à la Grande Boucle 153.7 cobbles
6 7-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 6 Lumpy race for attackers 219.9 hills
7 8-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 7 Attackers or GC clash? 176.3 mountains
8 9-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 8 Finale for puncheurs 186.3 hills
9 10-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 9 Attackers in the Alps 192.9 mountains
11-7 rest day
10 12-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 10 Breakaway day 148.1 hills
11 13-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 11 GC clash at the Granon 151.7 mountains
12 14-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 12 Attackers in Alpe d’Huez 165.1 mountains
13 15-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 13 Hilly specialists with fast legs 192.6 flat
14 16-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 14 Punchers at the airport 192.5 hills
15 17-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 15 For fast men #3 202.5 flat
18-7 rest day
16 19-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 16 Winning on descent 178.5 hills
17 20-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 17 Puncher in the high mountains 129.7 mountains
18 21-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 18 Last chance for climbers 143.2 mountains
19 22-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 19 For fast men #4 188.3 flat
20 23-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 20 Van Aert versus Ganna 40.7 ITT
21 24-7 Tour de France 2022 favourites stage 21 For fast men #5 115.6 flat

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