image: Cor VosThe 2023 Tour de France was an exciting edition. Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar battled it out on GC until the Slovene cracked in the final week. Winning four stages, Jasper Philipsen was the most successful stage hunter, while Tadej Pogacar tunred out on top in two stages. All other stages were won by different riders.
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 2023 – favourites per stage
| date | favourites | km | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-7 | Hilly specialist for first yellow | 182.0 | hills |
| 2 | 2-7 | Sprint of strongmen | 208.9 | hills |
| 3 | 3-7 | For fast men#1 | 187.4 | flat |
| 4 | 4-7 | For fast men#2 | 181.8 | flat |
| 5 | 5-7 | Attackers in first mountain race | 162.7 | mountains |
| 6 | 6-7 | GC riders or attackers in ski resort | 144.9 | mountains |
| 7 | 7-7 | For fast men#3 | 169.9 | flat |
| 8 | 8-7 | Late attackers in thriller finale | 200.7 | hills |
| 9 | 9-7 | Mountain goat at Puy de Dôme | 182.4 | mountains |
| 10-7 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 11-7 | Attackers’ paradise | 167.2 | hills |
| 11 | 12-7 | For fast men#4 | 179.8 | flat |
| 12 | 13-7 | Attackers in the Beaujolais | 168.8 | hills |
| 13 | 14-7 | Attackers or GC riders | 137.8 | mountains |
| 14 | 15-7 | Climbers with descending skills | 151.8 | mountains |
| 15 | 16-7 | Climb fest in shadow Mont Blanc | 179.0 | mountains |
| 17-7 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 18-7 | ITT for climbers | 22.4 | ITT |
| 17 | 19-7 | Double digit denouement | 165.7 | mountains |
| 18 | 20-7 | For fast men#5 | 184.9 | flat |
| 19 | 21-7 | Sprinters or attackers | 172.8 | hills |
| 20 | 22-7 | Final say in brutal Vosges race | 133.5 | mountains |
| 21 | 23-7 | For fast men#6 | 115.1 | flat |
