CYCLING: Tour de France 2020

The Tour de France kicked off yesterday with an eventful stage around Nice, there have been plenty of crashes on a rainy day and a sprint that was won by Norway's Alexander Kristoff. 

Stage 1 results

1. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates    3:46:23
2. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo    
3. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb    
4. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    
6. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis    
7. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling    
8. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
9. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie    
10. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo

Today's stage keeps the peloton around Nice, but this time there will be some proper climbs and some long descents as well. Here's the profile: 

Let's see the odds for stage 2 at NetBet: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 4.75

Wout Van Aert - 8.50

Thomas De Gendt - 15.00

Primoz Roglic - 15.00

Sergio Higuita - 17.00

Alejandro Valverde - 26.00

Davide Formolo - 29.00

Soren Kragh Andersen - 29.00

Thibaut Pinot - 29.00

Philippe Gilbert - 29.00

Good luck! 

Julian Alaphilippe pulled off a superb victory today, and he also grabbed the yellow jersey as Alexander Kristoff fell minutes behind after the day's climbs. Alaphilippe attacked on the last climb of the day and then beat Hirschi and Yates in the final sprint. 

Stage 2 results

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    4:55:27
2. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb    
3. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    0:00:01
4. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    0:00:02
5. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling    
6. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    
7. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    
8. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    
9. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    
10. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Pro Cycling

General classification after stage 2

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    8:41:35
2. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    0:00:04
3. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb    0:00:07
4. Sergio Andres Higuita Garcia (Col) EF Pro Cycling    0:00:17
5. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    
6. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    
7. Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates    
8. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    
9. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    
10. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma

Stage 3 coming up today, a long one with a few small climbs so it should end with a mass sprint. Here's the profile: 

Now let's see the odds at NetBet: 

Sam Bennett - 3.75

Caleb Ewan - 4.75

Peter Sagan - 10.00

Giacomo Nizzolo - 10.00

Cees Bol - 13.00

Alexander Kristoff - 13.00

Wout Van Aert - 15.00

Elia Viviani - 17.00

Mads Pedersen - 17.00

Matteo Trentin - 26.00

Good luck! 

We had a mass sprint today, as expected, and this time Caleb Ewan was faster and more agile than his rivals. No changes at the top of the general classification. 

Stage 3 results

1. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    05:17:42
2. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    
3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) NTT Pro Cycling    
4. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation    
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    
6. Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    
7. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb    
8. Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team    
9. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
10. Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie

Today we'll have the first proper mountain stage of this year's Tour, there are five categorized climbs and the last one goes all the way up to the finish. It's true that it is not one of the most brutal climbs in the world, but it should make a few victims if the pace is high enough. 

Stage 4 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at NetBet: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 7.50

Primoz Roglic - 7.50

Adam Yates - 10.00

Sergio Higuita - 15.00

Tadej Pogacar - 15.00

Thibaut Pinot - 17.00

Egan Bernal - 23.00

Alessandro De Marchi - 26.00

Richard Carapaz - 29.00

Alejandro Valverde - 29.00

Tom Dumoulin - 31.00

Thomas De Gendt - 31.00

Good luck! 

Primoz Roglic established himself as the early favourite for the general classification win today, his team dominated the final climb and then he applied the finishing touch to get the stage victory. Fellow Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar finished second, while the most of the other general classification contenders were able to finish with the first group. Julian Alaphilippe did very well to stick with the best climbers and retains the yellow jersey for now. 

Stage 4 results

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    04:07:47
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    
4. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    
6. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    
7. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    
8. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    
9. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    
10. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott

General classification after stage 4

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    18:07:04
2. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:04
3. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:07
4. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:11
5. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:13
6. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:17
7. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:17
8. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:17
9. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:17
10. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:17

Today's stage 5 will be a tricky one, it doesn't have huge climbs but the terrain is difficult enough to facilitate escapes and surprise attacks. Here's how the profile looks like: 

Now let's check out the stage win odds at NetBet: 

Caleb Ewan - 2.75

Sam Bennett - 4.35

Wout Van Aert - 9.00

Giacomo Nizzolo - 9.50

Cees Bol - 12.00

Peter Sagan - 13.00

Mads Pedersen - 19.00

Alexander Kristoff - 23.00

Matteo Trentin - 26.00

Bryan Coquard - 29.00

Luka Mezgec - 29.00

Jasper Stuyven - 31.00

Good luck! 

Wout Van Aert has proven once again what an amazing rider he is, the Dutch youngster was the strongest and the most intelligent in today's uphill sprint to the finish. Sam Bennet took the green jersey from Peter Sagan, while Julian Alaphilippe lost the yellow jersey after being penalized for an illegal feed. 

Stage 5 results

1. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    04:21:22
2. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb    
3. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    
4. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    
5. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    
6. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott    
7. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
8. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    
9. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    
10. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation

General Classification after stage 5

1. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    22:28:30
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:03
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:07
4. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:09
5. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:13
6. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:13
7. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:13
8. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:13
9. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:13
10. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:13

We have another mountain stage today, there's a first-category climb in there that should do a lot of damage. We might see attacks between the favourites but we might also see a repeat of stage 4, when Team Jumbo-Visma set a harsh pace on the climb to keep Roglic's rivals at bay before the leader sprinted to the line. 

Stage 6 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at NetBet: 

Primoz Roglic - 4.50

Julian Alaphilippe - 10.00

Tadej Pogacar - 12.00

Alexey Lutsenko - 19.00

Lennard Kamna - 23.00

Alessandro De Marchi - 23.00

Thomas De Gendt - 26.00

Nicolas Roche - 26.00

Sergio Higuita - 26.00

Adam Yates - 26.00

Jesus Herrada - 26.00

Guillaume Martin - 29.00

Good luck! 

Alexey Lutsenko took the stage victory today, he escaped the peloton inside the day's break and then rode clear of his companions on the first-category climb. Julian Alaphilippe made an attempt to attack inside the final kilometre but he only managed to gain one second over Yates. 

Stage 6 results

1. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    04:32:34
2. Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis    00:00:55
3. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    00:02:15
4. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling    00:02:17
5. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    00:02:52
6. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    00:02:53
7. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers    00:02:53
8. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:02:53
9. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    00:02:53
10. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:02:53

General Classification after stage 6

1. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    27:03:57
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:03
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:07
4. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:09
5. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:13
6. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:13
7. Esteban Chaves (Col) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:13
8. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:13
9. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:13
10. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:13

Today's stage 7 is one for the sprinters, no doubt about that. 

Now let's see the odds for the stage win at NetBet: 

Caleb Ewan - 2.75

Sam Bennett - 4.35

Wout Van Aert - 9.00

Giacomo Nizzolo - 9.50

Cees Bol - 12.00

Peter Sagan - 13.00

Mads Pedersen - 19.00

Alexander Kristoff - 23.00

Matteo Trentin - 26.00

Bryan Coquard - 29.00

Luka Mezgec - 29.00

Jasper Stuyven - 31.00

Good luck! 

We had a crazy stage today, the wind caused all sorts of problems and we had a reduced sprint instead of a massive one. That allowed Wout Van Aert to claim his second stage victory in just three days, but also gave some GC contenders the opportunity to distance some of their rivals. Tadej Pogacar and Mikel Landa lost time as they were caught out of the peloton due to technical issues, while Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema also lost over a minute. 

Stage 7 results

1. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    03:32:03
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) NTT Pro Cycling    
3. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
4. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis    
5. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    
6. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    
7. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation    
8. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    
9. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    
10. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team

General classification after stage 7

1. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    30:36:00
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:03
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:09
4. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:13
5. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:13
6. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:13
7. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:13
8. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:13
9. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    00:00:13
10. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:13

Today we enter the Pyrenees and the stage will have three hefty climbs before a final descent towards the finish line. We could see a breakaway victory, but we will most likely witness attacks between the general classification contenders as well. Those who lost time in yesterday's hectic stage will surely try to claw something back if they have enough power in the legs. 

Stage 8 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at NetBet: 

Primoz Roglic - 1.74

Egan Bernal - 3.75

Tom Dumoulin - 11.00

Thibaut Pinot - 13.00

Adam Yates - 19.00

Tadej Pogacar - 19.00

Nairo Quintana - 19.00

Miguel Angel Lopez - 23.00

Julian Alaphilippe - 23.00

Emanuel Buchmann - 34.00

Guillaume Martin - 51.00

Mikel Landa - 51.00

Good luck! 

We had a breakaway victory today after all, Nans Peters was strong enough and determined to ride clear of everybody else and claim the biggest win of his career. Among the favourites, Tadej Pogacar was the most determined to attack after having lost time yesterday, and the Slovenian eventually managed to claw back 40 seconds. Adam Yates lost contact with the main group on the final climb but then managed to recover and keep the yellow jersey. Julian Alaphilippe had a terrible day and ended up losing around 12 minutes, no more dreams of yellow jerseys for him!  

Thibaut Pinot also got dropped and lost over 9 minutes, his dreams of general classification glory are over as well. 

Stage 8 results

1. Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    04:02:12
2. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:47
3. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team    00:00:47
4. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) CCC Team    00:01:09
5. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:41
6. Ben Hermans (Bel) Israel Start-Up Nation    00:03:42
7. Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    00:03:42
8. Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb    00:04:04
9. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:06:00
10. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:06:38

General classification after stage 8

1. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    34:44:52
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:03
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:09
4. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:11
5. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:13
6. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:13
7. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:13
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:13
9. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:48
10. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:01:00

Today's stage 9 might lead to another breakaway victory, the profile is quite similar to what we had on stage 8. There will be two big climbs to take on but they are pretty far from the finish, so most likely the big general classification favourites won't be too keen to attack. 

Stage 9 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 10.0
Tadej Pogacar - 11.0
Primoz Roglic - 15.0
Alexey Lutsenko - 21.0
Marc Hirschi - 23.0
Davide Formolo - 23.0
Ilnur Zakarin - 26.0
Maximilian Schachmann - 26.0
Daniel Martinez - 26.0
Thibaut Pinot - 26.0
Rudy Molard - 26.0
Warren Barguil - 26.0
Lennard Kamna - 26.0

Good luck! 

We got to see the big favourites in action today after all, Tadej Pogacar took the stage win while second-placed Primoz Roglic took the yellow jersey from Adam Yates as the Briton was unable to remain in the first group up the slopes of the final climb of the day and ended up losing close to a minute. 

Stage 9 results

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    03:55:17
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    
3. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb    
4. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    
5. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    
6. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:11
7. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:11
8. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:11
9. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:11
10. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:11

General classification after stage 9

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    38:40:01
2. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:21
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:28
4. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:30
5. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:32
6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:32
7. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:44
8. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:01:02
9. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:15
10. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:42

The race resumes after the first rest day with a stage that was designed for the sprinters, it's flat and it should be very fast. 

Stage 10 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Sam Bennett - 4.0
Caleb Ewan - 5.0
Wout Van Aert - 7.0
Cees Bol - 13.0
Mads Pedersen - 15.0
Peter Sagan - 26.0
Bryan Coquard - 31.0
Elia Viviani - 31.0
Alexander Kristoff - 31.0
Maximilian Walscheid - 31.0

Good luck! 

Sam Bennett finally grabbed the stage win that he was chasing since the start of the race, this time he timed his sprint to perfection and beat Ewan and Sagan to the line. The Irishman has also taken the green jersey off Sagan's back with this win. 

Stage 10 results

1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    03:35:22
2. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    
4. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis    
5. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo    
6. André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation    
7. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
8. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb    
9. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    
10. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott

Today we have another flat stage, so we should most likely see another mass sprint. 

Stage 11 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Sam Bennett - 3.0
Caleb Ewan - 6.0
Cees Bol - 11.0
Wout Van Aert - 12.0
Peter Sagan - 13.0
Mads Pedersen - 23.0
Elia Viviani - 41.0
Edward Theuns - 41.0
Alexander Kristoff - 41.0

Good luck! 

Caleb Ewan won today's sprint by only a few centimetres, Sagan finished second on the road but was then relegated for a dangerous move during the final dash to the line. 

Stage 11 results

1. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    04:00:01
2. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    
3. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    
4. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
5. Clement Venturini (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    
6. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo    
7. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott    
8. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation    
9. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R la Mondiale    
10. Ryan Gibbons (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling

Today's stage is long and hilly, so we'll probably see a numerous breakaway. It will be a complicated day in which the general classification contenders will have to stay alert. 

Stage 12 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 13.0
Greg Van Avermaet - 13.0
Matteo Trentin - 15.0
Wout Van Aert - 17.0
Maximilian Schachmann - 17.0
Marc Hirschi - 17.0
Peter Sagan - 26.0
Tiesj Benoot - 26.0
Alexey Lutsenko - 26.0
Thomas de Gendt - 26.0
Kasper Asgreen - 26.0

Good luck! 

March Hirschi has gone into the breakaway again, his third in this year's race, and this time everything went well for him as nobody was able to catch the Swiss rider before the finish line. The upper part of the general classification remains unchanged before tomorrow's mountain stage. 

Stage 12 results

1. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb    05:08:49
2. Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    00:00:47
3. Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb    00:00:52
4. Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    00:00:52
5. Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis    00:00:52
6. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    00:00:52
7. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team    00:00:52
8. Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ    00:00:52
9. Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:56
10. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    00:00:56

General classification after stage 12

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    51:26:43
2. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:21
3. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:00:28
4. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:30
5. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:00:32
6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:32
7. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:44
8. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:01:02
9. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:15
10. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:42

Today we return to the mountains with a stage that packs no less than 7 categorized climbs! Moreover, the final 5 kilometres are all uphill, and that is most likely where the big names will battle for their spots in the general classification. 

Stage 13 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Julian Alaphilippe - 9.0
Tadej Pogacar - 9.0
Primoz Roglic - 15.0
David Gaudu - 15.0
Daniel Martinez - 18.0
Mikel Landa - 19.0
Alexey Lutsenko - 21.0
Thibaut Pinot - 21.0
Emanuel Buchmann - 23.0
Marc Hirschi - 23.0
Warren Barguil - 26.0
Egan Bernal - 26.0
Daniel Martin - 26.0
Pierre Rolland - 26.0

Good luck! 

The breakaway was successful today and Colombian climber Daniel Martinez was the strongest as he beat Kamna to the line. Among the general classification favourites, Slovenian duo Roglic and Pogacar broke clear of the rest and gained around half a minute on Bernal. 

Stage 13 results

1. Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col) EF Pro Cycling    05:01:47
2. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    00:00:04
3. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    00:00:51
4. Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    00:01:33
5. Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    00:01:42
6. Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis    00:01:53
7. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team    00:02:35
8. Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team    00:02:43
9. Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Pro Cycling    00:03:18
10. David De la Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) UAE Team Emirates    00:03:52
11. Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation    00:04:31
12. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:06:05
13. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:06:05
14. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:06:18
15. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:06:18
16. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:06:21
17. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Pro Cycling    00:06:29
18. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:06:43
19. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:06:43
20. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:06:45

General classification after stage 13

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    56:34:35
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:44
3. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:59
4. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:10
5. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:01:12
6. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:31
7. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:01:42
8. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:55
9. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:02:06
10. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:02:54

Today's stage takes the riders to Lyon, there's a flat finish but before that there will be several climbs where those who are brave enough could put in some attacks. 

Stage 14 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Wout Van Aert - 7.0
Peter Sagan - 13.0
Matteo Trentin - 15.0
Marc Hirschi - 15.0
Julian Alaphilippe - 17.0
Soren Andersen - 17.0
Greg Van Avermaet - 18.0
Daryl Impey - 21.0
Jasper Stuyven - 21.0
Kasper Asgreen - 26.0
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 26.0
Edvald Boasson Hagen - 26.0

Good luck! 

Soren Kragh Andersen grabbed his maiden Tour de France victory today with a late attack, he was strong enough to withstand the pressure of the peloton in the final kilometres of the stage. Peter Sagan managed to grab a few more points than Sam Bennett, we'll have a fierce battle for the green jersey this year. 

Stage 14 results

1. Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb    04:28:10
2. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:15
3. Simone Consonni (Ita) Cofidis    00:00:15
4. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    00:00:15
5. Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Team Sunweb    00:00:15
6. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:15
7. Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team    00:00:15
8. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:15
9. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain McLaren    00:00:15
10. Marc Hirschi (Swi) Team Sunweb    00:00:15

General classification after stage 14

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    61:03:00
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:44
3. Egan Arley Bernal Gomez (Col) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:59
4. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:10
5. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:01:12
6. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:31
7. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:01:42
8. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:55
9. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:02:06
10. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:02:54

We have an epic stage lined up for today, it features two first-category climbs before the final special category ascent of Grand Colombier. That final climb is just over 17 kilometres long, so  there's plenty of room for attacks among the general classification contenders. 

Stage 15 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Primoz Roglic - 5.0
Tadej Pogacar - 9.0
Daniel Martinez - 14.0
Marc Hirschi - 15.0
Mikel Landa - 18.0
Miguel Angel Lopez - 19.0
Richie Porte - 21.0
Johan Esteban Chaves - 21.0
Egan Bernal - 23.0
Lennard Kamna - 26.0

Good luck! 

Team Jumbo-Visma dominated the battle today as they set the pace on the three climbs and made Roglic's rivals suffer. Egan Bernal and Nairo Quintana paid the heaviest prices as they lost several minutes, but Tadej Pogacar held firm and even had enough in the legs to sprint for the stage win. Rigoberto Uran moved up to third place in the general classification, while title holder Egan Bernal dropped out of the top ten. 

Stage 15 results

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    04:34:13
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    
3. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:05
4. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:00:08
5. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:00:15
6. Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:15
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:00:15
8. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:15
9. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:00:18
10. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    00:00:24

General classification after stage 15

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    65:37:07
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:40
3. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:34
4. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:45
5. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:02:03
6. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:02:13
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:02:16
8. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:03:15
9. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:05:08
10. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:05:12

The final week of the Tour begins today and it kicks off with a mountain stage. There are five categorized climbs to go through in today's stage, so we'll most likely see a breakaway victory. 

Stage 16 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Marc Hirschi - 10.0
Julian Alaphilippe - 11.0
Tadej Pogacar - 13.0
Lennard Kamna - 13.0
Maximilian Schachmann - 13.0
Michal Kwiatkowski - 15.0
Daniel Martinez - 17.0
Johan Esteban Chaves - 17.0
Pello Bilbao - 17.0
Richard Carapaz - 17.0
Primoz Roglic - 26.0
Jesus Herrada Lopez - 26.0
Emanuel Buchmann - 26.0
David Gaudu - 26.0
Alexey Lutsenko - 26.0

Good luck! 

The breakaway was successful once again and this time the winner was German youngster Lennard Kämna, who managed to drop Giro winner Richard Carapaz on the final climb of the day. No changes at the top of the general classification, but the likes of Quintana and Pinot lost even more time. 

Stage 16 results

1. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe    04:12:52
2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    00:01:27
3. Sébastien Reichenbach (Swi) Groupama-FDJ    00:01:56
4. Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Ineos Grenadiers    00:02:34
5. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team    00:02:35
6. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:02:37
7. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Team Sunweb    00:02:41
8. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb    00:02:47
9. Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    00:02:51
10. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    00:02:54

General classification after stage 16

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    70:06:47
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:40
3. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:34
4. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:45
5. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:02:03
6. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:02:13
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:02:16
8. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:03:15
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:05:19
10. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:05:43

Today's stage could be the one that decides who wins this year's Tour de France. The route features two special-category climbs, first the famous Col de la Madeleine and then, at the finish, the 21.5km ascent to the top of Col de la Loze. That climb has never featured in the Tour before, simply because it used to be a ski slope and not a road. 

Stage 17 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Tadej Pogacar - 3.25
Primoz Roglic - 4.5
Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno - 13.0
Marc Hirschi - 15.0
Daniel Martinez - 17.0
Mikel Landa Meana18.0
Richie Porte18.0
Egan Bernal - 21.0
Richard Carapaz - 21.0
Marc Soler - 23.0

Good luck! 

As expected, today's tough climbs have made numerous victims. One of them didn't even dare to start the stage, last year's winner Egan Bernal retired during the morning after having collected heavy delays in the previous days. As for the others, Miguel Angel Lopez was the strongest as he rode clear of the bunch on the punishing slopes of the final climb, while Roglic added a few more seconds between him and Pogacar. Lopez moved up to third spot in the general classification, while Uran dropped to sixth. Veteran Alejandro Valverde had a great ride and he moved into the top ten overall. 

Stage 17 results

1. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    04:49:08
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:15
3. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:30
4. Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:56
5. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:01:01
6. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:01:12
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:20
8. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:01:20
9. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:01:59
10. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:02:13

General classification after stage 17
1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    74:56:04
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:57
3. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:26
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:03:05
5. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:03:14
6. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:03:24
7. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:03:27
8. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:04:18
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:07:23
10. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    00:09:31

We have another mountain stage coming up today but the route is more favourable to a breakaway victory than to a battle between the general classification guys. The most difficult climb of the day ends with more than 30 km before the finish line, so we probably won't see any of the top ten riders attack on that ascent. 

Stage 18 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Marc Hirschi - 7.5
Richard Carapaz - 11.0
Tadej Pogacar - 12.0
Primoz Roglic - 13.0
Daniel Martinez - 13.0
Michal Kwiatkowski - 13.0
Pello Bilbao - 15.0

Good luck! 

Team Ineos finally had a satisfaction and Michal Kwiatkowski finally grabbed his first ever Grand Tour stage win as he rode to the finish together with his team mate Richard Carapaz, who is the new leader in the King of the Mountain classification. Among the general classification contenders, Adam Yates and Rigoberto Uran were unable to follow the pace and ended up losing a bunch of time. 

Stage 18 results

1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers    04:47:33
2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    
3. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:51
4. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:53
5. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:01:53
6. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:01:54
7. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:01:54
8. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:54
9. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren    00:01:54
10. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:54

General classification after stage 18

1. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    79:45:30
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:00:57
3. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:01:27
4. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:03:06
5. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:03:28
6. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:04:19
7. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:05:55
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:06:05
9. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:07:24
10. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    00:12:12

Today's stage could be a chance for the sprinters to shine, but we will surely have a few breakaway enthusiasts going for the win as well. 

Stage 19 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Wout Van Aert - 5.0
Sam Bennett - 5.0
Peter Sagan - 8.0
Caleb Ewan - 8.0
Mads Pedersen - 13.0
Luka Mezgec - 17.0
Cees Bol - 17.0
Sonny Colbrelli - 26.0
Matteo Trentin - 26.0

Good luck! 

Soren Kragh Andersen grabbed his second stage win, he broke clear of the bunch with 16 km to go and held out until the finish, despite several attacks going through as Sagan and Bennet along with others were trying to escape. No changes at the top of the general classification. 

Stage 19 results

1. Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb    03:36:33
2. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott    00:00:53
3. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo    00:00:53
4. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team    00:00:53
5. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R la Mondiale    00:00:53
6. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb    00:00:53
7. Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers    00:00:59
8. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    00:01:02
9. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    00:01:02
10. Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team    00:01:02

Today's stage will decide who wins this year's Tour de France. It's an individual time trial on a 36.2km route, and leader Primoz Roglic will most likely defend his position against fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar. The final 6 kilometres are all uphill on a steep slope, that will probably make or break a ride. There will also be some interesting battles for other positions in the top ten. 

Stage 20 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Primoz Roglic - 2.4
Wout Van Aert - 3.25
Tom Dumoulin - 4.0
Tadej Pogacar - 7.0
Richie Porte - 15.0
Michal Kwiatkowski - 17.0
Julian Alaphilippe - 18.0
Thomas de Gendt - 31.0

Good luck! 

Tadej Pogacar went all out against the odds today and he pulled off the biggest upset of the year in cycling. He distanced Primoz Roglic by nearly two minutes in today's time trial and that was unthinkable before the start of the stage. Richie Porte also had a great ride which puts him in third place in the general classification, while Damiano Caruso stormed into the top ten overall. 

Stage 20 results

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    00:55:55
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:21
3. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:01:21
4. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:31
5. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:01:56
6. Rémi Cavagna (Fra) Deceuninck-Quickstep    00:01:59
7. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren    00:02:29
8. David De la Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) UAE Team Emirates    00:02:40
9. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:02:45
10. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:02:54

General classification after stage 20

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    84:26:33
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:59
3. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:03:30
4. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:05:58
5. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:06:07
6. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:06:47
7. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:07:48
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:08:02
9. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:09:25
10. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren    00:14:03

The peloton will be riding into Paris today, with Tadej Pogacar celebrating his unbelievable success. The sprinters will have one final chance to shine, as Sam Bennett will be looking to hold on to his green jersey. 

Stage 21 profile

Here are the odds for the stage win at Betfair Sportsbook: 

Caleb Ewan - 3.6
Sam Bennett - 4.0
Wout Van Aert - 5.0
Mads Pedersen - 6.0
Cees Bol - 9.0
Peter Sagan - 15.0
Alexander Kristoff - 21.0
Luka Mezgec - 26.0
Elia Viviani - 31.0
Sonny Colbrelli - 41.0

Good luck! 

No surprises on the final stage, Sam Bennett won it and will also take home the green jersey, while Tadej Pogacar celebrated a multiple victory as he clinched the yellow jersey, the white jersey and also the best climber classification. 

Stage 21 results

1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    02:53:32
2. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo    
3. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    
4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates    
5. Elia Viviani (Ita) Cofidis    
6. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    
7. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal    
8. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Israel Start-Up Nation    
9. Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    
10. Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) NTT Pro Cycling

General classification

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    87:20:05
2. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:00:59
3. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo    00:03:30
4. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:05:58
5. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:06:07
6. Miguel Angel Lopez Moreno (Col) Astana Pro Team    00:06:47
7. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:07:48
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Pro Cycling    00:08:02
9. Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott    00:09:25
10. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain McLaren    00:14:03
11. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis    00:16:58
12. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team    00:17:41
13. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    00:25:53
14. Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Arkea-Samsic    00:31:04
15. Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma    00:42:20
16. Pello Bilbao (Spa) Bahrain McLaren    00:55:56
17. Nairo Quintana (Col) Team Arkea-Samsic    01:03:07
18. Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels-Vital Concept    01:08:26
19. Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Movistar Team    01:19:54
20. Wout van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma    01:20:31

Points Classification

1. Sam Bennett (Irl) Deceuninck-Quickstep    380
2. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe    284
3. Matteo Trentin (Ita) CCC Team    260

Mountains Classification

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    82
2. Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers    74
3. Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma    67

Young Riders Classification

1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates    87:20:05
2. Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team    00:06:07
3. Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ    01:42:43

Teams Classification

1. Movistar Team    262:14:58
2. Team Jumbo-Visma    00:18:31
3. Bahrain McLaren    00:57:10
4. EF Pro Cycling    01:16:43
5. Ineos Grenadiers    01:32:01