2022 Tour de France Picks,Preview,Odds

2022 Tour de France Betting Lines
Date: Friday July 1, 2022 – Sunday July 24, 2022
Start: Copenhagen, Denmark
Finish: Paris, France
Total distance: 3,328km
Stages: 21
Riders: 176
Teams: 22
Defending champion: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)

The 2022 Tour, the 109th edition, follows the modern trend of starting outside its home nation. In the past decade the Grand Départ has taken place in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany, as well as as France, and this year will be staged in Denmark’s capital city, Copenhagen.

The 2022 Tour de France opens with a short 13km time trial in Copenhagen; an opportunity for the specialists against the clock to take the first yellow jersey. The two remaining stages in Denmark, finishing in Nyborg and Sønderborg respectively, will favour bunch finishes and the sprinters, but will also make it easier for the yellow jersey to retain their lead.

MOST TOUR DE FRANCE WINS

5 wins – Jacques Anquetil (1957 – 1964), Eddy Merckx (1969 – 1974), Bernard Hinault (1978 – 1985) and Miguel Indurain (1991 – 1995)
4 wins – Chris Froome (2013 – 2017)
3 wins – Philippe Thys (1913 – 1920), Louison Bobet (1953 – 55), Greg LeMond (1986 – 1990)

RECENT TOUR DE FRANCE WINNERS

2021 – Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates
2020 – Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates
2019 – Egan Bernal, Team Ineos
2018 – Geraint Thomas, Team Sky
2017 – Chris Froome, Team Sky
2016 – Chris Froome, Team Sky
2015 – Chris Froome, Team Sky
2014 – Vincenzo Nibali, Astana ProTeam
2013 – Chris Froome, Sky Procycling
2012 – Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling
2011 – Cadel Evans, BMC Racing Team
2010 – Andy Schleck, Saxo Bank
2009 – Alberto Contador, Astana
2008 – Carlos Sastre, CSC ProTeam
2007 – Alberto Contador, Discovery Channel
2006 – Oscar Pereiro, Caisse d’Epargne
2005 – Ivan Basso, CSC ProTeam

Pogacar The Favorite

Pogacar, 23, is the clear favorite to win the 2022 Tour de France, listed at -165 at America’s Bookie.

Pogacar has 2022 titles at the Tirreno-Adriatico,the UAE Tour and at Strade Bianche. He also took fourth at the Tour of Flanders and will ride in the Tour of Slovenia before the Tour de France.

2022 Tour de France Betting Lines

Tadaj Pogacar -165
Primoz Roglic +250
Jonas Vingegaard +550
Daniel Martinez +1800
Geraint Thomas +2500
Richard Carapaz +2500
Enric Mas Nicolau +2800
Wout van Aert +5000
Jack Haig +5000
Julian Alaphilippe +5000
Egan Bernal +5000
Adam Yates +5000
Pavel Sivakov +6500
Nairo Quintana +6500
Mike Landa +6500
Joao Almeida +6500
Thibaut Pinot +6500
Alexey Lutsenko +8000
Mark Padun +8000
Miguel Angel Lopez +8000
David Gaudu +8000
Tom Dumoulin +8000
Sepp Kuss +10000
Chris Froome +10000
Rigoberto Uran +10000
Simon Yates +15000
Tom Pidcock +15000

Consider the following selections:
Geraint Thomas (+2500), the 2018 champion from Ineos Grenadiers, will most likely be a support rider for teammate Richard Carapaz. Thomas is +2500 odds to win his second yellow jersey
Chris Froome(+10000) a four-time champion, is trying to achieve immortality with a fifth yellow jersey. Froome now rides for Israel Start-Up Nation and is a long shot at +10000 odds to win Le Tour 2022.

Sometimes all you need to do is wager very little to bring home a sweet return.