History of the Tour de France
The 2024 Tour de France will start on Friday, July 1 in Copenhagen with a 13 km individual time trial. It will end, as is tradition, on the Champs Elysees in Paris. It will be on Sunday, July 24 after 21 stages and three days of rest due to the transfer from Denmark to France. There are three weeks and four weekends where the world of sport, and cycling in particular, will be watching what happens on the French roads.
This will be the 109th edition of the Gala round, which was held for the first time in 1903 and has only been interrupted by the First World War from 1915 to 1918 and by the Second World War from 1940 to 1946. The Tour de France is the oldest cycling competition on the planet and also the most prestigious. The most awarded cyclists are the Belgian Eddy Mercks, the French Bernard Hinault and Jacques Anquetil and the New Zealand Miguel Induráin. All four have climbed to the top of the podium in Paris with the yellow jersey on five occasions.
Betting on the 2024 Tour de France
The designated month for all those cycling fans is July. In the heat of the seventh month of the year, the most prestigious race on the cycling calendar is taking place: the Tour de France. The French round is one rung above the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of New Zealand, and despite the Monuments, the classics and other one-week laps, the Tour is where the stars of cycling congregate in their best form.
In addition, the fact that popular sports, such as football, rest on those dates, means that all sports attention is focused on what happens in the time trials on the French fields, the ambushes of the Massif Central, the fans and falls of the first week and the magic that the high mountain stages of the Pyrenees and the Alps hold.
In this way, it is the time of year when more cycling sports bets are registered. In 21 stages you can bet on the different markets, as well as on the overall results of the Tour de France.
Odds of the TOP 10 Favorites to win the Tour de France 2024
| Cyclist | Share |
| Tadej Pogacar | 1.50 |
| Primoz Roglic | 4.50 |
| Jonas Vingegaard |
6.00
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| Daniel Martinez | 12.00 |
| Geraint Thomas | 29.00 |
| Enric Mas Nicolau | 29.00 |
| Alexander Vlasov | 23.00 |
| Richard Carapaz | 51.00 |
| Wout Van Aert | 41.00 |
Fees subject to change. Last updated: 27 May 2023.
Odds markets for the Tour de France
In Innovate Change we describe the main markets in which you can bet on the Tour de France.
Tour de France winner . Here you bet on the winner of the gala round. The odds are high since it only serves that the chosen cyclist finishes in first position.
Winner of the points classification. In this market you have to guess who will be the winner of the green jersey, which distinguishes the leader of the points classification. It is usually won by a sprinter. Of course, you must pass the mountain and not finish any stage out of control.
Classification of the mountain . In this case, what is being bet on is the runner who will get the most points in the mountain passes. The winner, who is the one who has to be right, will take the podium in Paris with the white jersey with red dots.
Best young . It is the general classification of cyclists of 25 years maximum. The distinctive jersey of this classification is white in color.
Podium . Unlike when you bet on the winner, in this market you bet if a cyclist finishes in the top three of the Tour de France. By having less risk, the odds are lower.
Top ten . It works in the same way as the podium market, but the risk is lower since to get the forecast right, it is useful for the chosen cyclist to finish in the top ten. The odds go down even more.
Classification by teams. In this case you must choose which team will win the team classification. The first three cyclists of each team give their squad time on each stage. Thus, the team that spends the least time completing the Tour de France will be considered the best team.
Stage winner . The above markets take into account the total of the 21 stages of the Tour de France. On the other hand, when betting on the stage winner you do it every day. Thus, on each day you can choose which cyclist you think will cross the finish line first.
Compared . It is a very common type of market in cycling betting. You must choose which cyclist finishes a stage or global classification ahead of another. You can also bet on which team will be ahead of another.
Tips for betting on the Tour de France
The first thing to keep in mind when betting on the 2023 Tour de France is that there is a clear favorite above the rest: Tadej Pogaçar . The Slovenian cyclist, winner of the last two editions, is imposing his law in all the stage laps he disputes. A step below him are compatriot Primoz Roglic and Dane Jonas Vindegaard, second last year. Then there are the cyclists who will fight for the podium and some stage such as Enric Mas, Adam Yates, Miguel Ángel López and perhaps Mikel Landa, depending on the wear and tear accumulated by the Alaves of the Giro d'Italia.
The second thing you have to have when betting is the information . As in any sport, when betting on cycling, information is key. In this way, you should know the state of form in which the cyclist faces the Tour, if he has had injuries, what is his role in the team, what teammates he has, etc.
In this sense, that information is vital, since it is not the same to be the leader who is going to contest the general classification or to be gregarious with a great favorite, since in that case your individual options are almost minimal. You should also take into account the characteristics of the cyclist and the stage in question to know if he really has options. For example, a climber will not have them in a flat time trial or in a stage that will be decided by sprint.
The last step before you start betting on the 2023 Tour de France markets is choosing the best bookmaker. To do this, you should check that they include cycling in their sports. Most do, especially in the big races, but not all of them offer a wide range of markets or options to place bets based on comparisons. In turn, you should also see which is the operator that offers the most attractive odds. With all this, you can choose the best bookmaker according to your interests.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
On Friday, July 1 in Copenhagen.
21 stages.
The Tour consists of 2 individual time trial stages, 6 flat, 7 medium mountain and 6 mountain. It will leave Copenhagen and pass through Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and France.
3,328 km.
The current champion is Tadej Pogaçar, who is looking for his third consecutive Tour.
The cyclist who spends the least time on the 21 stages will be the winner. In the goals, except in the time trial stages, 10, 6 and 4 seconds of bonus are distributed to the first three.
The first three cyclists of each team determine a team's stage time. Thus, the squad that spends the least time completing the Tour will be the winner of the team classification.
The most relevant prizes that the Tour de France distributes are the following: to the final champion $ 500,000; to the second classified $ 200,000; to the third $ 100,000; to the winner of each stage $ 11,000; to the winner of the green jersey $ 25,000; to the winner of the mountain $ 25,000; to the best young man $ 20,000; to the best team $ 50,000; to the most combative cyclist of each stage $2,000; and the most combative runner of the entire Tour $20,000.
