Tour de France 2024 Betting

2021 Tour de France Winner Odds

Where to Find Tour de France Betting Odds

Ranking as the second-most watched sporting event on live television, behind only the FIFA World Cup, it's little wonder odds on Tour de France betting are available across the globe, including in US sportsbooks in state’s where sports betting is legalized.

You can find Tour de France odds at all the NJ sports betting sites and PA sports betting sites, with betting markets available on a host of outright scenarios. More and more odds are to be found as the start of the race approaches, and further markets appear each day related to the day's stage.

There will also be updated outright odds on the Tour de France winner betting after the finish of each stage, and updated betting on the other race-long competitions like Points, Climber, Young Rider, and Most Combative Rider.

How to Bet on the Tour de France

There are two things to consider when deciding how to bet on the Tour de France; first, remember there's three weeks of racing and odds update daily. Second, what Tour de France betting markets are there?

The most popular is always the betting on the overall winner, the man who will pull on the Yellow Jersey at the end of some 2,200 miles of cycle racing, but if the spread in the Tour de France winner betting odds looks daunting or unrewarding, there are many other markets that represent good value. Let's take a look at some of the options:

Tour de France Odds Markets:

• Overall Winner | The overall or outright winner is never a complicated bet: Pick who you think is going to win the Tour de France.
• Points Winner | These odds predict who will win the Green or Points Jersey, obtained by accumulating the most points in stage finishes and intermediate sprints. It's generally the best sprinter in the race who is favorite in these odds.
• Climber's Classification | These odds predict who will win the Polka Dot or Climber's Jersey, obtained by accumulating the most points on mountaintop finishes and King of the Mountains sectors. The overall winner can sometimes win this bet, too.
• Top Three | If you can’t decide on a definite winner, then this bet is for you. It's like betting each-way in horse racing - you get odds on your rider finishing in the first three overall.
• Top Ten | These odds work the same as Top Three, only they go all the way down to 10th, so if you spot a bet that's huge odds - and risk - in the Overall market, it's worth seeing what odds they are in the Top Ten. It's a popular Tour de France bet.
• Stage Winner | There are 21 opportunities to back a stage winner at the Tour de France. Each stage is different, so it doesn't matter if you just know about sprinters or climbers; every type of rider has their chance and therefore, so does every type of bettor.
• Head-to-Head | With a head-to-head bet on the Tour de France, you pick two riders and determine who will finish first. This is mainly an overall bet, but sometimes there are head-to-head odds for a stage.

Can I Bet In-Play on the Tour de France?

At the moment, no you cannot make any in-play bets on a Tour de France stage (nor is any exchange betting available). But you can bet on who will win the Tour de France, who will finish Top 3 or Top 10, or who will win the Points, Mountains, Young Rider, and Combativity classifications during the three weeks of racing.

Odds for these bets will be updated daily after each stage, so you don't need to bet on any of the outright markets before the race starts, you could cut out a bit of risk by waiting. However, the downside is that often the best odds are available before the start of the race, particularly for outsiders.

You might use this for your cycling betting strategy if you think one of the favorites, before the race starts, will win whatever classification you're interested in. Maybe their odds are too short for you to bet on at the start, but they get pushed out after he under-performs in a time-trial, for example.

Tour de France Betting Strategy

To judge whether such odds are worth a bet, here are some pointers to inform your Tour de France betting. The first, though, is: Remember there are 21 stages. You need a good betting strategy to make the most of the Tour de France odds!

• Form | Monitor performances in recent stage races like the Tour of Oman, the Tour de Romandie and the Critérium du Dauphiné; The last six weeks before the Tour de France are crucial, as well as the other Grand Tours, the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
• Times | Time trials have become increasingly important in the outcome of the Tour de France, the 2019 Route incorporating two 17-mile individuals time-trials. These are good stages to bet on, because it's all down to numbers.
• Injuries | A rider is not going to make it through three weeks of racing unfit or unwell. Keep an eye out for injury news in the build-up, and if you fancy a rider who is returning from injury or illness, make sure they have ridden to form recently.
• Team | Those bidding for General Classification, or overall victory are only as good as the team of riders supporting them. They might be the best rider, but if their team is not strong enough to help them deep into the mountains, they are not the best bet.

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