Stage 7 the first Individual time trial of this year’s Tour de France takes place on Friday 5 July. It is 25.3 kilometres long and will start in Nuits-Saint-Georges finishing in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Stage 6 Wrap
As expected a small breakaway went clear on Stage 6, but was reeled back in good time by the sprinters teams. There was a frantic rush to the finish and Dylan Groenewegen threw his bike in front at just the right time to take the stage ahead of Jasper Philipsen our stage pick and it looked like it was going to be money back on Philipsen for the second day in a row (see Promo below). Unfortunately, Philipsen impeded Wout Van Aert with his sprint and was relegated and Biniam Girmay was awarded 2nd place with Fernando Gaviria into 3rd.
Jersey Update
Mads Pedersen didn’t score any points in the Green Jersey race, but he did contest the intermediate sprint earlier suggesting his injuries are not that bad.
There is no change to the General Classification and Tadej Pogacar remains the 9/20 favourite to win the Yellow Jersey.
Girmay has now built up a 38 point lead over Pedersen in the Green Jersey race, but Philipsen’s relegation could prove costly as he now has 64 points to make up on Girmay. Philipsen remains a narrow favourite to win the Green Jersey at 12/10. Girmay is 27/20 and Mads Pedersen is a big drifter out 13/2.
There is no change to the Mountains Classification and Pogacar remains a 2/1 favourite in this market.
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STAGE 7 ROUTE
Stage 7 is an individual time trial over 25.3 kilometres. It is a course which offers something for both the time trial specialists, but also the climbers as there are some rolling hills, ultimately though those well versed in the time trial discipline should come to the fore.
STAGE 7 TACTICS
Given this is a fairly short time trial, most riders will go full gas from the start and just hang on as long as they can.
The teams of the General Classification riders will learn from some of their teammates who go out early and will plan their route accordingly.
STAGE 7 BETTING – Click here to bet
Remco Evenepoel – 4/9
Tadej Pogacar – 3/1
Juan Ayuso – 16/1
Primoz Roglic – 18/1
Wout Van Aert – 20/1
Jonas Vingegaard – 22/1
Stefan Kung – 25/1
Joao Almeida – 33/1
Stefan Bissegger – 66/1
Odds subject to change
PREDICTION
Evenepoel looks a worthy favourite but is too short for me even with the below promo.
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Stefan Kung should be fresher than most and while he usually finds a GC rider or 2 to beat him I think he is worth a go at 25/1.
BET: Stefan Kung win at 25/1
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