2022 Tour de France Props Preview, Odds, Picks & Predictions, July 1

Let’s check the latest Tour de France Picks, stats, injury reports, and Tour de France odds for 2022 Tour de France. We’ve plenty of Tour de France predictions.

First Stage – Important, But Not Crucial

If you want to bet online on Tour de France now, you have two options: either bet on the outright betting markets or find a winner in the Stage 1 markets. Some might want to stick with a simple outright, but why pass on an opportunity to cash in on the first day of the race?

Filippo Ganna is the current favorite to win Stage 1, which makes a lot of sense, but we’re far more excited about Geraint Thomas, who is one of the outsiders to kick off the Tour on the right foot.

He won the Tour in 2018 and is one of the underdogs to watch; he has proven that he can compete at the highest level despite his age.

Admittedly, winning the first stage won’t come easy as he needs to outperform Ganna, Stefan Bissegger, and Wout Van Aert, but we’re getting close to +225 on Thomas to end Stage 1 inside the top 10.

He just reached the mark last year, but he had his chances to claim a top-five, and considering his solid form in 2022, it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that the Brit can emulate his success from last year – or even improve upon it.

There Can Be Just One King (of the mountains)

This year’s battle for the Polka Dot Jersey promises to be fierce, as it features many great climbers, all more than capable of claiming the King of the Mountains title.

Interestingly, the French riders have historically been the most dominant in this classification, winning the Polka Dot Jersey 23 times, seven belonging to Richard Virenque.

However, this year, the bookies seem to agree that the Polka Dot Jersey won’t end in the hands of a French rider but rather on Tadej Pogačar, who is priced as the main betting favorite on the market.

Cycling odds on Pogačar show him as a +300 favorite to win the classification, which makes sense, considering he won it last year, and there is little to suggest he can’t do it again.

However, we don’t like Pogačar at the offered odds. Instead, we’ll look at one of the outsiders – Giulio Ciccone. Priced as high as +2000 to win the Polka Jersey, Ciccone has repeatedly proven that he can climb and is one of the riders that will impress many in our book.

This year, he has already won Stage 15 of Giro d’Italia and was overall impressive in hilly stages, namely in Stage 4 and Stage 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico and Stage 3 of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Admittedly, he’s an outsider pick, but he’s hard to ignore at the offered odds.

2022 Tour de France Information

• Event: 2022 Tour de France
• Location: Copenhagen – Paris
• Day/Time: July 1-24
• 2022 Tour de France Live Stream: NBCSports.com

2022 Tour de France Betting Lines

2022 Tour de France Props Prediction

We have already established our angle and offered two side bets you can take on the 2022 Tour de France. For the first pick, we will take Thomas to finish the first stage inside the top-10, which offers good value at the offered odds.

He might not be the most likely to win it, but Thomas usually starts races strong and should be in the mix to repeat his success in Stage 1 from 2021. He is also not a terrible bet on the top-10 finish in the general classification as one of the most well-rounded riders attending the event.

The second pick we decided on is more of a longshot one, albeit a great choice for anyone looking for a higher payout. At +2000, Ciccone to be crowned King of the Mountains is a no-brain bet in our book.

He might not be the first name that will pop into your head when we talk mountains, but he has never disappointed in hilly stages and should not be priced at such odds.