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Tour de France 2024 Betting

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The Tour de France is cycling’s biggest event and is famous around the world for its gruelling setting, with tough stages and beautiful scenery in great supply.

Welcome to the ultimate Tour de France betting guide! The Tour de France is the grandest of cycling's three Grand Tours, coming after the Giro d'Italia and before the Vuelta a España. Betting on the Tour de France is the biggest event in cycling betting , offering odds on just about any eventuality in the gruelling 21-stage Grand Tour.

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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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Tour de France 2022 odds, field, predictions: Proven cycling expert locks in surprising picks, best bets

Sportsline's gene menez correctly predicted the winners of the yellow, green and white jerseys in the 2019 tour de france.

A band of challengers will try to end Tadej Pogacar's reign in the world's most famous bike race when the 2022 Tour de France begins on Friday in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 23-year-old Pogacar has won the Tour the last two years but will need to fend off several rivals to win his third Tour. Those include the runners-up the last two years, Jonas Vingegaard ('21) and Primoz Roglic ('20), 2018 champion Geraint Thomas and Russian upstart Alexander Vlasov. 

Pogacar is the -170 favorite (risk $170 to win $100) in the latest 2022 Tour de France odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Vingegaard is second in the odds at +450, while Roglic is +500. The Tour de France 2022 ends on July 24 with its traditional finish on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. With so many variables in the 2022 Tour de France, you'll want to see the latest 2022 Tour de France predictions from SportsLine senior writer Gene Menez . 

A former reporter and associate editor for Sports Illustrated, where he covered an array of sports for almost 14 years, Menez has been obsessed with the Tour de France for almost four decades. He has been following the iconic three-week race since the mid-1980s when Greg LeMond was riding to three yellow jerseys. In 2019, Menez correctly predicted the winners of the yellow, green and white jerseys, and last year he nailed the winner of the white jersey.

Menez has analyzed the 2022 Tour de France favorites, route, and top contenders and has picked his top-three finishers for the yellow jersey, as well as the winners of the green jersey (best sprinter), polka dot jersey (best climber) and white jersey (best young rider). He's sharing all of his expert Tour de France 2022 picks only at SportsLine . 

Top 2022 Tour de France picks

One shocker: After studying the route and the results of the contenders in the race, Menez has landed on Fabio Jakobsen (+550) taking home the green jersey even though he is not the betting favorite. (Wout van Aert is, at -140.) Jakobsen has been the best and most consistent sprinter in the world this year, with 10 victories. He also has won the green jersey in three stage races this year: Valencia, Algarve and Hungary.

Menez prefers Jakobsen over van Aert because the latter will likely be asked to help teammates Vingegaard and Roglic in the mountain stages, which could take a lot of starch out of his legs. On the other hand, Jakobsen's team will dedicate all of its resources to Jakobsen's green jersey quest. "I'll gladly take +550 on the fastest man in the race," he says.

How to make 2022 Tour de France picks

Menez's pick to win the Tour de France is a rider who "is in terrific form." He's also is high on a "strong climber" at "nice odds" to win the King of the Mountains jersey. He is sharing all of his 2022 Tour de France picks only on SportsLine .

So which rider wins the Tour de France 2022? Who finishes on the podium? And who captures the green, polka dot and white jerseys? See the 2022 Tour de France odds below and  visit SportsLine to see Menez's detailed Tour de France expert picks , all from the SportsLine senior writer who has been intensely following the sport for more than three decades.

2022 Tour de France favorites, odds, top contenders

See Tour de France picks, predictions and best bets here Tadej Pogacar -170 Jonas Vingegaard +450 Primoz Roglic +500 Geraint Thomas +2200 Alexander Vlasov +2200 Daniel Martinez +3500 Ben O'Connor +5000 Adam Yates +8000 Enric Mas +8000 Romain Bardet +8000 Nairo Quintana +10000 Jakob Fuglsang +10000 Johan Esteban Chaves +12500 Rigoberto Uran +12500 David Gaudu +15000 Wout Van Aert +15000 Louis Meintjes +15000 Jack Haig +15000 Damiano Crauso +15000 Thibaut Pinot +17500 Sepp Kuss +17500 Alexey Lutsenko +20000 Brandon McNulty +25000 Michael Storer +25000 Michael Woods +25000 Chris Froome +25000 Lennard Kamna +25000 Thomas Pidcock +30000 Guillaume Martin +30000 Guilio Ciccone +30000 Steven Kruijswijk +30000 Pavel Sivakov +40000 Warren Barguil +40000 George Bennett +40000 Rafal Majka +40000 Marc Soler +40000 Andreas Leknessund +40000 Mathieu Van Der Poel +50000 Bob Jungels +50000 Ion Izagirre +50000 Pierre Latour +50000 Patrick Konrad +75000 Maximilian Schachmann +75000 Mattia Cattaneo +75000 Joseph Dombrowski +100000 Matej Mohoric +100000 Marc Hirschi +100000 Tiejs Benoot +100000 Matteo Jorgenson +100000

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Tour de France

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• Date: July 1st, 2023
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Understanding the Tour de France

The Tour de France is sport cycling’s biggest event . It is part of the three Grand Tours along with the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a Espana and is comparable to the Indianapolis 500 of its motorsport counterpart. As such, Tour de France betting is very popular and Tour de France odds are widely available from the top online sportsbook.

The modern tour typically has 21 stages, one per day over 23 days (two rest days). Tour de France betting odds are available for many of these stages, such as the mass-start stages. These are categorized into “flat”, “hilly” or “mountain” stages. Time bonuses are generally awarded to the first three finishers in 10, six, and four seconds, respectively.

The climb of Alpe d’Huez is also one of the more prestigious mountain stages as it is challenging and inclement weather conditions have forced changes to this part.

The tour is divided into 21 stages:

• 6 flat stages.
• 7 hilly stages.
• 6 mountain stages with 5 summit finishes (La super Planche des Belles Filles, Col du Granon, Alpe d’Huez, Peyragudes, Hautacam).
• 2 individual time trial stages.
• 2 rest days.
• 1 transfer day.

The time trials, which has first implemented in 1934, is also known as the “prologue”. This decides who gets to wear yellow on opening day.

These are usually two to three-time trials. Other notable stages include the Champs-Elysees, which is the final stage of the Tour de France.

Since 1975, this stage typically starts on the outskirts of Paris and is generally a more easygoing part of the race though there have been some hotly contested races here.

Tour de France Stages

TYPE: HILLY |   DATE: SAT 07/01/2023 | START AND FINISH: BILBAO > BILBAO |   DISTANCE: 182KM | RESULT: Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 4hr 22’49”

TYPE: HILLY |   DATE: SUN 07/02/2023 | START AND FINISH: VITORIA-GASTEIZ > SAINT-SÉBASTIEN |   DISTANCE: 209 KM | RESULT: Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) 4hr 46’39”

TYPE: FLAT |   DATE: MON 07/03/2023 | START AND FINISH: AMOREBIETA-ETXANO > BAYONNE |   DISTANCE: 193.5 KM | RESULT: Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 43’15”

TYPE: FLAT |   DATE: TUE 07/04/2023  | START AND FINISH: DAX > NOGARO |   DISTANCE: 182 KM | RESULT: Jasper Philipsen (BEL/ Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 25’28”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN |   DATE: WED 07/05/2023 | START AND FINISH: PAU > LARUNS |   DISTANCE: 163 KM | RESULT: Jai Hindley (Bora – Hansgrohe/ GER) 3hr 57’07”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN |   DATE: THU 07/06/2023 | START AND FINISH: TARBES > CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE |   DISTANCE: 145 KM | RESULT: Tadej Pagacar (UAE Team Emirates) 3hr 54’27”

TYPE: FLAT  |   DATE: FRI 07/07/2023 | START AND FINISH: MONT-DE-MARSAN > BORDEAUX |   DISTANCE: 170 KM | RESULT: Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3hr 46’28”

TYPE: HILLY   |   DATE: SAT 07/08/2023 | START AND FINISH: LIBOURNE > LIMOGES |   DISTANCE: 201 KM | RESULT: Mads Pedersen (Lidl – Trek/USA) 4hr 12’26”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: SUN 07/09/2023 | START AND FINISH: SAINT-LÉONARD-DE-NOBLAT > PUY DE DÔME |   DISTANCE: 182.5 KM | RESULT: Michael Woods (Premier Tech/ISR) 4hr 19’41”

TYPE: REST DAY   |   DATE: MON 07/10/2023 | START AND FINISH: CLERMONT-FERRAND

TYPE: HILLY |   DATE: TUE 07/11/2023 | START AND FINISH: VULCANIA > ISSOIRE |   DISTANCE: 167.5 KM | RESULT: Pello Bilbao Lopez (Bahrain Victorious/BRN) 3hr 52’34”

TYPE: FLAT  |   DATE: WED 07/12/2023 | START AND FINISH: CLERMONT-FERRAND > MOULINS |   DISTANCE: 180 KM | RESULT: Jasper Philipsen (BEL/ Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 01’07”

TYPE: HILLY  |   DATE: THU 07/13/2023 | START AND FINISH: ROANNE > BELLEVILLE-EN-BEAUJOLAIS   |   DISTANCE: 169 KM | RESULT: Ion Azagirre Insausti (Cofidis/FRA) 3hr 51’42”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: FRI 07/14/2023 | START AND FINISH: CHÂTILLON-SUR-CHALARONNE > GRAND COLOMBIER |   DISTANCE: 138 KM | RESULT: Micahl Kwiatkowski (Ineos grenadiers/GBR) 3hr 17’33”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: SAT 07/15/2023 | START AND FINISH: ANNEMASSE > MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL |   DISTANCE: 152 KM | RESULT: Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Ineos grenadiers/GBR) 3hr 58’45”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: SUN 07/16/2023 | START AND FINISH: LES GETS LES PORTES DU SOLEIL > SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC |   DISTANCE: 179 KM | RESULT: Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious/BRN) 4hr 40’45”

TYPE: REST DAY  |   DATE: MON 07/17/2023   | START AND FINISH: SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC

TYPE: INDIVIDUAL TIME-TRIAL  |   DATE: TUE 07/18/2023 | START AND FINISH: PASSY > COMBLOUX |   DISTANCE: 22.4 KM | RESULT: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma/NED) 00hr 32’36”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: WED 07/19/2023 | START AND FINISH: SAINT-GERVAIS MONT-BLANC > COURCHEVEL |   DISTANCE: 166 KM | RESULT: Felix Gall (AG2R Citroen Team/FRA) 4hr 49’08”

TYPE: HILLY  |   DATE: THU 07/20/2023 | START AND FINISH: MOÛTIERS > BOURG-EN-BRESSE |   DISTANCE: 185 KM | RESULT: Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step/BEL) 4hr 06’48”

TYPE:  FLAT  |   DATE: FRI 07/21/2023 | START AND FINISH: MOIRANS-EN-MONTAGNE > POLIGNY |   DISTANCE: 173 KM | RESULT: Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious/BRN) 3hr 31’02”

TYPE: MOUNTAIN  |   DATE: SAT 07/22/2023 | START AND FINISH: BELFORT > LE MARKSTEIN FELLERING |   DISTANCE: 133.5 KM | RESULT: Tajed Pogacar (Team Emirates/UAE) 3hr 27’18” | RESULT: Tadej Pogacar (Team Emirates/UAE) 3hr 27’18”

TYPE: FLAT  |   DATE: SUN 07/23/2023 | START AND FINISH: SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES > PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES |   DISTANCE: 115.5 KM | RESULT: Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgohe/GER) 2hr 56’12”

Tour de France Betting Odds

Betting odds for the Tour de France can fluctuate and vary among different gambling services or bookmakers. These odds reflect the perceived likelihood of certain riders winning the General Classification.

Tour de France betting’s simplest form is the outrights. This is where you bet on who wins the Tour de France. This is available for most of the year though it can be taken off the board if any major changes occur. Closer to the race, usually during the week of, more Tour de France betting lines are opened. Choose wisely! 

Team Classification Betting

These cycling betting markets include “Team Classification” which is where you bet on which team will win the Tour de France. Specifically, it is a prize given to the best team as awarded since 1930.

The calculations, as of 2011, are based on:

• The times of the cycling team’s three best riders per stage.
• Time bonuses
• Penalties are ignored. 

Young Rider Classification Betting

Betting on the “Young Rider Classification” is also popular. It is a secondary competition outside of the General Classification and began in 1975.

The leader of this classification wears a white jersey as opposed to the yellow jersey of the general category.

The requirements for this classification have changed through the years but generally refers to cyclists under the age of 26. 

King of the Mountains Betting

The “King of the Mountains” is another award given to the best climbing specialist of the race. In the Tour de France, it is officially known as the Mountains classification. 

Top 10 Betting

Last but not least, a top 10 finish is also a Tour de France betting market. Instead of betting on the outright winner, folks can bet on whether a cyclist will finish within the top-10 of the race. The odds will be much shorter here as there is a better chance of cashing this bet.

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Recovery During the Tour de France Is a Top Priority for the Pros. Here’s How They Do It.

We take a detailed look at pros’ methods for maintaining stamina during a stage race like the Tour.

So, we dug into how top cyclists get through those long weeks of racing by picking the brains of pro team staff members and pro cyclists themselves. Even if you don’t have a stage race on the schedule, you can learn from the pros’ recovery tactics—plus, it’s fun to find out what exactly happens after a stage finish.

Rehydrate and Refuel

If you watch the finish line of any stage, you’ll notice that soigneurs (those team staffers at the finish line) are quick to pass bottles to the riders as they cross the line. Often, they’re filled with a carb-based sports drink that includes protein in it, though some may contain straight water or just electrolytes , depending on the rider’s preference (and how nauseous they are post-sprint).

When the next race is less than 24 hours away, immediately getting hydration and fuel back in the tank is vitally important, says Human Powered Health’s dietitian Mathis Fluit. Since races like the Tour require switching hotels almost every stage, meaning the riders won’t have immediate access to their rooms, riders will often have another meal or hefty snack , like rice and chicken or granola and yogurt , on the team bus heading back to the hotel.

Spin the Legs Out Immediately

You may have seen riders get back onto their bikes after finishing a stage—on stationary trainers or rollers , that is. And you might be wondering why the heck riders are finishing 100-plus mile stages and then getting onto stationary trainers or rollers . It seems like they’ve already ridden enough, right?

But as Human Powered Health’s pro rider, Marjolein van’t Geloof, who’s a physiotherapist in addition to being a WorldTour bike racer, explains, often riders finish with a sprint , so they actually need a few minutes to cool down and prep their legs for another day of racing—an easy session on the trainer will do that.

“It’s really important to get on rollers and spin out your legs , just for 10 to 15 minutes,” she says. “You’re helping your legs flush the lactate out and set yourself up to feel better the next day.”

Team buses are often equipped with a shower, so riders are able to quickly clean up and get changed after a stage—important for hygiene and avoiding saddle sores , which is critical for getting through a multi-week race.

Canyon//SRAM’s Alice Towers says that once racers get to the hotel postrace, the team staff will have already checked in for riders and put suitcases in their respective rooms. That often means riders head straight to their rooms to relax, snack , take a longer shower, or have a nap .

Eat All the Carbs

Riders need to be eating steadily throughout the day, on and off the bike, says Fluit. Most of their calories will come from simple carbs , typically in the form of white rice, pasta, and oatmeal.

Riders limit fiber , and because of that, vegetables like broccoli will only appear in small quantities at night. Typically, both right after the race and dinner later on include rice- or pasta-based meals, often with chicken or red meat as the protein source . “It’s not necessarily even tomorrow that riders need to worry about when it comes to eating. They’re thinking about seven stages from now,” says Fluit. “If you’re low on calories or carbohydrates for one day, that’s going to catch up with you after a few days.”

Get in Protein, Too

Cyclists push their muscles to their absolute limit in a race like the Tour de France, and that means recovery requires protein in order to repair that damaged tissue. There’s an endurance athlete cliché of chicken breasts and rice for every meal, and it’s surprisingly accurate if you look at how Tour racers eat the night after a stage. They’ll also be drinking protein in their recovery shakes —usually between 20 and 30 grams in a bottle, along with carbohydrates and electrolytes—says Fluit.

Plan on Early Bedtimes

“The main thing for recovery is just getting as much sleep as you can possibly get,” says Phil Gaimon, former WorldTour pro and host of his new podcast, Watch the Tour de France with Phil Gaimon. “All of the extras like ice baths and massage are great. But nothing is better than an extra 15 minutes of sleep. Racers know that and so they're focused on getting to bed as early as possible.” Because of this, many riders travel with their own pillows, eye masks, and ear plugs—and are also just great sleepers!

Limit Social Media

Some riders are fine scrolling the Twitter comments (*shudder*). Others prefer to keep their phones on airplane mode. But for the most part, riders have a routine with how they treat newsfeeds and social media during these races. “I avoid checking any news about the race,” says Canyon//SRAM’s Kasia Niewiadoma. “I like to be as minimally distracted as possible, because I know that the more I read, the more stories that are created in my head and the more I’m thinking about it. And that just keeps me awake at night. We talk about the race at the team meeting, of course, but I don't want to do any extra investigation around it.”

Take an Ice Bath

Tadej Pogačar made headlines this year with his speedy postrace ice baths, but he’s not the only one who relies on them.

“I was always a big fan of the ice baths , which the team didn’t enable at all back then,” Gaimon says. “I’d have to make eight laps of taking the ice bucket from the hotel to my bathtub. And eventually, my teammates would also want to use the bathtub after me! It definitely helps after a hot stage. It reduces your inflammation and relaxes your central nervous system. I would always sleep better if I did the ice bath. And I see a lot of racers doing it now.” (Gaimon later created IceLegs in order to make cooling off easier for riders.)

Get a Massage

The WorldTour teams all have team physiotherapists, massage therapists, or soigneurs on staff to help riders recover faster with daily massage after each stage. “It’s the best part of the day!” says Canyon//SRAM’s Elise Chabbey, who’s also an M.D. “Most riders will get a massage, but the type of massage depends on what’s happening the next day. If the next day’s stage is not so important, the therapist can really push on the legs to try to release the muscles. But if the next day is really important, they’ll be a bit more gentle. It’s a really nice time during the hectic week: It’s a moment where you can really relax and think about something else and talk about something else.”

Set Yourself Up at Night to Ride in the Morning

Remember how Gaimon mentioned getting as much sleep as possible? That means having everything ready to roll for the next morning: Kit laid out, knowing exactly what you’re having in terms of coffee and breakfast —anything that buys you a few more minutes of sleep in the morning.

“If we had to have bags out of the room and be at breakfast at 8 a.m., I would have all my stuff packed and ready to go with my alarm set for 7:55 and literally roll out of bed and into the breakfast room,” he says.

Spin on Rest Days

You’d think on a rest day , riders really, really wouldn’t want to pedal their bikes. And yes, some will skip the ride in order to allow minor irritations, like saddle sores or road rash from a crash to heal, but many will opt for a very relaxed-paced spin to flush out the legs. These rides are short and social—and as Gaimon notes, many teams will use them as a chance to do events with sponsors.

Riders will spend most of their rest days with legs up, relaxing and (no surprise here) eating.

Find a Way to Mentally Bounce Back

The top-level pros don’t get where they are by bemoaning a race gone wrong. As any pro cyclist will tell you, you lose many, many more races than you win. That means if a stage doesn’t go according to plan, you discuss it with the team at the evening team meeting, then you move on.

“To be honest, all the bad days make me more motivated and stronger,” says Niewiadoma. “You learn from races, and when you make a mistake, you really don’t want to find yourself in that position again. So that makes you want to be better the next day.”

Get Comfortable With Monotony

Imagine you just rode more than 100 miles up a bunch of mountains, then sprinted your heart out at the finish line. And that you’d been doing that for two weeks straight. Sure, that massage, quick spin to flush out the legs, and a healthy meal made by the team chef while chatting with your teammates and/or loved ones via FaceTime sounds great. But the reality?

“Typically for most riders, it’s rice and chicken post race, back to the hotel for a massage and then dinner,” says Derek Gee , the young Canadian who became one of the most talked-about riders of the Giro d’Italia. “For me, I was completely cracked on eating rice every day so I finished every stage with yogurt and cereal and I never really enjoy massage or find it helpful. So my postrace was just lying in bed and relaxing, eating more cereal.”

Molly writes about cycling, nutrition and training, with an emphasis on women in sport. Her new middle-grade series, Shred Girls, debuts with Rodale Kids/Random House in 2019 with "Lindsay's Joyride." Her other books include "Mud, Snow and Cyclocross," "Saddle, Sore" and "Fuel Your Ride." Her work has been published in magazines like Bicycling, Outside and Nylon. She co-hosts The Consummate Athlete Podcast.

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ALTSASU, SPAIN - APRIL 03: Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Soudal Quick-Step rides whilst drinking during the 63rd Itzulia Basque Country 2024, Stage 3 a 190.9km stage from Ezpeleta to Altsasu 526m / #UCIWT / on April 03, 2024 in Altsasu, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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BRUSSELS — Weeks after crashing heavily in Spain, two-time world champion Remco Evenepoel said he’s on track to race again in June ahead of the Tour de France and Paris Olympics.

The Belgian needed surgery after breaking a collar bone and shoulder blade in a crash while descending in the Tour of Basque Country.

Evenepoel will train at high altitude before a planned return to racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné in France from June 2-9 or the week after at the Tour de Suisse, he said in an interview broadcast by his team Soudal–Quick-Step.

He won the worlds time trial last year and the road race in 2022, and should target both Olympic events on the streets of Paris on back-to-back Saturdays — July 27 and Aug. 3. First, he will make his Tour de France debut on June 29.

“It’s going to be something special. Especially the Tour,” Evenepoel said. “It makes it a bit easier to do Tour-Olympics because it’s in the same country, not too far like it was three years ago to go to Tokyo. That was more difficult for a lot of guys.”

Evenepoel raced in both Olympic road events in Japan. He placed ninth in the time trial, more than one minute out of the medals and trailing 2 minutes, 17 seconds behind gold medalist Primož Roglič.

Roglič was caught up in Evenepoel’s crash in Spain and also will miss the one-day classic Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Evenepoel won the past two editions of the storied race.

Evenepoel said the early spring injury gave him time to recover like it was a midseason break. It let him spend the Eid al-Fitr holiday last week with his wife Oumi Rayane and her family.

“That was a very beautiful day,” he said. “It’s better to have the injury now than in a couple of weeks. It’s a bit of luck in my bad luck.”