Stage 12: Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais Predictions & Betting tips - Tour de France

Prediction published on 13/07/2023, 05:00  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 13/07/2023 at 05:09

The start of the 12th stage of the Tour de France takes place this Thursday, 13 July, the day before the bank holidays. The 168.8-kilometre route between Roanne and Belleville-en-Beaujolais will be one of the most unpredictable stages of the entire Tour, as it presents several difficulties, with three 3rd category passes and two 2nd category passes, to suggest that the sprinters should be distanced and that the peloton will not arrive in a group in the final kilometres. The "breakaway" scenario is highly likely, and this is reflected in the bookmakers' odds.

Many riders who are far enough back in the general classification not to worry the leaders, but who have enough assets to make a difference in this type of race could try their luck. Still in the hunt for his first Tour de France victory, Wout Van Aert remains the betting sites' favourite, with odds of 7.00. Behind him, it's more indecisive, with much higher odds. We find Matej Mohorič at odds of 13.00, Mattias Skjelmose at odds of 15.00, or Julian Alaphilippe, Thibaut Pinot, and Tobias Halland Johannessen, all three priced at 20.00. One thing's for sure: we're in for a thrilling stage 12!