Tour de France Stages 1-9 Betting

The Tour de France is broken up into three sets of stages which are sandwiched by two rest days. Each set of stages is uniquely different from the other. Tour de France stages 1-9 betting will cover the stages that are more sprint based and predominantly more exciting for the spectator to watch.

The first set of stages in the Tour de France traditionally produces the closest finishes. This is because there is a high number of talented sprint riders and also everyone is trying to get off to a good start in the series.

There is one team time trial in Tour de France stages 1-9 betting where teams race against the clock at intervals set by the times their riders achieved in the first stage. This tests the metal and the unity of each team because the cyclists have to perform well as a group to keep their individual chances of success high.

Tour de France Stages 1-9

Tour de France stages 1-9 are based to the West of France and the flat terrain predominantly in that area. Each location of Tour de France stages 1-9 is slightly different from the last which opens up success to virtually the entire field of cyclists.

The first nine stages are; 1) Passage du Gois – 180km, 2) Les Essarts – 23km Team Time Trial, 3) Olonne-sur-Mer – 198km, 4) Lorient – 172km, 5) Carhaix – 158km, 6) Dinan – 226km, 8) Le Mans – 215km and 9) Issoire – 208km.

Tour de France Stages Betting

Betting in the first nine stages of Tour de France requires a very simple strategy. There are many cyclists who are much better in sprint races than they are over the endurance stages.

A classic example of this is British cyclist Mark Cavendish who won three out of the first 11 stages. This gave Cavendish a very good position in the Tour de France rankings but he fell away as the series went on and the races became more endurance based. He won two stages towards the end of the race but both of these were flat races.

Tour de France stages betting will allow patterns to emerge. There could well be a different winner for each stage of the race but there are going to be cyclists that perform consistently well over the course of the races. These are the cyclists to keep an eye on because they should also perform well in the endurance races.

Stages 1-9 Trends

Stages 1-9 trends are also going to help with betting strategy over the course of the entire Tour de France. One of the most noticeable trends is that a lot of the longer races are in the early stages. This is going to suck a lot of energy out of many of the riders which could be the difference between winning and losing.

Stages 1-9 trends will also start to appear in terms of the form and fitness of individual cyclists. It will be very easy to see who is in good shape and performing well over the first nine stages. This should make it easier to predict who is going to perform well in the next two sets of stages.