Jonas Vingegaard begins his quest for a second straight Tour de France title when the race starts its three-week journey on Saturday in the Basque region of Spain. Vingegaard, now 26-years-old, knocked off two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar last year with brilliant tactics and superior climbing in the second half of the race. This year, Vingegaard is the slight +110 favorite to win the yellow jersey in the latest 2023 Tour de France odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Pogacar is second in the odds at +125, while Jai Hindley is a distant third at +2000.
With so many variables in every Tour de France, you'll want to read how SportsLine senior writer Gene Menez, who correctly predicted the winners of the yellow, green and white jerseys in the 2019 Tour and the white jersey winner of the 2021 Tour, breaks down the race before making any 2023 Tour de France picks of your own.
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.
Menez has analyzed this year's Tour de France route and contenders and has identified five best bets for the yellow, green and polka dot jerseys.
We can tell you that Menez is picking Biniam Girmay (+900) to win the points classification/green jersey. "I prefer Girmay over pure sprinters such as Jasper Philipsen because Girmay has the ability to get over some of the lower-difficulty categorized climbs," Menez told SportsLine.
Moreover, Menez's pick to win the yellow jersey is a rider who excels in "the long, high mountains." Menez also is high on a "big longshot" who "enters the Tour in good form" to earn a top-three finish at odds of more than 30-1. You ABSOLUTELY need to see who it is before you lock in any picks.
So which rider wins the Tour de France 2023? What big longshot finishes on the podium? And what other best bets does Menez like? ... Join SportsLine now to see which riders to be all over, all from the expert who has followed the Tour de France for almost four decades!
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