Tour De France Stage 2 Predictions, Betting Tips & Odds (Perros-Guirec – Mûr-de-Bretagne - 27.6.2021)

The first day of the 2021 Tour De France has been a carnage, as the stage was marred by two enormous crashes. Stage 2, a 182 km run from Perros-Guirec – Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan will be a stage for puncheurs again (and GC men). This post contains our Tour De France Stage 2 betting tips, odds, recommended bets on Winner, Top 3 & Head to Head, promotions & no deposit free bets!

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TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 2 BETTING PREVIEW 

Stage 2 has six classified climbs, including three early climbs - the Côte de Sainte-Barbe, the Côte de Pordic and the Côte de Saint-Brieuc. The stage ends with a double ascent of the Mûr-de-Bretagne

The Mûr de Bretagne is a classic Tour de France finish. The climb has featured on six stages since 2000 and has hosted a stage finish three times since 2010.  It’s only 2 km long but averages 6.9 per cent and is even steeper in its first half.

The first ascent on the The Mûr de Bretagne awards time bonuses. The second time around, the climb is approached from a different direction. Of course, the final climb is where the stage will most likely be decided. The only question is, where will the favourites attack? At the base of the climb - where the steepest gradient is - or in the final km?

Stage 2 Favourites

Julian Alaphilippe won stage one of the 2021 Tour de France. The Frenchman attacked early on the Côte de la Fosse aux Loups and was unreachable for all the other contenders who tried to chase him. The current world champion is the favourite number one, and wearing the yellow jersey will give extra motivations.

Alpecin-Fenix's Mathieu Van Der Poel wasn't able to follow Alaphilippe in the first stage but he looked the best of the rest.

Of course, we expect the GC riders to be active at the front on the finish.

Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic, who both got involved in the action on the final climb of stage 1, will battle not only ofr the stage win, but also to earn a few seconds over the other GC contenders.

Other Contenders

Stage threats include Pierre Latour of TotalEnergies who was active on Stage 1 and has plenty of experience over the last climb. Michael Matthews, Wout Van Aert and Michael Woods can't be ruled out as well. Anyway, the Belgian will likely be on Roglic duty while the Canadian lost eight minutes on the opening stage after getting caught up in the heavy crash.

Team Ineos duo Richard Carapaz and Geraint Thomas will likely arrive with the best riders but both lack the explosivity required to win this stage. Other two Ineos riders - Richie Porte and Tao Geoghegan Hart - both lost time due to crashes while Pogacar's team-mate Marc Hirschi was badly hurt.

Peter Sagan disappointed the last two times the Tour arrived here and looks far from his best form while Chris Froome was involved in the second nasty crash in Stage 1 and crossed the finish line after almost 15 minutes after Alaphilippe.

TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 2 PREDICTIONS

The section below contains our experts' betting tips on the Tour De France Stage 2 (Winner, Top 3 and Head To Head recommended bets).

• Winner
  Julian Alaphilippe6/4Bet
• Winner
  Michael Matthews15/1Bet
• Winner
  Daniel Martin 40/1Bet
• Head to Head
  Latour to beat Thomas13/8Bet
• Head to Head
  Van der Poel to beat Colbrelli4/11Bet
• Head to Head
  Gaudu to beat Haig4/6Bet

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