Tour de France - predicted stage outcomes & top 10

The Tour route 2015

The Tour de France starts in Utrecht and ends in Paris.What happens on the roads in between, is right now the great unknown, the beauty of bike racing is the great unknown, that 198 riders from 22 teams will start is sure, how many finish and in what order, is anyone's guess. 

For instance, who would have had Nibali, Peraud and Pinot on the podium in 2014 (a very rich man if they had the foresight to bet on it!).

But I have taken a stab anyway at predicting the Tour.

For more detailed information on the Tour and stages visit the great cycling blog Inrng .

For the latest results and live updates visit Cyclingnews.com

For the best podcasts on discussing the Tour visit the cycling podcast or ITV.

And you can watch live from 1/2pm on ITV4 and highlights every evening between 7-8pm.

Vive le Tour!

The Laurens Ten Dam - The exposed roads of Zelande could cause splits on Stage 2

Stage 1 July 04, 2015 Utrecht (ITT)13.8 km - Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin)
Stage 2 July 05, 2015 Utrecht - Zelande166 km - Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step)
Stage 3 July 06, 2015 Anvers - Huy 159.5 km - Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)
Stage 4 July 07, 2015 Seraing - Cambrai 223.5 km - Sepp Vanmarcke (Lotto Jumbo NL)
Stage 5 July 08, 2015 Arras - Amiens Metropole 189.5 km - Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)
Stage 6 July 09, 2015 Abbeville - Le Harve 191.5 km - Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Stage 7 July 10, 2015 Livarot - Fougeres 190.5 km - Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step)
Stage 8 July 11, 2015 Rennes - Mur de Bretagne 181.5 km - Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha)
Stage 9 July 12, 2015 Vannes - Plumelec (TTT) 28 km - Movistar
Rest Day 1 July 13, 2015 Pau - Pau
Stage 10 July 14, 2015 Tarbes - La Pierre-Saint-Martin 167 km - Nairo Quintana (Movistar)
Stage 11 July 15, 2015 Pau - Cauterets Vallee de Saint-Savin 188 km - Chris Froome (Team Sky)
Stage 12 July 16, 2015 Lannemezan - Plateau de Beille 195 km - Chris Froome (Team Sky)
Stage 13 July 17, 2015 Muret - Rodez 198.5 km - Ryder Hesjedal - (Team Cannondale-Garmin)
Stage 14 July 18, 2015 Rodez - Mende 178.5 km - Simon Yates (Orica-Greenedge)
Stage 15 July 19, 2015 Mende - Valence 183 km - Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge)
Stage 16 July 20, 2015 Bourg-de-Peage - Gap 201 km - Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Rest Day 2 July 21, 2015
Stage 17 July 22, 2015 Digne-les-Bains - Pra-Loup 161 km - Romain Bardet (AG2R)
Stage 18 July 23, 2015 Gap - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 186.5 km Rui Costa (Lampre)
Stage 19 July 24, 2015 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 138 km Chris Froome (Team Sky)
Stage 20 July 25, 2015 Modane Valfrejus - Alpe d'Huez 110.5 km - Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin)
Stage 21 July 26, 2015 Sevres - Grand Paris Seine Ouest - Paris Champs-Elysees 109.5 km - Mark Cavendish (Team Etixx-Quick Step)

I'm predicting Chris Froome will be in Yellow again
in Paris on the 26th July

Top 10 Predictions - 
1 - Chris Froome - Team Sky
2 - Nairo Quintana - Movistar
3 - Alberto Contador - Tinkoff-Saxo
4 - Vincenzo Nibali - Astana
5 - Thibault Pinot - FDJ
6 -  Tejay Van Garderen (BMC)
7 - Wilco Kelderman (Lotto-Jumbo NL)
8 - Andrew Talansky (Cannondale-Garmin)
9 - Romain Bardet (AG2R)
10 - Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin)

Green Jersey - Mark Cavendish
Polka Dot Jersey - Robert Gesink (Lotto Jumbo NL)
White Jersey - Thibault Pinot
Team Prize - Movistar