Next Belgian triumph?
Today’s stage runs between Libourne and Limoges: Which 8th stage of the Tour de France tip does the betting base have at hand? The route is initially flat, as on the previous day, but becomes increasingly undulating as the stage progresses.
In addition, another sprint decision like yesterday is conceivable, but for the specialists in this field, the passage at the end point of stage 8 is only conditionally suitable, because there is another uphill shortly before the finish line. A flat straight as yesterday at the sprint in Bordeaux cannot be discovered this time.
Nevertheless, this year’s three-time winner of a stage in the sprint, the Belgian Jasper Philipsen, also takes a leading position in the 8th stage TDF odds. Whether rightly so will be clarified in the following.
Direction of the 8th stage at the Tour de France 2023
Officially, the eighth stage of the day is listed as hilly, but most of the route is initially very flat, which is why the conventional sprinters are also far ahead in the 8th stage TDF 2023 betting odds. The start is in Libourne. The city was part of the Tour de France for the first time in 1957, when it was home to a time trial.
It was won by co-record Tour winner Jacques Anquetil, who celebrated the first of no fewer than five successes in this edition of the Tour of France. On the way to the finish in Limoges, the aspirants for the “green jersey” can also collect points at the sprint classification in Tocane-Saint-Apre after only 80 kilometres.
Points will also be awarded for the “polka-dot jersey”, although not many, as only classifications in the fourth and third mountain category are on the schedule. In the finish town of Limoges, which from a sporting point of view is best known for its successful basketball team CSP, there are signs of a sprint decision. However, given the second half of the course with its hilly profile, a group might have broken away beforehand, which means that this time the decision might be made in a smaller circle rather than within the main peloton.
Will it be as tight as 2016 in Limoges?
On top of that, the pros are in demand today, who will also be able to use their high top speed uphill, because, as mentioned at the beginning, there is another small climb to be mastered in Limoges. Maybe it will be as close as it was in 2016, when the German Marcel Kittel beat Bryan Coquard from France in a highly dramatic photo finish at the Tour’s last stop in the city so far.
8th stage Tour de France tip
For stage 8 of the Tour de France, prediction and betting odds on a podium finish by Wout van Aert are worth a recommendation. The 28-year-old from Herentals has already won nine stages in his career and wore the “green jersey” all the way to Paris last year.
In view of the route profile with a hilly second section, he now comes into question as a possible candidate for a top-3 finish. In a possible breakaway group, the classics specialist would have comparatively good chances, as he has sufficient sprinter qualities.
On top of that, he is one of the riders in the peloton who can call up a short crisp attack uphill, which is why the finish passage suits him. For these reasons, the previous sprinter king of the Tour, the Belgian Jasper Philipsen, who won yesterday for the third time in a sprint, should lose out today.
Compared to his compatriot, he fulfils less of the aforementioned requirement criteria for the upcoming course in the eyes of the betting public. Instead, Mathieu van der Poel is likely to be the most dangerous competitor. Like van Aert, the Dutchman is a top classic rider and has similar qualities.
He has already won the Tour of Flanders twice and this year he won two other “monuments of cycling”, Paris-Roubaix and Milan-Sanremo. It is to be expected that the day’s victory will be decided between these two pros.
