After months of build up, the 2023 edition of the Tour de France finally gets underway in the Basque Country this weekend.
Ahead of the opening stage, a hilly circuit around Bilbao, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has vowed to attack, whereas Jonas Vingegaard dismissed the Slovenians attempts at mind games and shrugged off being labelled the favourite for overall victory.
Many of the Basque locals will be backing their man Pello Bilbao of Bahrain Victorious for the victory whereas British hopes lie on the shoulders of Tom Pidcock. Whatever happens, there’s bound to be fireworks and watching on at home you can expect the unexpected.
With that said, here are Cycling Weekly’s five unconventional predictions for this year’s edition of the French Grand Tour.
