Tour de France 2023 Preview: Odds, Date, Route and TV Channel for 110th edition

The 2023 Tour de France explodes into action at the weekend, as Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar open up the latest chapter in what is proving to be an engrossing rivalry.

Here at BettingOdds.com, we've compiled a Le Tour information pack, providing key details on the dates, route, contenders, and the latest odds for the 110th edition of cycling's most famous bike race...

When is the 2023 Tour de France?

The 2023 Tour de France starts on Saturday 1st July, taking place over a frantic three weeks through to Sunday 23rd July.

What is the 2023 Tour de France route?

The 2023 Tour de France consists of 21 stages, spanning 3,404 kilometres aka 2,115 miles. There will be four summit finishes, just 22km of time trialling, and a couple of rest days.

The first stage takes place in northern Spain in the Basque Country of Bilbao, with the 21st and final stage ending in Paris at the Champs-Elysées, as is tradition.

What TV Channel is the Tour de France on?

UK viewers can watch the Tour de France live on ITV4 (free to air), Eurosport, Discovery +, GCN+, and Welsh broadcaster S4C.

Highlights are also available to watch each evening on ITV4 between 7pm and 8pm.

Who is the favourite to win the Tour de France?

Viewers can once again expect a fascinating Yellow Jersey duel between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar.

Vingegaard ended Pogacar's winning streak last year with a stunning performance to claim his maiden Tour de France.

There's little separating the duo in the betting. Vingegaard is priced at 11/10 to double-up in 2023, while the 23/10 priced Pogacar will be gunning to reclaim the iconic jersey and in the process become the ninth rider to win Le Tour three times.

The big news for Ineos Grenadiers is the exclusion of former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas, who finished runner-up at the Giro. Another one of their former Le Tour winners, Egan Bernal, is involved although he's way out at 100/1 in the outright market. Ineos have also confirmed that Tom Pidcock (66/1) is racing once again.

Like Thomas, Giro d'Italia winner Primoz Roglic won't be taking part, while outsiders for glory include 2022 Giro victor Jai Hindley (18/1), three-time Vuelta runner-up Enric Mas (28/1), and Ben O'Connor (33/1) who finished 4th in 2021.

Can Mark Cavendish set a new Tour de France win record?

After winning the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, British cycling icon Mark Cavendish will now look to break the all-time win record in his final Tour de France.

The Manx Missile, 38, currently has 34 Tour stage wins on the board, level with Eddy Merckx.

Cavendish has been handed odds of 6/4 (Paddy Power) to win a race in this year's Tour and thus make history.