Pre-race predictions in the media, as well as the bookmakers, on the general classification, changed with the postponement of the Tour.
Ineos Grenadiers's Egan Bernal, the defending champion, will seek to win a second consecutive title.
Bernal's teammates, Geraint Thomas, who won in 2018, as well as four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, both are not participating, while Richard Carapaz, the 2019 Giro d'Italia winner, will serve as Bernal's vice-captain.
Thibaut Pinot (Groupama–FDJ), who was among the top contenders the previous year but had to abandon due to injury, is another top contender.
Team Jumbo–Visma's duo of Primož Roglič, winner of the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, and Tom Dumoulin are also seen as top contenders, as was their teammate Steven Kruijswijk, who finished third the previous year, but had to withdraw from this year's race following an injury sustained in the Critérium du Dauphiné a few weeks prior to the Tour's start.
Other notable contenders include: Nairo Quintana (Arkéa–Samsic); Miguel Ángel López (Astana); Mikel Landa (Bahrain–McLaren); Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe), who finished fourth in the previous year's Tour;Guillaume Martin (Cofidis); the Colombian trio of Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez (winner of the Critérium du Dauphiné), and Rigoberto Uran (EF Pro Cycling); the Spanish duo of Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema (Trek–Segafredo); and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who finished third in the 2019 Vuelta a España.
A noteworthy outside contender is Julian Alaphilippe, who surprisingly wore the yellow jersey for 14 days the previous year and managed to finish fifth, but the Frenchman confirmed that his focus would be on winning stages and not targeting the general classification.

For the points classification, the big favorite is Slovakian Peter Sagan of Bora–Hansgrohe, who holds the record for the most wins of the points classification with seven.
 Despite this, there are many sprinters at the start of this Tour de France.
Some of the other top favorites include Sam Bennett (cyclist) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step); Giacomo Nizzolo(NTT Pro Cycling), who won the Italian National Road Race Championships and the European Road Race Championships in the build-up to the Tour; Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal), who won three stages the previous year; and Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo–Visma), winner of the 2020 Strade Bianche and 2020 Milan–San Remo.
Other contenders are: Elia Viviani (Cofidis), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain–McLaren), and Matteo Trentin (CCC Team).
However, according to Thierry Gouvenou, the director of competitions for ASO, the winner of the points classification may well be a general classification rider, due to the very mountainous profile of the Tour and the low number of stages suitable for the sprinters.

Many contenders for the mountains classification were mentioned, given that it tends to be very open and hard to predict.
Among the participants are the past three winners: 2017 winner Warren Barguil (Arkéa–Samsic), 2018 winner Julian Alaphilippe, and 2019 winner Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale).
Other notable top contenders include: Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale); Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels–Vital Concept); Ilnur Zakarin and Alessandro De Marchi (CCC Team), Guillaume Martin and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis); Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation); Thomas De Gendt and Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal); Adam Yates (Mitchelton–Scott);Tiesj Benoot (Team Sunweb), Lilian Calmejane (Total Direct Énergie); and Davide Formolo and David de la Cruz (UAE Team Emirates).
General classification riders usually do well in the mountains classification too and are also seen as possible contenders.

The two main favorites for the young rider classification seem to be defending champion Egan Bernal and Tour debutant Tadej Pogačar.
Bernal's teammate Pavel Sivakov, as well as Colombian duo Sergio Higuita and Daniel Martínez (EF Pro Cycling), and David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ) are also expected to do well in this classification.

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Pre-race predictions in the media, as well as the bookmakers, on the general classification, changed with the postponement of the Tour. Ineos Grenadiers's Egan Bernal, the defending champion, will seek to win a second consecutive title. Bernal's teammates, Geraint Thomas, who won in 2018, as well as four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, both are not participating, while Richard Carapaz, the 2019 Giro d'Italia winner, will serve as Bernal's vice-captain. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama–FDJ), who was among the top contenders the previous year but had to abandon due to injury, is another top contender. Team Jumbo–Visma's duo of Primož Roglič, winner of the 2019 Vuelta a Espana, and Tom Dumoulin are also seen as top contenders, as was their teammate Steven Kruijswijk, who finished third the previous year, but had to withdraw from this year's race following an injury sustained in the Critérium du Dauphiné a few weeks prior to the Tour's start. Other notable contenders include: Nairo Quintana (Arkéa–Samsic); Miguel Ángel López (Astana); Mikel Landa (Bahrain–McLaren); Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe), who finished fourth in the previous year's Tour;Guillaume Martin (Cofidis); the Colombian trio of Sergio Higuita, Daniel Martínez (winner of the Critérium du Dauphiné), and Rigoberto Uran (EF Pro Cycling); the Spanish duo of Enric Mas and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema (Trek–Segafredo); and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who finished third in the 2019 Vuelta a España. A noteworthy outside contender is Julian Alaphilippe, who surprisingly wore the yellow jersey for 14 days the previous year and managed to finish fifth, but the Frenchman confirmed that his focus would be on winning stages and not targeting the general classification.
For the points classification, the big favorite is Slovakian Peter Sagan of Bora–Hansgrohe, who holds the record for the most wins of the points classification with seven.  Despite this, there are many sprinters at the start of this Tour de France. Some of the other top favorites include Sam Bennett (cyclist) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step); Giacomo Nizzolo(NTT Pro Cycling), who won the Italian National Road Race Championships and the European Road Race Championships in the build-up to the Tour; Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal), who won three stages the previous year; and Wout van Aert (Team Jumbo–Visma), winner of the 2020 Strade Bianche and 2020 Milan–San Remo. Other contenders are: Elia Viviani (Cofidis), Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain–McLaren), and Matteo Trentin (CCC Team). However, according to Thierry Gouvenou, the director of competitions for ASO, the winner of the points classification may well be a general classification rider, due to the very mountainous profile of the Tour and the low number of stages suitable for the sprinters.
Many contenders for the mountains classification were mentioned, given that it tends to be very open and hard to predict. Among the participants are the past three winners: 2017 winner Warren Barguil (Arkéa–Samsic), 2018 winner Julian Alaphilippe, and 2019 winner Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale). Other notable top contenders include: Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale); Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels–Vital Concept); Ilnur Zakarin and Alessandro De Marchi (CCC Team), Guillaume Martin and Nicolas Edet (Cofidis); Dan Martin (Israel Start-Up Nation); Thomas De Gendt and Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal); Adam Yates (Mitchelton–Scott);Tiesj Benoot (Team Sunweb), Lilian Calmejane (Total Direct Énergie); and Davide Formolo and David de la Cruz (UAE Team Emirates). General classification riders usually do well in the mountains classification too and are also seen as possible contenders.
The two main favorites for the young rider classification seem to be defending champion Egan Bernal and Tour debutant Tadej Pogačar. Bernal's teammate Pavel Sivakov, as well as Colombian duo Sergio Higuita and Daniel Martínez (EF Pro Cycling), and David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ) are also expected to do well in this classification.
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2020 Tour de France