Form ranking: Tour de France 2020 contenders

Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) tops our first Tour de France form ranking of the season (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

This ranking was first devised before the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis escalated in in Europe in early March, and only includes riders already confirmed as starting the Tour de France.

It's mid-March, time for our first look at how the Tour de France GC contenders arer shaping up so far. It's a strange opening edition of our form ranking, with Covid-19 coronavirus wiping out the racing calendar for the rest of March and also already having an affect on the next few months, too.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.