The greatest cycling event in the world, Tour de France betting, will begin in less than a week.
Fans are feverishly anticipating the July 5th start of the Tour de France odds competition and expect the Tour de France betting action to be as good this year as it’s been in a while. With no pre-race locks there are plenty of riders with a legitimate shot at winning the Tour de France betting this year and with so many potential pre-race favorites the Tour de France odds are all over the place.
Heading into the Start of the Tour de France betting, as of the end of June, the Cadel Evans appears to the consensus choice of Tour de France odds makers to win the race. The young Aussie has been impressive in past Tour de France betting events and will look to finally wear the winner’s jersey after coming close in past Tour de France betting races. The former mountain biker came close in last year’s Tour de France betting, finishing second and would love to come out on top in the Tour de France odds this year. At 3:1 odds he’s the overwhelming Tour de France odds favorite.
Coming in at 6.5:1 odds Denis Menchov faces the second best Tour de France betting odds. He withdrew in last year’s event but finished fifth in 2006. Tour de France betting experts like his all-round talent and think this could finally is his year in the Tour de France betting. He’s won two Vuelta a España titles and is a fantastic climber, something that always helps in the Tour de France betting. Among the early Tour de France betting favorites he’s the best on the mountains and that may be great strength in this year’s Tour de France betting.
The third of the top three pre-race favorites is Alejandro Valverde. This young man has seen his stock rise considerably in the past month in the Tour de France betting. He comes into the race somewhere between 5-7:1 odds and is favored by many Tour de France betting experts over Menchov. He is the best all-round rider in the event and is capable winning any stage in this year’s Tour de France betting. If he gets a lead early and can win one or stages in the early going of the Tour de France betting, he could be hard to catch.