Blue Square and Unibet have put up early-bird prices for Stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France with an inevitable sprint finish. Round one of the Cavendish vs Boonen vs Freire vs Hushovd sprint competition.

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2009 Tour de France – Stage two winner odds

Cavendish at 2.50 (3/2) with Unibet

Freire at 7.50 (13/2) with Blue Square

Hushovd at 8.00 (7/1) with Blue Square

Boonen at 8.50 () with Blue Square

Bennati at 12.00 (11/1) with Blue Square

Ciolek at 15.00 (14/1) with Blue Square

Farrar at 17.00 (16/1) with Blue Square

Napolitano at 19.00 (18/1) with Blue Square

Cancellara at 21.00 (20/1) with Blue Square

Haussler at 23.00 (22/1) with Blue Square

Feillu at 29.00 (28/1) with Blue Square

Pozzato at 34.00 (33/1) with Blue Square

Chavanel at 41.00 (40/1) with Blue Square

Voigt at 41.00 (40/1) with Blue Square

O’Grady at 67.00 (66/1) with Blue Square

Flecha at 81.00 (80/1) with Blue Square

Updated at 22:00 (BST) – Friday 4th July 2009

Odds for Alberto Contador to win the 2009 Tour de France have steadied at around the 2.00 (Evens) mark. All other major contenders odds have shortened and are likely to shorten further up to and after the Stage 1 individual time trial – advice is to place bet now.

Lance Armstrong is at 6.00 (5/2), Andy Schleck at 8.00 (7/1), Cadel Evans at 12.00 (11/1), Denis Menchov at 15.00 (14/1) and Carlos Sastre at 25.00 (24/1).

These are the best odds as sourced by Velotips – no other betting website offers the best range of cycling odds. To see a full list of odds simply go to 2009 Tour de France Odds

Some bookmakers are offering odds on Astana filling all three podium spots at the 2009 Tour de France. Is it possible? Well, it seems a given that Alberto Contador will take top spot with Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer.

Astana at 15.00 (14/1) with Blue Square.

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Here we go, Stage 1 Odds for the 2009 Tour de France. A 15.5km blast around the principality of Monaco, an unusually long ‘prologue’ time trial and according to the bookmakers there is only one winner, Fabian Cancellara. Cancellara is odds on favourite with best odds anywhere of 1.57 (4/7) with Boylesports. Second up is Bradley Wiggins at 12.00 (11/1) with Unibet and Sportingbet. Cadel Evans, Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong fight it out for favour with the bookmakers at odds of up to 15.00 (14/1).

2009 Tour de France Stage 1 Betting Odds

Odds updated at 20:00 on 30/06/09

Cancellara at 1.57 (4/7) with Boylesports

Wiggins at 12.00 (11/1) with Unibet and Sportingbet and Bet365

Evans at 15.00 (14/1) with Bet365

Contador at 11.00 (10/1) with bwin and Unibet

Armstrong at 15.00 (14/1) with bwin

Martin at 16.00 (15/1) with Unibet

Millar at 34.00 (33/1) with Bet365

Leipheimer at 28.00 (27/1) with Unibet

Grabsch at 34.00 (33/1) with Boylesports and Sportingbet and Sky Bet

Kloden at 40.00 (39/1) with Unibet

Menchov at 40.00 (39/1) with Unibet

Zabriskie at 41.00 (40/1) with Bet365

Kreuziger at 50.00 (49/1) with Boylesports

Larsson at 67.00 (66/1) with Sportingbet

Hushovd at 67.00 (66/1) with Bet365 and Boylesports and Sportingbet

Vandevelde at 67.00 (66/1) with Boylesports and Sportingbet

Hincapie at 80.00 (79/1) with Unibet

Rogers at 81.00 (80/1) with Bet365

Andy Schleck at 501.00 (500/1) with Sportingbet

Frank Schleck at 501.00 (500/1) with Sportingbet

Sastre at 501.00 (500/1) with Sportingbet

Updated at 23:45 (BST)

We’ve updated the latest odds for top 10 finish at 2009 Tour de France. We are still tipping David Arroyo who can now be had at odds of 23.00 (22/1) with Bet365. The two Brits of David Millar at 41.00 (40/1) and Bradley Wiggins at 67.00 (66/1) could be worth an outside bet with Sportingbet given their incredible form in the recent Giro and Dauphine Libere.

Sportingbet are also offering £25 in free bets to new customers.

Top 10 Finish in 2009 Tour de France

Contador at 1.14 (1/7)with Bet365

Evans at 1.29 (2/7) with Blue Square

Armstrong at 1.30 (10/33) with Bet365

Menchov at 1.30 (10/33) with Bet365 and with Blue Square

A. Schleck at 1.30 (10/33) with Bet365

Sastre at 1.33 (1/3) with Blue Square

Leipheimer at 1.50 (1/2) with Bet365

F. Schleck at 1.57 with (4/7) Bet365

Kreuziger at 1.85 with (17/20) Sportingbet

Gesink at 2.00 (Evens) with Sportingbet and Unibet

Kirchen at 2.80 (9/5) with Unibet

Vandevelde at 3.00 (2/1) with Sportingbet

Astarloza at 3.25 (9/4) with Bet365

Nibali at 3.75 (11/4) with Blue Square and Unibet

Pellizotti at 4.00 (3/1) with Bet365

Rogers at 4.00 (3/1) with Bet365

Efimkin at 4.50 (7/2)with Sportingbet

LL Sanchez at 5.00 (4/1) with Sportingbet

Pereiro at 6.50 (11/2) with Unibet

Kloden at 6.00 (5/1) with Sportingbet

Karpets at 6.50 (11/2) with with Blue Square

Devolder at 7.50 (13/2) with Ladbrokes

Gerdemann at 8.0 (7/1) with Sportingbet

Anton at 8.00 (7/1) with Bet365

Monfort at 10.00 (9/1) with Bet365

Zubeldia at 10.00 (9/1) with Bet365

Bruseghin at 12.00 (11/1) with with Blue Square

Casar at 17.00 (16/1) with Sportingbet and with Blue Square

Martin at 17.00 (16/1) with Sportingbet

Moreau at 21.00 (20/1) with with Blue Square

Popvych at 21.00 (20/1) with Bet365

Sorensen at 21.00 (20/1) with with Blue Square

Arroyo at 23.00 (22/1) with Bet365

Moncoutie at 23.00 (22/1) with with Blue Square

Cancellara at 26.00 (25/1) with Sportingbet

Marchante at 26.00 (25/1) with Sportingbet

S. Chavanel at 29.00 (28/1) with with Blue Square

Moinard ar 29.00 (28/1) with Sportingbet

Garate 24.00 (33/1) with Sportingbet and Bet365

Dessel at 41.00 (40/1) with with Blue Square

Millar at 41.00 (40/1) with Sportingbet

Wiggins at 67.00 (66/1) with Sportingbet

Updated odds for the Tour de France Points Classification from the widest range of bookmakers on the net are now available via our dedicated Tour de France Odds page.

Mark Cavendish is best priced at 2.00 (Evens) with PaddyPower and Unibet and bwin while Oscar Freire is close at 5.50 (9/2) with bwin and Thor Hushovd at 8.00 (7/1) with Bet365 and PaddyPower.

Will youth and speed outrun speed and experience over the course of a three week tour for the Green Jersey?

Cavendish has stated he is only interested in taking stage wins but will this be enough to overcome those riders prepared to spend energy on the intermediate sprints?

Cavendish beating Friere and Hushovd in Stage 6 of Tour de Suisse in June.

Outsiders who may have an interest in the final Green Jersey outcome include Kim Kirchen at 30.00 (29/1) with Unibet and Gerald Ciolek at 34.00 (33/1) with Boylesports and Sportingbet and Blue Square

Full range of odds at our dedicated Tour de France Odds page.

2009 Tour de France Yellow Jersey betting odds have just been fully updated. Nowhere else on the web can you find odds from the full range of bookmakers.

Alberto Contador is clear favourite at 2.1 (11/10) with bwin and PaddyPower with Lance Armstrong 2nd favourite some way back at 8.00 (7/1) with Stan James.

The pick of the bunch would be Denis Menchov at 17.00 (16/1) with PaddyPower and Sportingbet and Carlos Sastre at 28.00 (27/1) with Unibet.

Full Tour de France General Classification odds can be found on our special 2009 Tour de France odds page.

The fearsome Mont Ventoux looms large on Stage five of the Dauphine Libere. Can Contador resist the temptation to go full throttle on this stage given the two upcoming monsters? Cadel Evans looks to be in good form but neither rider will want to extend themselves too far in this pre-Tour warm-up. Valverde looks likely to miss the Tour de France and will be going for the win in this race but the longs climbs don’t necessarily suit Spaniard. We go for Robert Gesink who has the climbing ability to cope with the length of Mont Ventoux and the speed to get away from the likes of Evans and Valverde. Contador is the wild card and is favourite to take the stage but at 2.50 seems not great value.

Velotips goes for Robert Gesink to win Stage Five of Dauphine Libere

Velotips – the best odds on two wheels…

Contador at 2.50 (6/4) with Bet365

Evans at 7.00 (6/1) with Bet365

Valverde at 8.00 (7/1) with Boylesports

Gesink at 10.00 (9/1) with PaddyPower

Basso at 11.00 (10/1) with Boylesports

Anton at 26.00 (25/1) with PaddyPower

Martin at 29.00 (28/1) with Bet365

Moncoutie at 34.00 (33/1) with Boylesports

Astarloza at 34.00 (33/1) with Sportingbet and Boylesports

Nibali at 34.00 (33/1) with Sportingbet

Zubeldia at 41.00 (40/1) with Sportingbet

Nocentini at 41.00 (40/1) with Bet365 and Sportingbet

Trofimov at 51.00 (50/1) with Boylesports

Garate at 51.00 (50/1) with Bet365 and PaddyPower and Boylesports

Afimkin at 51.00 (50/1) with Bet365 and Boylesports

Botcharov at 67.00 (66/1) with Bet365 and Boylesports

Velotips – the best odds on two wheels…

2009 Dauphine Libere – Stage 3 Betting Odds

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Boonen at 5.00 (4/1) with Sportingbet

Valverde at 8.00 (7/1) with PaddyPower

Zberg at 11.00 (10/1) with PaddyPower

Steegmans at 15.00 (14/1) with Sportingbet

Roche at 17.00 (16/1) with PaddyPower

Wegmann at 19.00 (18/1) with PaddyPower

Kroon at 21.00 (20/1) with Sportingbet

Pineau at 21.00 (20/1) with PaddyPower

Fischer at 21.00 (20/1) with Bet365

Furlan at 23.00 (22/1) with Bet365

Chavanel at 23.00 (22/1) with Sky Bet

Furlan at 23.00 (22/1) with Bet365

Sieberg at 23.00 (22/1) with PaddyPower

Flecha at 26.00 (25/1) with PaddyPower and Sky Bet and Sportingbet

Vaitkus at 26.00 (25/1) with PaddyPower and Sky Bet

Dessel at 29.00 (28/1) with PaddyPower

Knees at 34.00 (33/1) with Sportingbet

Kolobnev at 34.00 (33/1) with Bet365

Nocentini at 41.00 (40/1) with Sky Bet

Trussov at 51.00 (50/1) with Bet365

Millar at 51.00 (50/1) with Bet365Sky Bet

Stage 2 of the Dauphine Libere is likely to be a day for the sprinters and one in particular has a lot to prove, to himself and the rest of the peloton. His name is Tom Boonen. He is clear favourite in a bunch sprint.

Velotips – the best odds on two wheels…

2009 Dauphine Libere – Stage Two Betting Odds

Each way odds 1/4 places 1,2,3

Boonen at 2.10 with PaddyPower

Steegmans at 6.50 with PaddyPower

Chavanel at 7.50 at PaddyPower

Pineau at 11.00 (10/1) with PaddyPower

Furlan at 13.00 (12/1) with PaddyPower

Vaitkus at 15.00 (14/1) with PaddyPower

Fischer at 15.00 (14/1) with PaddyPower

Zberg at 17.00 (16/1) with PaddyPower

Valverde at 19.00 (18/1) with PaddyPower