2009 Dauphine Libere – GC Odds

in Dauphine Libere by velotips — June 4, 2009 at 22:32 | 0 comments

The 2009 Dauphine Libere provides one of the final warm-up races prior to the Tour de France. Three very mountainous stages will see the top contenders for the Tour come to the fore. Stage 5 takes the riders up to the summit of the mighty Mont Ventoux but the days to follow pose arguably more difficult times ahead. Stage 6 includes the 30km+ tortuos climb of the spectacular Col d’Izoard while Stage 7 is brutal starting the day over the Col du Galibier, followed by the Col de la Croix de Fer and finally climbing two-thirds of the way up the Col de la Madeleine.

The bookmakers naturally have Contador as the race favourite with Valverde his closest rival. Cadel Evans will make a good showing and be there at the top of the big climbs but it’s likely he won’t want to extend himself so close to the Tour, a case of fine tuning. The question is whether Contador can temper his enthusiasm for winning or will he blow up a la Paris-Nice earlier in the year.

We await further odds before making a call.

Velotips – the best odds on two wheels…

2009 Dauphine Libere – General Classification Betting Odds

Contador at 2.62 (13/8)with PaddyPower

Valverde at 4.30 (10/3) with Boylesports

Evans at 8.00 (7/1) with Boylesports

Gesink at 11.00 (10/1) with Boylesports

Zubeldia at 17.00 (16/1) with PaddyPower

Martin at 17.00 (16/1) with PaddyPower

Anton at 21.00 (20/1) with PaddyPower

Astarloza at 26.00 (25/1) with Boylesports

Cobo at 26.00 (25/1) with Boylesports

Nibali at 26.00 (25/1) with Boylesports

Siutsou at 26.00 (25/1) with PaddyPower

Dekker at 29.00 (28/1) with PaddyPower

Landaluze at 34.00 (33/1) with PaddyPower

Dessel at 34.00 (33/1) with PaddyPower

Devolder at 34.00 (33/1) with PaddyPower

Gerdemann at 41.00 (401/) with Boylesports

Pereiro at 41.00 (40/1) with PaddyPower