The odds for Denis Menchov to win the Tour de France are slowly drifting out, only a week ago he was 7.50 and is currently at 9.00 with Sportingbet

Note, we are receiving a lot of emails asking when 2008 Tour de France Stage 1 odds will be available, we anticipate these being available late Thursday night/Friday morning.

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Velotips is now showing odds from leading bookmaker Boylesports - we are particular pleased as Boylesports is offering to refund all losing single bets onthe 2008 Tour de France Outirght if Cadel Evans wins.

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Tour de France odds taken at 22.30 on 02/07/08 - simply click on bookmakers name to be taken to site…

Since our last rundown of the odds Cadel Evans position as favourite has remained unchanged at 3.25 as has Valverde at 5.00. With the exception of Soler all of the other riders odds have drifted including 3rd favourite Denis Menchov from 7.50 > 8.50.

The late inclusion of Riccardo Ricco is an interesting one and he is currently available at odds of 41.00.

Sportingbet are consistently offering some of the best Tour de France odds available.

Simple click on the betting partners name to see all of the odds.

Evans - 3.25 with Unibet

Valverde - 5.00 with SkyBet & Unibet & VC Bet

Menchov - 8.50 with Unibet & BWin - please use form on right of site >>>>

Schleck, A - 15.00 with Ladbrokes

Cunego - 15.00 with Sportingbet

Sastre - 18.00 with Unibet

Devolder - 34.00 with Sportingbet

Ricco, R - 41.00 with Sportingbet

Schleck, F - 41.00 with Ladbrokes

Soler - 50.00 with Unibet

Sanchez - 56.00 with Bet365

Zubeldia - 41.00 with Sportingbet

Kirchen - 51.00 with Sportingbet

Periero - 67.00 with Sportingbet

PaddyPower are offering a very cheeky bet by refunding all losing win bets on the overall classification at the Tour de France should that rider be disqualified from the Tour for a failed drugs test during the race.

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After showing some fantastic form in the Giro d’Italia, Mark Cavendish is 5th favourite to take the Points Classification and Green Jersey at the 2008 Tour de France at odds of 15.00 with Sportingbet. There is much speculation that Cavendish will not complete the Tour for fear of ruining his Olympic ambitions although he clearly showed he can get through a Grand Tour in the this year’s Giro.

Favourite to take the Points Classification is Thor Hushovd at 3.00 followed closely by Oscar Friere at 3.50. Out out of sorts Robbie McEwen is 6.00 and we believe this to be the best value odds as McEwen always comes good in the Tour de France. An interesting outsider is Stuart O’Grady at 101.00 although CSC’s focus will be on the General Classification.

Thor Hushovd 		3.00
Oscar Freire 		3.50
Daniele Bennati		3.75
Robbie McEwen		6.00
Marc Cavendish		15.00
Erik Zabel		19.00
Alejandro Valverde	34.00
Danilo Napolitano	41.00
Gert Steegmans		51.00
Jose Joaquin Rojas	51.00
Kim Kirchen		51.00
Robert Hunter		51.00
Cadel Evans		67.00
Denis Menchov		67.00
Robert Forster		67.00
Gerald Ciolek		81.00
Baden Cooke		101.00
Carlos Sastre		101.00
Damiano Cunego		101.00
Filippo Pozzato		101.00
Heinrich Haussler	101.00
Inaki Isasi		101.00
Jean-Patrick Nazon	101.00
Jimmy Casper		101.00
Julian Dean		101.00
Martin Elmiger		101.00
Romain Feillu		101.00
Samuel Sanchez		101.00
Sebastien Chavanel	101.00
Stuart O'Grady		101.00

All odds taken from Sportingbet - click here to bet now and enjoy the £150 Free Bet Challenge!.

Tour de France odds taken at 22.30 on 19/06/08 - simply click on bookmakers name to be taken to site…

Evans - 3.25 with Unibet

Valverde - 5.00 with SkyBet & Unibet & PaddyPower

Menchov - 7.50 with Unibet and PaddyPower

Schleck, A - 12.00 with SkyBet & PaddyPower

Cunego - 13.00 with Bet365

Sastre - 15.00 with Unibet & PaddyPower

Devolder - 29.00 with Sportingbet

Schleck, F - 41.00 with SkyBet

Soler - 46.00 with Bet365

Sanchez - 46.00 with Bet365

Zubeldia - 50.00 with Unibet

Kirchen - 51.00 with Bet365

Periero - 61.00 with Bet365

Dekker - 67.00 with Sportingbet

16 Days to go seeing the riders clip-in and set off an another 3 week adventure around France. The Tour de France always offers some great betting in the run up to this great race. Veloptis aims to bring you not only the latest Tour de France odds but also some of the more unusual odds.

You can always click the Tour de France odds link at the top of the page for simple, straightforward odds on the Tour de France winner.

Today we bring you an interesting bet from Sportingbet who are offering odds of 6.00 (5/1) on the winner of the Tour de France also winning the stage 17 up to L’Alpe d’Huez.

Bet: The Champion of L’Alpe d’Huez & The Champion in Paris

Odds: 6.00 (5/1)

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The latest Dauphine Libere odds for the Prologue are now available from Unibet.com. A 5.6km flat/downnhill time-trial will suit a big, strong fast rider and the bookmakers have respected this by placing Thor Hushovd as favourite.

It is difficult to see past Hushovd as a bet although the weather could play an important role should there be a headwind.

Hushovd, T	3.00
Leipheimer, L	3.50
Hincapie, G	4.50
Evans, C	5.00
Popovych, Y	10.00
Clement, S	12.00
Grabsch, B	14.00
Rogers, M	14.00
Pereiro, O	16.00
Horner, C	17.00
Astarloza, M	18.00
Quinziato, M	20.00
Zubeldia, H	25.00
Grivko, A	33.00

Odds for the overall calssification can be found by clicking here.

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We have the latest Criterium du Dauphine Libere betting odds from Sportingbet.

Levi Leiphemier is favourite with Samuel Sanchez, Alejandro Valverde and Cadel Evans close behind.

Velotips does not see Leipheimer winning this race although we see his motivation being high as this race could be the biggest win of his season.

Velotips is tipping Alejandro Valverde as he is likely to want to test his form on the mountainous finishes whereas Cadel Evans will be cautious with the Tour de France his single focus from now on. If Evans gets into any difficulty he will simply not push himself.

Dauphine Libere odds from Sportingbet

Levi Leipheimer		4.333
Samuel Sanchez		6.00
Alejandro Valverde	6.50
Cadel Evans		7.00
Robert Gesink		9.00
Janez Brajkovic		12.00
Marzio Bruseghin	12.00
J.A Gomez Marchante	15.00
Yaroslav Popovych	19.00
Juan Jose Cobo		21.00
Carlos Sastre		34.00
Maxime Monfort		34.00
Michael Rogers		34.00
Mikel Astarloza		34.00
Vladimir Efimkin	34.00
Haimar Zubeldia		41.00
Oscar Pereiro Sio	41.00

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