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  Tour de France 2013 betting - Chris Froome odds slashed to 11/10 favourite29 Apr 2013

  Following his victory in the Tour de Romandie, Chris Froome is the red-hot favourite to win the Tour de France with bookmaker William Hill, cut from an original 3/1 to 11/10. He has also been trimmed from 10/1 to 7/1 to win the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. “We keep cutting Chris F...

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  Lance Armstrong ban won’t be lifted according to Ladbrokes19 Jan 2013

  Ladbrokes quote 12/1 that Lance Armstrong’s ban is lifted in 2013 and 5/1 that it’s lifted in the next five years Lance Armstrong's lifelong ban will not be lifted any time soon according to Ladbrokes. Unfortunately for the shamed cyclist it looks unlikely that he will be able to compete in the Chi...

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  Lance Armstrong Oprah interview betting - What will Armstrong admit to Oprah?9 Jan 2013

  Lance Armstrong is odds-on to admit that he used banned performance enhancing drugs during his career and 7/2 to cry during his Oprah interview. Paddy Power are offering a miserly 1/4 for Lance Armstrong to admit that is was in fact not about the bike and confess to using performance enhancing drug...

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  Lance Armstrong to confess to Oprah Winfrey?9 Jan 2013

  William Hill make it a near certainty that Lance Armstrong will confess all to Oprah Winfrey when he appears on the talkshow legend’s show on Thursday, January 17. Rumours have been rife in the US in recent weeks that Armstrong was planning to make a public statement on his past, and the confirmati...

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  Tour de France 2014 to start in Leeds14 Dec 2012

  The 2014 Tour de France will start in the city of Leeds, event organisers have confirmed. It means the Grand Depart returns to Britain for the first time since 2007, when a million people lined the streets of London for the opening prologue. Yorkshire was selected ahead of a separate British-wide b...

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  Mark Cavendish sees 2013 Tour odds cut after Team Sky Exit18 Oct 2012

  William Hill have trimmed the price of Mark Cavendish winning the Green Jersey at the 2013 Tour. Cavendish has seen his odds cut from 6/4 to Evens after it was announced that he will be joining the Omega Pharma team next year. William Hill also offer 17/20 that he manages five or more stage wins ov...

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  Bradley Wiggins to return for Tour of Britain race19 Aug 2012

  Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will return to competitive action in next month’s Tour of Britain. Wiggins has taken a well-earned rest following his triumph at the Tour de France and the Olympic games later in the summer, but will return to action for Team Sky in the eight-st...

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  Mark Cavendish Shocker-But Wiggins Slashed For Time Trial Victory!29 Jul 2012

  Cavendish Shocker-But Wiggins Slashed For Time Trial Victory! Following the disappointment of the Men’s Road Race, all eyes will be on the Women tomorrow.   Team GB have the third favourite in Elizabeth Armitstead at 7/1 at William Hill with Nicole Cooke 14/1 and Emma Pooley a 20/1 shot. ...

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  Bradley Wiggins 7/4 to retain Tour de France title22 Jul 2012

  Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France and the Bitish cyclist is a hot favourite to retain his title next year. Sky Bet make Bradley Wiggins 7/4 to retain his Tour de France crown after becoming Britain’s first ever winner on Sunday. The 32-year-old is actually a longer price to win the 2...

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  Tour de France 2012 final stage betting - Wiggins and Cavendish set for glory21 Jul 2012

  The final stage of the Tour de France looks set to be a clean sweep of British glory as Bradley Wiggins prepares to clinch overall victory on the Champs Elysees. Wiggins’ dominance scaled new heights on stage 19, the individual time trial, as he clocked a time 1min 16secs faster than his closest ri...

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  Tour de France 2012 betting - Bradley Wiggins all but home and hosed18 Jul 2012

  Bradley Wiggins is now just 1-33 (from 1-8) to win his first Tour De France after defending his lead comfortably in a tough first stage in the Pyrenees. The stage was won by Thomas Voeckler with Wiggins, his team-mate Chris Froome and Vincenzo Nibali all finishing together more than seven minutes b...

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  Tour de France 2012 Stage 16 betting - Vincenzo Nibali 9/2 favourite17 Jul 2012

  Vincenzo Nibali and Cadel Evans are running out of chances if they are to deny Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky victory in the Tour de France - and Stage 16 is one of their last hopes. Wiggins holds an advantage of 2mins 05secs over his Team Sky colleague Chris Froome going into this test in the Pyrene...

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  Tour de France Stage 14 dominated by tacks on the road15 Jul 2012

  Cadel Evans was forced to change tyres three times after tacks were placed on the road during Stage 14 of the Tour de France but leader Bradley Wiggins was unaffected and continues to control the race. Bradley Wiggins has been cut to 1-8 (from 1-6) to win his first Tour De France, after finishing i...

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  The Tour de France enters the Pyrenees but who will win Stage 14?14 Jul 2012

  The Tour de France enters the Pyrenees on Sunday but it is unlikely to be a stage in which a serious attack is launched by any of the major players in the race. Stage 13 of the Tour de France was supposed to be something of a rest day for the leaders with everyone expecting a group finish that woul...

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  Tour de France Stage 13 betting - Mark Cavendish 15/8 to take victory13 Jul 2012

  Mark Cavendish will hope his disappointing personal 2012 Tour de France takes a turn for the better on Stage 13 from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Le Cap d’Agde. Last year’s world champion and Green Jersey winner has been overshadowed by his Team Sky colleague and race leader Bradley Wiggins after w...