Tour de France Betting - Australians rally behind Cadel Evans
With less than a month until the 2012 Tour de France, Cadel Evans remains favourite with leading online bookmaker
sportsbet.com.au, priced at $2.70.
Brit Brad Wiggins is looming as his biggest threat though, firming from $6.00 into $3.25.
Andy Schleck ($4.33 out to $6.50) and Russian Denis Menchov ($8.00 out to $13) have drifted in betting.
“Cadel rightly remains favourite and has attracted a lot of the punters interest but money has started to come for Brad Wiggins,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes.
Vincenzo Nibali has been a big mover in the market, firming from $34 into $21 while the likes of Andreas Kloden ($67), Frank Schleck ($81) and Levi Leipheimer ($81) have all eased.
Australian Richie Porte remains a distinct outsider at $201.
2012 Tour de France winner
(prices in brackets from 7 February)
Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
$2.70 Cadel Evans (out from $2.50)
$3.25 Brad Wiggins (in from $6.00)
$6.50 Andy Schleck (out from $4.33)
$13 Denis Menchov (out from $8.00)
$21 Vincenzo Nibali (in from $34)
$26 Robert Gesink (steady)
$26 Samuel Sanchez (steady)
$34 Chris Froome (out from $21)
$34 Andre Valverde (out from $26)
$41 Pierre Rolland (in from $51)
$41 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (out from $31)
$67 Andreas Kloden (out from $41)
$81 Frank Schleck (out from $41)
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$81 Levi Leipheimer (out from $51)
$151 Thomas Voeckler (steady)
$201 Richie Porte (steady)
$501 Thor Hushovd (steady)
