Le Tour de France 2011 Stage 8 - Alberto Contador 5/1 favourite Visit Paddy Power Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 9 Jul 2011 Tweet Samuel Sanchez is 25/1 to win today´s stage of Le Tour de France Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It Alberto Contador is expected to launch his bid to gain ground on his rivals in the 2011 Tour de France in the first of the punishing mountain stages of the race.The reignign champion has struggled this year, after a fall on the opening stage saw him lose valuable time on rivals such as Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans. The Spaniard is, however, vastly experienced and knows that it is in the punishing mountain stages that he will win or lose this year´s Tour, not on the sprints.Today the Tour begins its ascent, with the riders travelling 189km from Aigurande to Super-Besse Sancy and it is an opportunity for Contador to launch his atttack. The three times Tour de France winner is the 5/1 favourite, at Paddy Power to win today´s stage and he is certainly a strong contender.Evans is a best priced 6/1 (William Hill) while Philippe Gilbert, who currently wears the green jersey, is an 8/1 (bet365) shot. An interesting option, however, is Euskaltel Euskadi rider Samuel Sanchez. The Spaniard finished fourth in last year´s Tour and is a strong climber who likes to attack in stages such as today´s. His price of 25/1 (bet365) could look very big come the end of the day. Read our Paddy Power review Get your £250 free bet at Paddypower Like Like Post to wall 479 Reads All Cycling News Recent Cycling Articles 2012 Tour De France Odds – Wiggins backed for maiden win23 May 2012Coral bookmakers have cut the price of Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France. Further support sees Wiggins cut for first Tour De France win04 Apr 2012Coral bookmakers have cut the price of Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France to 3-1, after the Bradley Wiggins 9/2 to win 2012 Tour de France11 Mar 2012Bradley Wiggins is available at 9/2 with Ladbrokes to win Tour de France after Paris-Nice victory Alberto Contador set for Tour de France comeback after ban06 Feb 2012Alberto Contador is a 5/4 chance with Ladbrokes to win the 2013 Tour de France and 4/7 to be crowne 2012 Tour de France odds18 Oct 2011With the 2012 Tour de France route said to favour Bradley Wiggins, William Hill have shortened his Mark Cavendish 9/2 to win World Cycling Championships24 Sep 2011Mark Cavendish won the green points jersey at the Tour de France and is now looking for more glory More Stories Recent Articles Argentinos Juniors v Banfield live streaming25 May 2012Argentinos Juniors take on lowly Banfield in Argentina's top flight on Saturday evening. BMW PGA Championship scores - Luke Donald 5/2 as James Morrison leads by 425 May 2012James Morrison leads the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth by four shots after two rounds – but is England starting team v Norway in Euro 2012 warm-up game25 May 2012Andy Carroll and Robert Green will both start England’s Euro 2012 warm-up friendly against Norway i Republic of Ireland starting team to play Bosnia & Herzegovina25 May 2012Sunderland winger James McClean will make his first senior start for the Republic of Ireland agains Aviva Premiership Grand Final Team News25 May 2012Leicester Tigers and Harlequins have both named their teams for Saturday’s sold out Aviva Premiersh Slovakia v Poland live stream preview25 May 2012Poland play their second of three warm up matches prior to the Euro 2012 finals against Slovakia on More Stories Tags Alberto Contador, Le Tour De France 2011, Philippe Gilbert, Samuel Sanchez, Tour De France
