Mark Cavendish 9/2 to win World Cycling Championships Visit SkyBet Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 24 Sep 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It Mark Cavendish won the green points jersey at the Tour de France and is now looking for more glory on SundayBritish sprinter Mark Cavendish is 9/2 with Sky Bet to win the men's elite road race at the World Cycling Championships on Sunday.Manx rider Cavendish has already won the green points jersey at the Tour de France and Tour of Britain this season and will be desperate to end the season with the world crown.Great Britain has already enjoyed considerable success at the championships with six medals won so far, including gold for Lucy Garner in the junior women's road race and silver for Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins in the eliteBelgian hopes will be with 4/1 favourite Philippe Gilbert who has enjoyed a fantastic year with stage wins in all the Grand Tours as well as several victories in key classic races too.Cavendish's perennial rival and reigning champion Thor Hushovd is available at 6/1 to take home the rainbow jersey for Norway and Peter Sagan is also a 6/1 hope for Slovakia.Sky Bet's Jonathan Witty told Bettingpro: "It could be a tough task for Cavendish as it is an uphill finish in Copenhagen, but the British team will prioritise a win for him and will be working hard to ensure he is well placed."He added: "If everything goes to plan, Cavendish will be perfectly positioned and his blistering pace could see the road race rainbow jersey coming back to Britain for the first time since Tom Simpson won in 1965." Read our SkyBet review Get a £10 free bet (no deposit) plus £50 free (cash match) at Skybet Like Like Post to wall 150 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
