Tour de France 2011 – Stage 4 betting tips Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 5 Jul 2011 Tweet Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It The Tour de France 2011 continues today and Phillipe Gilbert is strong favourite to claim victory on this latest leg of the TourTyler Farrar joined Thomas Jefferson and Will Smith as an all-American Independence Day hero yesterday, winning his first-ever stage of the Tour de France. This column's pick, Mark Cavendish, finished fifth. The HTC train wasn't running on schedule when the Manxman got tangled up with another rider in the last kilometre.An intriguing thing: Cavendish won the intermediate bunch sprint (he was later disqualified for a minor incident with Thor Hushovd). It was only the third time he had picked up points at an intermediate sprint since the start of the 2009 Tour. Why did he bother? And why especially did he bother when the top five places had already gone to some breakaway riders?Cavendish has always said he would not sacrifice stage wins in pursuit of an overall points victory and a green jersey. Overconfidence? Or just confidence? Whichever it was, now that his pre-eminence is being questioned, he will redouble his effort - remember the tears in Montargis last year - for a probable sprint finish in Cap Frehel on Wednesday. Yesterday's result is not a reflection of form and - the cloud's gold lining - we might get an odds-against price about him next time.Philippe Gilbert won his first Tour de France stage on Saturday and, having shown he can perform well in warm French weather, should be backed for a 14th win of the season in stage four, even at 1.78.The forecast's not even that good for the ride from Lorient to Mur de Bretagne, but the third-category climb to the finish is harder than Saturday's and might interest Alberto Contador, who needs to take time out of Andy Schleck and Cadel Evans. Gilbert has beaten Contador in one-day classic races with similar profiles - the Fleche Wallonne this year, for example - and remains the selection.Best Bet: Back Philippe Gilbert @ 1.78 to be Stage Four Winner Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 570 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 Tour De France, Tour De France Betting, Tour De France Tips
