Tour de France Stage Eight Betting Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 9 Jul 2011 Tweet Alberto Contador (credit: Wikipedia) Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It Mark Cavendish won his second stage of the 2011 Tour in Chateauroux yesterday. To find today's winner, as the race enters the Massif-Central, this column's going to have to think a little harder.Bet with Betfair on the Tour de France and get £25 free.For 150km on Saturday the riders will wind their way towards a second-category climb up the Col de la Croix Saint-Robert, the toughest mountain of the Tour so far. Then there's a technically demanding descent and a sharp third-category climb to the finish in Super Besse.History suggests the stage's final 40km are not hard enough to split the peloton cleanly. Instead, if the result from the 2008 stage that finished in Super Besse is a reliable form guide, the riders will just be strung out a little, with small time gaps between them.Alberto Contador (6.0) should not pass up an opportunity to pull back some of the 90 seconds he has lost to Andy Schleck. He is the favourite to win the stage and his undisputed status as the world's best climber justifies his position in the market.Cadel Evans is just behind Contador at 7.4 and will be again at the finish, unless the Spaniard messes up his dart for the line again, and then at 9.4 there is Philippe Gilbert, who might not have the full support of his team.Samuel Sanchez (30.0) is another Spaniard with time to make up. He's an excellent climber on a team full of little men that didn't do very well in the team time trial. He is a minute behind Contador, who may or may not feel obliged to chase his attacks, and now is his (first) time to strike.RecommendationsBest Bet: Back Alberto Contador @ 6.0 to be Stage 8 WinnerRecommended Bet: Back Samuel Sanchez @ 30.0 to be Stage 8 Winner Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 354 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, Mark Cavendish, Samuel Sanchez, Tour De France Betting, Tour De France Stage Eight
