Tour de France Stage Five Betting Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 6 Jul 2011 Tweet Mark Cavendish (credit: WIkipedia) Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It Mark Cavendish will be looking to win Stage Five of the Tour de France for a third time today, but there will be a number of men keen to ensure that does not happen.Bet with Betfair on the Tour de France and get £25 free.Good news: Alberto Contador has moved in to 2.10 to win the 2011 Tour de France. We backed him when he was 2.70 and could now lay him off for profit. The Saxo Bank leader danced up the Mur de Bretagne, reducing Andy Schleck's advantage over him by eight seconds to exactly 1'30" and warning the more pedestrian Luxembourger not to expect an easy ride up any of the mountains to come. This column will continue to back the Contador.Bad news (old news too, probably): Philippe Gilbert, the selection for stage four, only came fifth. But there's another stage with his name on it on Thursday.Stage five is a mere 164.5km from inland Carhaix to coastal Cap Frehel. The last 70km follow the Channel coast closely and, if the wind blows strongly off the sea, the peloton will split into echelons, as it did going across the Saint-Nazaire bridge on Monday.Echelons can make trouble for dawdling yellow-jersey contenders - stay focused, Alberto - but the sprinters and their teams should be safe at the front of the peloton. As we hoped, Mark Cavendish is odds-against for the stage win. All that we discussed on Monday still holds, but, if you're concerned by Tyler Farrar's good form - very good form, in truth - you could have a small saver on the American at 6.0.One other name for today: Sebastien Hinault. The Breton A2gr rider will sleep in his own bed this evening and said recently: "It's special riding through my home region; it makes me motivated." They're a sentimental bunch in the Tour - that's why you must never ignore other Frenchmen like Sylvain Chavanel (130.0) and Thomas Voeckler (130.0) on stages like this - and Sebastien might fancy his chances up the small climbs that could disrupt the purer sprinters in the final 5km.RecommendationsBest Bet: Back Mark Cavendish @ 2.30 to be Stage 5 WinnerRecommended Bet: Back Sebastien Hinault @ 200.0 to be Stage 5 Winner Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 197 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, Tour De France Betting, Tour De France Stage Five
