Tour de France Stage Six Betting Visit Betfair Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 7 Jul 2011 Tweet Mark Cavendish (credit: WIkipedia) Related Articles See all Tour de France news Share it Pin It Mark Cavendish may have earned his first stage victory of the 2011 Tour de France on Wednesday, but it might not be wise to back him for two-in-a-row.Bet with Betfair on the Tour de France and get £25 free.This column won its first stage of the 2011 Tour in Cap Frehel yesterday. And so did Mark Cavendish. The HTC rider's price to win the green jersey has been adjusted inwards as a result. Now is the time to oppose him in the Points Classification market. He is 3.0 to win a competition he has never won before - stage wins bring big points, but they have not previously been enough to bring him the green jersey.Cavendish needs extra points from intermediate sprints - of which there is one every day - and has competed in a few of them, but only won one (from which he was later disqualified). His heart is not in them and that's why you should either lay him or back the current leader, Philippe Gilbert (4.4), whose Belgian heart is very much set on wearing green in Paris.Thomas Voeckler, who we backed at 130.0 and was matched even higher by a lucky few, was involved in the final breakaway of the day, giving a big opportunity to lay him inside 40.0. His fellow escapee, Jeremy Roy, has shot off the front of the peloton on three stages already this year and now joins him on the list of punchy Frenchmen in pursuit of personal glory and national pride on non-mountain stages.Stage six is the longest of the Tour. It rolls out of Brittany and into Normandy towards a finish in Lisieux. Just 1.5km from the end there is a sharp climb that might allow someone to break through the sprinters' teams at the front of the peloton. Gilbert can climb and sprint and do both at the same time, so he is the favourite - and his brilliant 2011 form makes him hard to oppose - but we are now involved with him in the points competition.Alberto Contador has nothing to lose attacking up that final slope. The climb's probably not hard enough for him to actually regain time on Andy Schleck or Cadel Evans, but back him now at 110.0 and any show of intent towards the end of the stage will bring an opportunity to lay him for profit.Fabian Cancellara is today's final name. Denied his usual prologue win by the unconventional start to this year's Tour, Spartacus has the motivation and the thunderous thighs to challenge anyone - except perhaps Gilbert - in Lisieux.RecommendationsBest Bet: Back Philippe Gilbert @ 4.4 to win Points ClassificationRecommended Bet: Back Alberto Contador @ 110.0 & Fabian Cancellara @ 140.0 to win Stage Six Read our Betfair review £20 risk-free bet plus £1000 cashback Like Like Post to wall 224 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. Jeonbuk v Suwon Live Streaming - K-League25 May 2012Suwon Samsung Blue Wings will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the K-League when they 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 More Stories Tags Alberto Contador, Cycling, Fabian Cancellara, Mark Cavendish, Philippe Gilbert, Tour De France, Tour De France Stage Six Betting
