There are a wide range of betting opportunities on the Tour de France and bookmakers enjoy plenty of business on the event, despite the recent drug scandals surrounding the sport. Now that Lance Armstrong has retired from the Tour, the Tour Winner market is a wide open betting contest with half a dozen cyclists quoted at single figure odds.

As the Tour de France is a three-week-long road race, there are a variety of stages and bookmakers offer a range of markets on each one. In addition to Stage Winner, you can generally bet on Stage Top 3 Finish and Head-to-Heads, which involved backing one cyclist to beat another, irrespective of their overall finishing position.

Punters can also bet on antepost markets such as Team Winner, Green Jersey Winner (Top Sprinter), Polka Dot Jersey Winner (King of the Mountains) and White Jersey Winner (Best Rider Under 25).