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According to the latest odds from William Hill, Chris Froome is favourite to win this year’s Tour de France.
The bookmaker puts Alberto Contador as a close second, at 23/10, to win Le Tour, which gets underway tomorrow in Corsica.
It’ll be a Froome/Contador battle, says William Hill, with third favourite Joaquim Rodriguez only at 18/1 to win the 100th edition of the race.
The Green Jersey sees Mark Cavendish (11/10) close behind Petr Sagan (17/20). Cavendish has 26 stage wins to his name and William Hill make him even money to win at least another five during this year’s race.
If that’s not enough betting-related Tour de France news for you, here are the rest of the odds:
Tour de France winner: 4/6 Chris Froome; 23/10 Alberto Contador; 18/1 Joaquim Rodriguez; 20/1 Richie Porte; 22/1 Cadel Evans; 22/1 Nairo Quintana; 28/1 Alejandro Valverde; 28/1 Teejay van Garderen; 40/1 BAR
Team Classification winner: 2/1 Movistar; 3/1 Sky; 4/1 Garmin; 9/2 Saxo; 10/1 Radiochack; 25/1 BAR
King of the Mountains: 3/1 Thomas Voeckler; 9/2 Pierre Rolland; 8/1 Nairo Quintana; 10/1 Chris Froome; 10/1 Fredrik Kessiakoff; 12/1 Thibaut Pinot; 14/1 Joaquim Rodriguez; 16/1 Dan Martin; 20/1 BAR
Young rider qualification: 17/10 Teejay van Garderen; 7/4 Nairo Quintana; 7/2 Thibaut Pinot; 6/1 Andrew Talansky; 25/1 BAR
Points classification: 17/20 Peter Sagan; 11/10 Mark Cavendish; 16/1 Andre Griepel; 22/1 Marcel Kittel; 50/1 BAR
How many stages will Mark Cavendish win in the 2013 TDF: 8/11 under 4.5; 1/1 over 4.5.
