Tour De France Betting - Wiggins And Millar Contenders
Two Britons are amongst the three favourites to win the opening stage of the Tour de France, the Prologue, being raced in London on Saturday.
William Hill make Bradley Wiggins 9/2 second favourite and David Millar 13/2 third favourite to take the lead after the opening stage.
To win Prologue: 15/8 Cancellara; 9/2 Wiggins; 13/2Millar; 8 Hincapie; 10 Zabriskie; 14 Valverde; 16 Hushvod; Gusev.
With five British riders (Cavendish; Millar;Thomas; Wegelius; Wiggins;) set to contest the Tour de France, William Hill are quoting odds about how many of them will finish the course and on which of them will survive the longest in the gruelling race.
Hills offer 12/1 that none of the five will make it to the finish; 9/2 only one of them; 6/4 that two will go over the finishing line; 7/4 three of them; 7/1 four - and 20/1 that all five make it all the way.
And Hills make Millar 1/ 4 favourite to achieve the highest finishing position in the race of the Brits, and also offer 4/1 Wegelius; 10/1 Wiggins; 12/1 None to finish; 50/1 Cavendish; Thomas.
Winner of the Tour de France:
2/1 Vinokourov;
9/2 Kloden;
11/2 Valverde;
10/1 Leipheimer; Sastre;
12 Evans;
14 Menchov;
20 Kaschechkin;
25 Contador; Schleck;
28 Rogers;
33 Moreau