Today marks the fourth stage of the Tour de France, with the riders having to endure 172.5 km of difficult terrain on the journey from Lorient to Mur de Bretagne. Philippe gilbert, winner of the first stage of 191.5 km, leads the betting on 32red 4/6, but that price offers little value and should be opposed. Gilbert, although number one in the world rankings and something of a specialist in these marathon races, has only won one Tour de France stage, as of the first day of the tour, and may be subject to an Alberto Contador that has not crashed, and who will looking to make a dent into his rivals advantage over him. Contador is 9/5 to be in the top 3, while another danger to Gilbert, Cadel Evans, who is a very consistent climber and likely to be thereabouts is evens to be in the top 3, which is a very plausible outcome, as is his attainment of the yellow jersey by the end of the day, priced at 8/15 both odds available at betfair.
If you are feeling a bit more ambitious Andy Schleck and Jürgen van den Broeck, 15/1 and 17/1 to finish in the top 3 respectively on betfair, may do well at long prices.