The 2017 Tour de France is already underway, with 198 riders having left Dusseldorf on their 3500-kilometre journey, which will end in Paris on 23 July. Stages 8 and 9 will be held over the weekend, followed by a rest day on Monday in Dordogne.
By this point, the initial cycling betting markets will have settled down, and it's a case of looking for potential value on the top online betting sites. With Chris Froome a statistically questionable favourite and the King of the Mountains title up for grabs, astute punters could find some good Tour de France odds after the weekend.
Profiling the winners of the Tour de France over the past decade throws up some trends that may help to identify some online betting angles – no matter if you're a regular cycling punter or just after a flutter over a chilled French bière. Here are the five trends:
With those stats in mind, it's worth analysing some of the leading contenders to see if they're worth taking on:
Given the doubts about Froome from a statistical perspective and the strengths of Porte and Aru, betting against Team Sky's main man looks interesting. Of course, if you're looking to cheer home a Brit, then Froome's quality could outshine the stats and see him win another Tour De France to add to his victories in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
Punting with bookmakers on the Tour de France offers plenty of scope, not least due to the different elements involved, such as speed for the time trials and stamina when slogging it out at high altitude. And then there are tactics, with several betting contenders specifically targeting the King of the Mountains. Here are the likely contenders with eyes on the prize:
The combined team classification is headed up by Team Sky – a predictable but very solid betting proposition. Unless you like the 4/9 offered at bet365, Froome and friends look more appealing as part of a double or accumulator bet. The Team has won five Tour de France titles in six years and betting against them with success is likely to be reliant on luck rather than logic.
The 2017 Tour de France betting is hotting up. For gamblers, it's the mountains and later stages of the competition that could see the markets changing dramatically. Chris Froome may stay strong through the contest and add to his already legendary Tour status, but with budding contenders and veterans outpacing him on some of the stats, there could be value against him lasting home so head to bet365 to start betting today!
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