Tour de France Betting Odds

Posted on July 7, 2008
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Running from Saturday July 5th to Sunday July 27th 2008, the 95th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,500 kilometres.Tour de France Betting Preview Depending on how close we are to the start of the event, below you can find Tour de France betting news, blog articles, betting previews.

The Tour de France is arguably the most physically demanding of all athletic sports. The distance and time the rider’sendure is the equivalent to running a marathon almost every day of the week for almost three weeks and the vertical distance covered over the Alps and Pyrenees is the same as climbing three Mount Everests!

In betting on the race, you are not restricted to just picking out the overall winner of the event, you can also bet on who will win each stage of the race, green jersey winner, polka-dot jersey winner, prologue winner and whether a rider will achieve a top three or top six finish.

Examples of Tour de France jerseys include: The Yellow Jersey (overall time leader), Green Jersey (points leader), Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains) and the White Jersey (best performing rider under 25).The first competitors would not recognise the race today. No longer are competitors expected to ride through the night but the route is much longer in distance and much tougher in terrain. The 2008 Tour de France will comprise 21 stages, including three time-trial stages that are crucial in determining the eventual wearer of the Maillot Jaune.