Tour De France Betting – Contador Second, Armstrong Third
Written by unclerico, Monday July 13 2009
An update of the Tour De France.
It’s pretty safe to say that the Astana Team is not only dominating the Tour de France race, they are also controlling the headlines.
The Tour de France betting landscape hasn’t changed much as Alberto Contador, who is just seconds behind first place and just seconds ahead of teammate Lance Armstrong in third place, is still the heavy favorite to come away with the win.
But for now, there is some friction building on the Astana team as both Armstrong and Contador battle for Tour de France supremacy.
A lot of the guys on the Tour have watched Armstrong race so far this year and have been impressed. The sportsbook odds makers still take Armstrong seriously but aren’t exactly rushing to improve his odds.
As Armstrong stated earlier this week, the Tour de France will be settled on the mountains and if the first mountain stage is any indication, then Armstrong has lots of work to do.
Contador roared past Armstrong in the first stage on the mountains and took him over for second place. Obviously there is still a long way to go but this was a good sign for Contador.
With about a mile and a half to go in the stage, Contador put the pedal to the metal and ended up gaining 21 seconds on Armstrong. I’m betting management at the Tour de France is going to love seeing these two battle it out at every stage.
For now, Armstrong is behind in third place but only by a whisker. He’s already proved that he’s tough enough to win the Tour an eighth time and that will be enough for the other riders to take the 37-year-old seriously.
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