This weekend sees Cyclings first Grand tour start with the Giro d’Italia taking centre stage and it promises to be three weeks of gruelling and exciting action both on the mountains and in the latest betting market. Alberto Contandor has won all three Grand Tours during his career and the Spaniard is the odds-on favourite to claim his second Giro win with Victor Chandler. Contador has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons lately, but he is free to ride at the moment and VC Bet are sure he is the man to beat once again and price him up accordingly at a short looking 7/10 to win the Giro.
Contador is with a new team this season and his new Saxo Bank team mates will be doing everything they can to support their team leader who will hoping to hold off a strong challenge from a number of riders in the peloton. One rider who may offer a little bit of value to punters is Italian Vincenzo Nibali who after winning the Vuelta a Espana last season will come to his home tour full of confidence. Nibali rides for the Liquigas Italian team who will be going all out to support their team leader and Nibali can be backed at a nice looking 9/2 with VC Bet to claim the overall Pink Jersey at the end of the Giro this month.
As well as the top two in the betting there are one or two other contenders that punters might want to consider and they include the big Russian Denis Menchov who himself is a former Giro winner having picked up the overall classification in 2009. Menchov will be hoping that Contador is not at his best for the race with the Tour De France fast approaching and with that Menchov can be backed at 12/1 with VC Bet to claim the overall leaders jersey at the end of the month. Much of the outcome of the 2011 Giro will depend on the form and fitness of hot favourite Alberto Contador, if he arrives at 100% fitness and focus then he will be tough to beat but any cracks in his armour and it should be a classic race.
Outright Giro d’Italia Betting with Victor Chandler
7/10 – Alberto Contador9/2 – Vincenzo Nibali5/1 – Michele Scarponi12/1 – Denis Menchov12/1 – Joaquin Rodriguez20/1 – Roman Kreuziger40/1 – Domenico Pozzovivo50/1 – Tiago Machado50/1 – Jose Rujano66/1 – Danilo de LucaOthers On Request
All markets supplied by Victor Chandler.com
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