Wednesday 24 September 2008 at 10:45

Lance Armstrong will make his comeback to competitive cycling in the Tour Down Under in January. The event takes place over six days in Australia and will prepare Armstrong for the 2009 Tour De France.

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Thursday 11 September 2008 at 09:03

The announcement earlier this week that cycling legend Lance Armstrong is planning on making a comeback to compete in the next Tour de France has gathered some interest in the betting markets.

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Friday 25 July 2008 at 09:13

Cadel Evans is strongly expected to win the Tour de France on Sunday, despite being 1min 34sec behind leader Carlos Sastre with just three stages left.

The Australian is 1/2 at Blue Square to triumph this year, while incumbent Yellow Jersey Sastre is 9/4 at Paddy Power.

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Thursday 24 July 2008 at 09:05

Cadel Evans is still the best backed rider to win this year's Tour de France, despite Carlos Sastre's clinching the Yellow Jersey yesterday.

Blue Square and 888Sport both offer 2/5 on Evans to become the champion on Sunday, while Sastre - who is 1 minute 34 seconds ahead of the Australian - is 5/2 at Ladbrokes and William Hill.

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Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 08:32

Tour de France leader Frank Schleck has suggested he may need a big lead if he is to still be wearing the Yellow Jersey when the race ends on Sunday.

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Monday 21 July 2008 at 08:41

Silence-Lotto rider Cadel Evans remains the favourite to win the 2008 Tour de France despite losing the Yellow Jersey yesterday.

The Australian, who was odds on at the bookies last week, had a tough time on stage 15, finishing close to five minutes behind countryman Simon Gerrans, who took victory.

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Friday 18 July 2008 at 08:36

Mark Cavendish is the favourite to win the 13th stage of the Tour de France after continuing his remarkable run of form on Thursday.

The Team Columbia rider powered to his third victory of the race in a bunch sprint at the conclusion of stage 12 in Narbonne, leaving Sebastien Chavanel, Gert Steegmans, Erik Zabel and Oscar Freire in his wake.

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Wednesday 16 July 2008 at 09:11

Cadel Evans will struggle to win the Tour de France this year and should not be considered the favourite.

At least this is according to the 2006 race winner Oscar Pereiro, who told reporters that the Australian's team could let him down in the latter stages of the event.

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Tuesday 15 July 2008 at 08:49

Cadel Evans claimed the Yellow Jersey in the Tour de France yesterday after finishing eighth in stage ten.

The Australian, who rides for Silence-Lotto, looked to have recovered well from his fall the previous day as he took a one second lead in the race ahead of Frank Schleck.

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Monday 14 July 2008 at 09:04

Tour de France favourite Cadel Evans will still be able to race after falling heavily during the ninth stage yesterday.

The Australian's Silence-Lotto team issued a statement saying their man has not broken his arm - as had been suggested - and that the injury should not hamper his performance too much.

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Wednesday 09 July 2008 at 09:05

Tour de France favourite Cadel Evans (11/8, Boylesports) opened up a crucial lead over rival Alejandro Valverde yesterday in the 23 k/m time trial.

The Australian leads the Spaniard by 64 seconds after stage four - and he is aware of how important the advantage could be, even at such an early stage.

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Tuesday 08 July 2008 at 09:04

Tour de France great Greg LeMond believes that Australia's Cadel Evans will win this year's race.

The three-time champion suggested to the Sydney Morning Herald that Evans was one of the best riders out there when performance-enhancing drug use was at its peak - and now with many of the cheats removed, he stands a great chance of victory.

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Friday 04 July 2008 at 08:46

The favourite to win the 2008 Tour de France Cadel Evans has claimed that victory in this year's competition will not be tainted by the absence of reigning champion Alberto Contador.

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Thursday 03 July 2008 at 09:02

Tour de France great Robbie McEwen has admitted it will be difficult for him to win the Green Jersey this year without his team fully behind him.

The Silence-Lotto rider suggested to the AAP that with his team set up to help Cadel Evans win the Yellow Jersey, a fourth points competition victory is unlikely.

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Tuesday 01 July 2008 at 12:13

The 2008 Tour de France gets underway on Saturday and there is a hot favourite in the form of Australian Cadel Evans who is 5/2 with Ladbrokes but as short as 7/4 with Bet365.

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