Recent content by Iron Lungs

any thoughts on the likely Garmin team for the Tour ? 16/1 with bookies for Team Classification and at least 3 can make top 15 and with others looking to get into stage breaks As my provisional 9 man team I think I would have Talansky Martin Hesjedal supported by Vansummern...

no, I agree he's favourite but is he a short price favourite as bookmakers will have you believe ? I was more confident of Froome performing in last year's Tour than I am in this years. Last year I nominated and backed him at 40/1 and without doubt I got my value on the bet. This year I have...

might be a case of doing the maths - if you think your pick will only take a podium spot then backing the place markets with Sporting Bet is probably cheaper for you. no point wasting the win selection portion of a bet if you can't see him winning. DM me for more information on betting if you...

this I wholeheartedly agree with and it's the same rationale I put in for the Giro and theories get blown out of the water. The beauty of racing - it's unpredictability one day to the next. I make Quintana the Betancur/Santambrogio of Le Tour - stage winner, hard to predict how 3rd week...

I think his age combined with his lack of serious performance ever in the Tour and under performance this year, (bookmakers theory) are reasons for the price and I myself would be looking at him for a top 6 position. He represents far better "value", I hate the word, than some of the others...