BetNose looks ahead to the 2009 Tour de France which starts this weekend on the 4th July in Monaco and the runs until July 26th with the traditional finale up the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Take a look at the live Tour de france odds.

Lance Armstrong is the notable addition to the Tour de France betting this year, and BetNose predicts that he makes a remarkable return to the event that he dominated for 7 years from 1999-2005 and wins the Tour de France. Best Odds on Armstrong to win the tour de france which will be his 8th title are 11/2 at Paddy Power. Lance may seem short odds to win the tour one more time but he faces one of the toughest routes set for years. Betting favourite for the Tour de france this year is Alberto Contador Velasco whos odds are 11/10 to win the yellow jersey.

Take a look at all the live and in-race odds including stage 1, team odds, winning team, green jeresy and yellow jersey at the BetNose Odds Comparison section or the Cycling Odds page.

Tour de france winner odds	Best Odds	Where	Live Odds	Free Bet
Cadel Evans	12/1		Bet Now	£25 Free Bet
Alberto Contador Velasco	11/10		Bet Now	£25 Free Bet
Lance Armstrong	11/2		Bet Now	£25 Free Bet
Andy Schleck	8/1		Bet Now	£20 Free Bet
Ivan Basso	40/1		Bet Now	£20 Free Bet