Olympic road race - Bet on Bettini
Bet on Olympic road raceFrank Schleck in the yellow jersey holding back for an assault in the Tour de France. He is 9/1 to win Olympic gold. The favourite is Athens winner Paolo Bettini - see below getting a huge smacker after winning the first stage of the Austrian tour.
With the Tour de France still fresh in the mind after a great race and fears of doping now seemingly being manhandled physically out of the sport, the serious betting man’s attention turns to the Olympic road race, all 245 kilometres of it, just a day’s outing in terms of the Tour De France’s three weeks but the dream of glory and medals alive. Pollution could still be a factor here as the smog over Beijing is still three times higher than predicted or even promised. The favourite is this sites most applauded name - Paolo Bettini. 
Bettini skipped the exhausting Tour de France and opted for the Austrian tour instead. He won in Athens four years ago and is the man to beat. His nickname is the cricket because likes to attack and jump ahead on his own. Tour de France runner up Australian Cadel Evans is in the mix too but at an unfancied 27/1
