Worlds odds: Dutch child sneaks onto course, wins Women's Road Race
Published by Halverde on 9/23/2006 at 22:48.
Jeannie Longo was prominent for so long that we never thought any youngsters would come through in women's cycling. Then a 19 year old goes and wins the World Championship Road Race. Typical, bloody typical.
On route, Nicole Cooke made her usual tactical error of deciding to take on the work of three full strength teams, dragging every other rider along in the process. We'd have been stomping our feet in disgust that someone could let her do all the work and then outsprint her, but Marianne Vos put in enough work and attacks to make her victory acceptable. Plus she's Dutch, which is exactly what we like in a woman.
Here's the rest of the odds for tomorrow's Men's Road Race:
Alexander Vinokourov
Vino is popular amongst cycling fans, despite the fact that he's the most disgustingly selfish and aryan person since Nikki from Big Brother. If you're in a breakaway group and Vino wants to win, he'll chase you down whether you're in the same team or not. Kashechkin and company are unlikely to do anything other than work selflessly for their leader, however, so we should at least be spared that tedious part of Vino's dubious "tactics".
Odds to win: 8/1
Tom Boonen
Is Tom Boonen the largest world champion ever? He's a gladiator on a bike, not to mention being DerailedUK's most favouritest rider. Certain gold-plated Italians say that this year's course is too hard for Tornado Tom, but we know that the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix are much harder. Besides, Boonen has to win -- he wears the rainbow jersey like he was born in it.
Odds to win: 17/2
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On route, Nicole Cooke made her usual tactical error of deciding to take on the work of three full strength teams, dragging every other rider along in the process. We'd have been stomping our feet in disgust that someone could let her do all the work and then outsprint her, but Marianne Vos put in enough work and attacks to make her victory acceptable. Plus she's Dutch, which is exactly what we like in a woman.
Here's the rest of the odds for tomorrow's Men's Road Race:
Alexander Vinokourov
Vino is popular amongst cycling fans, despite the fact that he's the most disgustingly selfish and aryan person since Nikki from Big Brother. If you're in a breakaway group and Vino wants to win, he'll chase you down whether you're in the same team or not. Kashechkin and company are unlikely to do anything other than work selflessly for their leader, however, so we should at least be spared that tedious part of Vino's dubious "tactics".
Odds to win: 8/1
Tom Boonen
Is Tom Boonen the largest world champion ever? He's a gladiator on a bike, not to mention being DerailedUK's most favouritest rider. Certain gold-plated Italians say that this year's course is too hard for Tornado Tom, but we know that the Ronde Van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix are much harder. Besides, Boonen has to win -- he wears the rainbow jersey like he was born in it.
Odds to win: 17/2
Do you think that Simon Gerrans will win the Worlds, rather than one of the four fantastic riders we've profiled? Well then you're an idiot. But you'll make a lot of money if you're right. Follow this link and join up now, you know it makes sense. Winners always welcome at Betfair!
