I'm sure something like that is going to be out there if JJ Haedo makes CSC's Tour de France squad, and man, I would love to get down on the money line for Haedo winning the green jersey. His freaking lead out man is going to be none other than Paris/Roubaix winner Stuart O'Grady! Before O'Grady rocked the cobbles Sunday he and Haedo were in CA for our little bike race. On the stage finishing in Sacramento, O'Grady led out Haedo from so far back I couldn't see where the lead out began from my vantage point at the finish line. And on the TV coverage, O'Grady and Haedo just appear on screen out of nowhere making everyone else look like they're standing still. O'Grady blew past Luca Paolini, Thor Hushovd and George Hincapie before dropping Haedo off with less than 200 to go. It was text book. At the line Haedo had put five bike lenghts on Paolini and seven or so on Thor.
Granted, that was the Tour of California. Even if Haedo makes the TDF squad he still has to finish the race for a degenerate like me to cash in on his efforts. It's a big risk to bet that a sprinter who was racing in North America last year will make it through the mountains to the Champs d Elysee. But still, with O'Grady as his lead out man, Haedo winning the green is an attractive proposition. I haven't bet on bike racing, yet, but I do have some experience with football. I'd guess McEwen would be the favorite somewhere around bet $300 to win $100. That'd put Haedo, who's probably low- to mid-pack among green jersey contenders, somewhere around bet $100 to win $470.
Great odds, just need to find a book.
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