Andy Schleck 4/5 favourite to win 2011 Tour

Alberto Contador is yesterday's man and was omitted from William Hill's list of favourites to win the 2011 Tour de France when the route was announced today.

Luxembourg's Andy Schleck is the ‘red hot favourite' on 4/5, without Contador, whom Hills have sidelined following the positive test for clenbuterol during the 2010 Tour.

"Contador is trying to clear his name, but as far as formulating a market goes, he cannot currently be included in the betting and so Andy Schleck is the red-hot favourite," said Hill's spokesman Joe Crilly.

Should he clear his name and ride, then Spain's Contador will once again be in the reckoning. When, and until then, this is how Hills have priced the main riders.

Andy's brother Frank, out last year after a crash, is second favourite on 8/1, with Russian Denis Menchov and Italian Vincenzo Nibali both priced at 10/1. British hope Bradley Wiggins, fourth in 2009, who slipped to 24th this year, shares 40/1 with a host of other names.

Outright (without Alberto Contador): 4/5 Andy Schleck; 8/1 Frank Schleck; 10/1 Denis Menchov; 10/1 Vincenzo Nibali; 16/1 Ivan Basso; 18/1 Riccardo Ricco; 18/1 Samuel Sanchez; 18/1 Cadel Evans; 33/1 Robert Gensink; 33/1 Jani Brajkovic; 40/1 Bradley Wiggins; 40/1 Roman Kreuziger; 40/1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck; 40/1 Alexander Vinokourov; 50/1 Joaquin Rodriguez; 50/1 Christian Vandevelde; 50/1 Peter Veltis.

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