Evans Slides in Tour Odds After Losing Lead

Cadel Evans remains the favorite, but no longer odds-on, to win the 2008 Tour de France after losing hold of the yellow jersey for overall competition leader to Luxembourg's Frank Schleck.

The riders take a rest on Monday before embarking on the final six stages Tuesday, which will see them return from Italy and finish up the tour on the Champs Elysees in Paris.

Current odds
Evans, now third in the odds behind Schleck and Austrian Bernhard Kohl, still leads the pack at 6/4 with Ladbrokes, despite being an odds-on 4/5 favorite as recently as last Thursday.

Russian Dennis Menchov, currently sitting in fourth place in the standings, is 3/1 to win the tour. Sixth-placed Spaniard Carlos Sastre is 4/1.  Next in line are Schleck, 11/2, and Kohl, 13/2.

Other odds
With the tour still to negotiate parts of the French Alps, the odds are wide open for the winner of the 16th stage.

Spaniards Samuel Sanchez and Alejandro Valverde are 13/2 and 7/1 respectively at SportingBet UK. Kohl, Sastre and Menchov are all 10/1, with Evans 22/1.

Odds can be found at all major online gambling sites on a whole host of other mini-competitions within the Tour de France, including the polka dot jersey for "King of the Mountains" and the white jersey for young riders.