Discover the 2018 Vuelta a Espana Odds and the Master of Mountains
Posted: August 16, 2018
Updated: August 16, 2018
Vuelta a Espana is one of the big three cycling competitions in Europe, after Tour de and Giro d’Italia. This race will determine the master of mountains in 2018. Are you curious who that person will be? Let’s examine the Vuelta a Espana odds where previous winners clash with Richie Porte and Simon Yates.
2018 Vuelta a Espana will start in Malaga and wrap up in Madrid, Spain. According to online sportsbok news site in Spain, the 3-week long race begins on August 25 and ends on September 16, 2018. Before the actual mountain rides commence, the Vuelta a Espana odds can tell us who’s got the best climber’s legs.
Previous Winners Who Will Be Competing
Obviously, not all previous winners of Vuelta a Espana will be competing this year. Chris Froome is definitely the most noticeable absence. After all, Froome was supposed to be the defending champion.
We have the second best 2017 Vuelta a Espana rider, Vincenzo Nibali, competing instead. According to 3/1. The highlights of his performances are winning the 2018 Milan-San Remo and 2010 Vuelta a Espana.
The rest of the Vuelta a Espana odds include previous winners Alejandro Valverde in 2009, Fabio Aru in 2015 and Nairo Quintana in 2016. However, they are certainly not at their best this year. Aru (15/2) barely made the 10th place in Tour de .
What’s the Situation With Richie Porte and Simon Yates?
Richie Porte is the only guy who is actually targeting Vuelta a Espana 2018. The previous winners are more focused on Tour de and look where that got them. So 5/2. After having to end Tour de early, Porte said
“The Vuelta is probably a realistic goal and also the World Championships. It’s nice to be motivated to still race late in the season.”
On the other hand, Simon Yates (11/4) also has great Vuelta a Espana odds. Throughout 2018, Yates has shown great form especially in Giro d’Italia. He was leading three stages before cracking in the final week. For Vuelta a Espana 2018, Yates declared that lessons were learned and a different approach would be used!
Vuelta a Espana 2018 Overall Winner |
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| Richie Porte | 5/2 |
| Simon Yates | 11/4 |
| Vincenzo Nibali | 33/1 |
| Alejandro Valverde | 7/1 |
Richie Porte (Intertops Sporsbook!
