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French MotoGP Betting - Le Mans, France Sunday 18th May

FRANCE MOTOGP BETTING – 18th MAY

France’s 2008 MotoGP forms the fifth round of the eighteen making up this season’s World Championship

Prior to the French MotoGP, the top ten riders in the World Championship standings are:

1. Daniel Pedrosa, (Honda), 81 points.
2. Jorge Lorenzo, (Yamaha), 74 points.
3. Valentino Rossi, (Yamaha), 72 points.
4. Casey Stoner, (Ducati), 56 points.
5. Loris Capirossi, (Suzuki), 33 points.
6. James Toseland, (Yamaha), 33 points.
7. Colin Edwards, (Yamaha), 31 points.
8. Nicky Hayden, (Honda), 29 points.
9. Andrea Dovizioso, (Honda), 26 points.
10. John Hopkins, (Kawasaki), 26 points.

KEY RIDERS

Honda’s Daniel Pedrosa returns to Europe for the French MotoGP, holding a seven point lead at the top of the 2008 World Championship standings. The Spaniard has been impressive thus far, with a win, two seconds and a third, being the only rider to finish on the podium in the four rounds to date. However, multiple champion, Valentino Rossi, is just nine points behind.

Pedrosa, who matched Rossi until lap the third last lap at Shanghai, said “I’m looking forward to getting to Le Mans. We will have a lot of work to do and we want to work hard to prepare as well as possible for the race. This is the fifth race of the year and it is also the start of the busiest part of the season with seven grands prix over ten weekends. The most exciting part of the Le Mans track is after the first chicane, going downhill and through the long-right hander. The most complicated section is the final few corners after the second chicane. The most important factors at Le Mans are good acceleration and good brakes. You also need to make sure that you choose exactly the right gearbox ratios. And you need to ride aggressively.” Pedrosa expresses worries as to the prevailing conditions, namely rain and cold, despite finishing 4th in the Le Mans rain last year. Team-mate Nicky Hayden arrives seeking his first podium finish of the season. The American rider has been close, finishing 4th at Jerez and sliding off at Estoril, when likely to finish in the top three.

Currently lying second in the World Championship standings, Jorge Lorenzo may be unable to compete in France, as a result on injuries incurred at Shanghai. The Yamaha rider, having achieved 3 podium finishes, including a win, in his first 3 races, has been confirmed as having a fractured right ankle and ligament damage to his left.

BETTING

Race Betting

Outright

2/1 Valentino Rossi, 9/4 Daniel Pedrosa, 3/1 Jorge Lorenzo, 10/3 Casey Stoner, 20/1 Nicky Hayden, 25/1 Colin Edwards, 33/1 James Toseland, Chris Vermeulen, 50/1 Andrea Dovizioso, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, 66/1 BAR. (All Paddy Power). Each-way terms, 1/3 the odds a place, 1, 2.

Podium Finish

1/3 Valentino Rossi, 2/5 Daniel Pedrosa, 4/6 Casey Stoner, 4/5 Jorge Lorenzo, 6/1 Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden, Chris Vermeulen, 8/1 Andrea Dovizioso, 10/1 James Toseland, 12/1 BAR. (All 888sport).

Pole Position

13/8 Jorge Lorenzo, 3/1 Daniel Pedrosa, 7/2 Valentino Rossi, 5/1 Casey Stoner, 6/1 Colin Edwards, 14/1 James Toseland, 20/1 BAR. (All 888sport).

World Championship Outright

7/4 Valentino Rossi (Paddy Power), 12/5 Daniel Pedrosa (Stan James), 10/3 Casey Stoner (Ladbrokes), 7/2 Jorge Lorenzo (skybet), 80/1 James Toseland (888sport), 100/1 Nicky Hayden (Ladbrokes), Colin Edwards (Paddy Power), 150/1 Andrea Dovizioso (Ladbrokes), 200/1 BAR.

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