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Cycling Betting Guide

Summary:

Cycling encompasses various disciplines, including road racing, pursuit, and cycle-cross. Originating in 1868, cycling has evolved into a global sport and recreational activity, gaining renewed popularity during lockdowns. Major events like the Tour de France, Giro D’Italia, and Olympic Games attract attention worldwide.

Betting on cycling offers options like predicting race winners, top finishers, and best finishing positions, with strategies and tips available for enthusiasts.

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What Is Cycling?

Cycling, put simply, is the sport of riding a bicycle. But there’s a little more to it than that, as there are three main ways to do so – road racing (usually long distances); pursuit (oval track) and cycle-cross (over rough, open country).

Cycling became an official sport on May 31, 1868, when a race was held at the Parc de St Saint-Cloud in Paris. The United States followed the same path and cycling became a sport in the country in 1878.

Cycling is popular worldwide, as a way of exercising more. Thousands of people across the globe find cycling the perfect way to clear their mind while also burning calories. And it seems lockdowns across the world changed people’s habits and made them rediscover the fun of cycling.

But it’s not all about riding round town or getting out into the fresh air. Cycling has become a popular sport to bet on too.

BET ON CYCLING

What Are The Main Cycling Events?

There are some main cycling events such as:

  • Tour de France: This is an annual all men’s multiple-stage bicycle race which is held primarily in France, while sometimes there’s the possibility for some stages in the race to pass through other countries. The Tour de France consists of 21 stages. Each one is a day long and the competition goes on for 23 days. The winner of the Tour de France receives the yellow jersey.
  • Giro D’Italia: An annual multi-stage bicycle race held primarily in Italy, while most of the time the event will pass through or even start in other countries. The very first race was actually organized in 1909 to increase sales of the newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  • Tour Under Down: A cycling race in and also around Adelaide, in Australia. This event opens the UCI World Tour, featuring all 19 UCI WorldTeams. This race is usually held in the middle of the Australian middle summer and there are men’s and women’s teams participating.
  • Vuelta a Espana: Annual multi-stage bicycle race which is primarily held in Spain, while sometimes it can pass through nearby countries such as France and Portugal. This race is inspired by the success of the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia. The first race happened in 1935.
  • UCI World Championships: These are the annual championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). These championships consist of events for road races and for individual time trials. Since 2019 there’s a mixed team relay as well.
  • Olympic Games Cycling: Cycling has been an Olympic game since 1896. There are four ways of cycling in the Olympic Games – road racing, BMX, mountain bike and track cycling. The BMX games were the last to be recognized as an Olympic sport.

    Cycling Betting Lines

The most used betting lines in cycling are:

  • Race Winner: You will need to choose the winner of the race. This requires some certain knowledge and also skill, but nothing that you won’t be able to do as a beginner. Obviously, you get to choose only one winner and if you do win this bet, then it can be a big win. Make sure you get to know what odds are.
  • Top 3 Finish: Choosing the Top 3 winners which are going to finish first in a certain championship. This is the type of bet that’s important, because there will always be a Top 3 no matter what and knowing the previous races and also championships is vital in order to make a better choice.
  • Top 10 Finish: You will have to bet on the Top 10 that will win in a certain event. Usually there is a choice of the Top 10 that finish first in a championship and you just have to guess which cyclers will be the best. If you guess right, then you’ll get a win. Depending on the odds, you might get a great payout.
  • Best Finishing Position: If you bet on a player to be in their best finishing position, they’ll need to do so in order for you to win your bet. You can choose from any of the cyclists participating in the event.

    How To Bet On Cycling

The first step is you’ll need to sign up on a online betting page so you can bet on cycling.

Then you’ll need to choose the type of bet you want to make and your bet will be added to the betting slip, something that you will understand easily.

Cycling Odds

You can check the latest odds for cycling races here.

Cycling Betting Tips

With cycling managing to increase its popularity, so too has betting on cycling events. If you want to be successful at a small or big bet, then there are some tips you can follow. Having skills and also the most basic knowledge about cycling is very important, if you want to start betting.

Knowing the basic terms such as what odds are, how to make a bet, what a betting slip is, what kind of bets are available for you, how to manage your betting slip and much more are essential as well.

Nowadays there is a lot of information online and you can use that to make sure that you will win most of your bets (since not all will be won). Plus, for example, using a certain strategy can also be helpful. Knowing very well the markets available – the events where you can bet – is something that you should be aware of.

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