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2023

Vuelta a Burgos 2023 Favourites

Country: Spain Level: Pro Total Stages: 5 Mountain Stages: 2 Sprint Stages: 2 Team Time Trials: 1 Odds have just dropped. Stay tuned for some updates. Hot take is Will Barta is some value given that Mas isn't showing up and that Movistar may be riding for him.

FAQ

What is “Group Two” Syndrome in Cycling

Group Two Syndrome is a colloquialism used to describe the problems that occur in the group behind the breakaway or lead group at the time. Group two could be the peloton, but also a pursuing group apart from the peloton, which is often the case at the end of a

FAQ

What is stage hunting in cycling?

It’s not uncommon for the general classification winner to have never won a stage in the grand tour but take the win overall given their consistency. So out of the twenty two teams that are invited there are usually six to ten teams who have a rider with a

FAQ

What is a golden kilometer in cycling?

The Golden Kilometre is a facet of some races, specifically always in the Tour of Belgium, where a rider can earn bonus seconds in any kilometre chosen by the race organizer between 20 to 25 kilometres from the finish. Within the golden kilometer, there are three intermediate sprints. The winner

FAQ

What is the white jersey in cycling? (or Tour de France)

The white jersey is used by all three of the grand tours: Tour de France, La Vuelta and Giro d'Italia to denote the rider who is currently in the lead of the young rider classifications. Unlike the other classifications (general, points, and king of the mountain) this is

FAQ

What is the polka dot jersey in cycling? (or Tour de France)

The polka jot (aka King or Queen of the Mountain) jersey is used by both the Tour de France and La Vuelta grand tours to denote the rider who is currently in the lead of the King of the Mountain (KOM) classification. La Vuelta's polka dot jersey, instead

Cycling

What is the Green Jersey in Cycling? (or the Tour de France)

The green jersey is used by both the Tour de France and La Vuelta grand tours to denote the rider who is currently in the lead of the points classifications. The other major grand tour, the Giro d'Italia, uses a red jersey, the Maglia Ciclamino to denote the

Favourites

Renewi Tour (aka Benelux Tour) 2023 Betting Favourites

Country: Netherlands Level: World Tour Total Stages: 5 Mountain Stages: 2 Sprint Stages: 2 Time Trials: 1 Stages: LFR Well. We're pretty sure they AI generated their poster for the Tour. Which we guess is all well and good, but alas these posters are becoming more and more

Rider Profiles

Magnus Sheffield 🇺🇸

We're definitely not recommending you throw down any cash on the Tour de France 2024 this early - but if you wanted to place a cheeky bet you wouldn't be defenestrating your money by placing it on Sheffield. Especially given that Geraint Thomas will likely be

Rider Profiles

Oscar Onley 🇬🇧

We don't know why we're less stoked about Oscar Onley than Max Poole, another rider who we've recently done a profile for. Maybe it's because of the trend line of Max Poole which seem more up and to the right then Onley?

Favourites

Tour de l'Ain 2023 Betting Favourites

Country: France Level: Dot 1 Total Stages: 3 Mountain Stages: 2 Sprint Stages: 1 Time Trials: 0 Stages: LFR We won't go into explicit detail for a dot one race. But given that odds have dropped and it's viewable on GCN this week we felt we

Rider Profiles

Mattias Skjelmose 🇩🇰

Skjelmose has been having quite a roller coaster of a season. It probably peaked when he won the general classification at the Tour de Suisse in June with days on each step of the podium (1,2,3) on stages within that Tour as well. Skjelmose has shown that he&

La Vuelta

Points Classification Favourites La Vuelta 2023

It's usually the case that the points classification favourites will be either a sprinter who can climb decently well, or a strong rouleur who's not afraid of being in the break a bunch and can potentially steal a stage or two. It's not always

La Vuelta

King of the Mountain (KOM) Favourites La Vuelta 2023

It's often the case that the King of the Mountain (KOM) jersey will get swept up by the general classification (GC) contenders at the event - simply due often to the bonus seconds awarded by winning stages, and how many stages end in mountain top finishes. The GC

Tour de France

Tour de France 2024 Betting Favourites

Well the betting odds for the 2024 Tour de France dropped a few days ago, and while we highly don't recommend locking your money up for a year and letting it get ravaged by inflation we feel we should at least talk about them. They're expecting

Cycling

The Best Women Pro Cycling Descenders

The recent Tour de France Femmes has highlighted just how strong some of the female contenders are in the race. The level and calibre of riding just keeps increasing in the women's Peloton. Skillsets are developing and specific areas of expertise are becoming evident. Courses are becoming more

Cycling

What happens when a Tour de France rider needs the toilet?

If you're watching the television or stream of the Tour de France, or any other bike race for that matter, and you think you see a rider going the washroom off their bike, but you can't really believe that's actually the case. Your eyes

Cycling

Tour de France 2023 Betting Retrospective

Well. We took an L during this Tour. We were by and large up by around 5x on our initial bankroll for the year prior to the tour. But most certainly not heading out of it. What is our thesis? The calibre of riders was incredibly high which led to

Cycling

Cycling Explained - Ep. 6 - Tour de France Recap

The Ultimate Guide to Cycling: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9S88NDP In the sixth episode, we'll dive into the Tour de France, the highlights, the lowlights, and where we can improve from a betting angle moving forward. We'll also touch on the Tour de France Femmes

Betting

Tour de Wallonie 2023 Betting Favourites

Country: Belgium Level: Pro Total Stages: 5 Mountain Stages: 2 Sprint Stages: 2 Time Trials: 1 Stages: LFR We haven't had time to do our usual full analysis of this Tour, but thought we'd get up at least the stage profiles for now. Stay tuned for

Rider Profiles

Felix Gall 🇦🇹

What an outstanding performance by Gall yesterday at the Tour de France! We knew he was good from when he claimed first at the Tour de Suisse on Stage 4 - but we honestly didn't think the GC would give him enough of a gap to be able

Betting

La Vuelta 2023 Stage 1 and Stage 2 Betting Favourites

Betting on stage one of a multi day stage event is always a different ball game than the rest of the tour. Why? The "Does the rider have freedom?" question becomes roughly null and void. Almost all domestiques will be allowed to go and fight for the win

Cycling

Joshua Tarling 🇬🇧

If you're concerned if anyone's ever going to beat Jonas Vingegaard after his absolutely insane time trial performance at the Tour de France 2023 - look no further than up and comer Josh Tarling. We're jesting of course 🙃. Josh is far too heavy to

Cycling

What's a roadbook in cycling?

A roadbook in cycling is the guide to each and every stage of the multi day event. It is provided by the race organizers and can either be incredibly detailed or incredibly sparse depending on the size and budget of the event. For example, the Giro 2023 edition roadbook was

Rider Profiles

Lenny Martinez 🇫🇷

Groupama - FDJ has a stacked youngster squad. If you've been hoping for a French renaissance pay attention to this team. Between Grégoire and Martinez we're glued to them with eyes wide open. Martinez can climb - showing off his stuff multiple times this year, most