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Race Series

Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 Betting Preview

We feel it's always awkward when you're so close to a glorious anniversary edition of a major race. And while 110 years isn't the same as 125, or even better, 150, it's a lot better than 109. But that's where

Betting

Why you should (almost) always bet Pogačar

This year, it seems to be the case that Tadej Pogačar (Pog) just can't seem to lose. The adage "starting on third base" can be used in almost every race Pog has started this year, and will most likely continue to follow him later on into

FAQ

What is a Directeur Sportif (DS)?

See that fella or gal talking to the rider from the car as the rider casually gets a benefit by holding onto the bottle passed through the window? That's a Directeur Sportif (DS). There's often two DSs in the car along with a mechanic in the

FAQ

How to load money into my betting account (eg. Bet365/Betway)?

A lot of people are hesitant to start betting because they're hesitant about the fees they think they'll incur by adding money into their account. If they use credit they've heard, they'll be charged cash advance fees! Is that true? Well. Yes.

FAQ

Who has cycling betting odds in Canada?

Most provinces in Canada recently legalized sports betting in 2022, and betting houses have slowly been breaking into the market. From what we've seen they have had to adapt their apps somewhat to handle the specific restrictions per province but they're making headway. So while we

Rider Profiles

Neilson Powless 🇺🇸

Rider Type: Climber / Time Trialist - Age: 26 - Weight/Height: 36.61 kg/m The Jumbo effect, the gigantic performance bump riders gain once they join Jumbo from another team, must just have been delayed in affecting Powless. Now three years on from Jumbo and on Education First (EF)

Rider Profiles

Kévin Vauqelin 🇫🇷

Rider Type: Climber / Puncheur / GC - Age: 21 - Weight/Height: 39.20 kg/m France's next great hope. Given that Julian Alaphilippe seems like he's chatted extensively with Sagan about early retirement and quiet quitting - they most certainly need another French prospect for the

Betting

Head to Head Bets: Stacking vs. Isolation

Recently we lost a fair chunk of change after having Mohorič in too many of our head to head (H2H) bets for Tour of Flanders. This is where isolating more of our head to head bets would have come in handy. We recently wrote an article that touched on how

Betting

Tour of the Alps 2023 Preview

With Tour of Alps starting next week, you know the Giro is just around the corner - and you can find our current favourites and value picks for that here. INEOS Grenadiers are coming in with a strong team. It's basically half their squad for the Giro subtracting

FAQ

Betting Terminology Explained

Betting has its own lingo, which while initially may seem a little daunting is actually extremely straightforward. Here are some of the key terms, specifically filtered for when it comes to cycling. We'll update this list periodically so it may make sense to bookmark it. * Punter - A

Betting

What's the difference between American and Decimal Odds?

If you're new to sports you may open one of the betting apps only to be confronted by a variety of scary numbers and terms. You may be overwhelmed, confused, and head for the hills. We certainly did when we first started betting. We mean, c'mon,

Rider Profiles

Michael Leonard 🇨🇦

Rider Type: Climber / Time Trialist - Age: 18 - Weight/Height: 35.29 kg/m An 18 year old? Why are you doing a profile of an 18 year old? There's barely any races under his belt! This is completely true, but if you know us by now,

FAQ

What are UCI Race Categorizations? (1.Pro vs. 1.UWT vs. 2.UWT)?

At first it may seem a little daunting when pundits refer to races as 1.Pro or a World Tour race. What do all the terms mean? In super simple terms it can be broken down into the following diagram Where the race categorization is split into two parts (and

FAQ

How much should I be betting (on cycling)?

Cycling is different than other sports in terms of betting, the odds at times, can offer extremely high payoffs (aka long) compared to other sports. On a football or hockey match, you'll see money line odds (a direct bet on who will win) hovering around the 2.X

Rider Profiles

Marc Soler 🇪🇸

Rider Type: Puncheur / Climber - Age: 29 - Weight/Height: 36.55 kg/m If you haven't watched the Movistar docu-series on Netflix - it's well worth a gander. One of the highlights in our opinion is the stubborness and disobedience of Mr. Soler at times.

Race Series

Giro d'Italia 2023 Favourites

Update: The odds have dropped for all the categories. To find out breakdown for categories like Top 10 or King of the Mountain follow the link below. Giro d’Italia 2023 Category Favourites | Pro Cycling BetsAnalysis of each of the betting categories offered for the Giro d’Italia 2023 and

FAQ

What happens if my rider doesn't start? Will I get my bet back?

tl;dr Betting houses have all the power and it's up to them. Recently, Hugo Houle didn't start because they were sick. I had an E/W bet on them that I checked later in the day and it was marked as a loss instead of

Race Series

Giro di Sicilia Preview 2023

Between Itzulia ending and two monumental monuments between the women's and men's Paris Roubaix - we're stoked that there's more cycling action with the Giro di Sicilia starting tomorrow. There's not a ton of huge names at the event, so

Monuments

Paris Roubaix 2023 Recap

Well. We had John Degenkolb. We can probably end the post there. We jest, but as Degenkolb went down at no fault of his own within the final few kilometers we definitely called foul play. But after the replay, we were "it was a racing incident" side of

FAQ

Cycling Hill Climb Categorization Explained

You'll hear terms thrown around about the "categorization" of a climb. What does it mean if a climb is a category 3 climb? What if a climb is "uncategorized" - does that mean it's easy? While categorizing climbs is inherently subjective (similar

FAQ

What is Head-to-Head Betting?

An option offered by some betting houses, especially bet365, is head-to-head odds (also known as match-ups). These odds are most common for multi-day stage races but are generally offered for popular one-day races (think Classics and Monuments). So what is it? The betting house pits two riders of equal calibre

One Day Races

Paris-Roubaix 2023 Betting Preview

Recently at our full time gigs we had the option of selecting two options for a question about an upcoming worksite. The question was "Are you excited for the offsite?" and the options were "YES!" and "Absolutely". If we were posed the same question

Biases

Bias Deep Dive - Recency

Recently we did extremely well in Tuesday's Itzulia stage - mainly because we felt the 4.00 head to head (H2H) odds for Aberasturi beating Hayter were far too long. We hadn't seen H2H above 3.00 for a long time and felt the betting houses

FAQ

What is Negative Cycling Racing?

We've recently gotten questions around what the term "Negative Racing" refers to, and it opens up a larger Pandora's Box discussion of the motivation of riders/teams vs. viewers/punters. Essentially it boils down to riders and teams marking and closing attacks instead of

FAQ

Shorthands & Acronyms in Pro Cycling

Just like in a large company, the use of short hands and acronyms is prevalent to quickly name teams and riders across the peloton. Here are a few of the need to know acronyms and colloquialism to pick up to make you instantly seem a pro peloton punter: * Clock -