Who are the Big Six Cyclists?

Who are the Big Six Cyclists?
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You may have heard the term "the big six" thrown around when it comes to the professional cycling circuit. This refers to the six biggest named riders in the professional peloton: Wout van Aert, Matthieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel.

Between the six of them they dominate the world of professional cycling, from road to cross. It's almost a guaranteed that they'll place in the top three of a race they start and generate incredibly short odds.

Luckily for the bettors that each way bets allow us to win on a top three slot instead of just a rider finishing first. Otherwise you're always stuck just deciding which of the top six riders will beat the other top six rider who's at the same race.

It's also one of the reasons the betting markets have begun publishing odds without certain riders in the mix.

Sports Betting Odds Without Pogačar | Pro Cycling Bets
Information on why sports betting houses are offering betting odds without Tadej Pogačar and advice on what that means for picking favourites.
Wout van Aert
Wout van Aert (born 1994-09-15 in Herentals) is a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium, currently riding for Jumbo-Visma. His best results are 9 stage wins in Tour de France and 2 wins in E3 Saxo Classic.
Mathieu van der Poel
Mathieu van der Poel (born 1995-01-19 in Kapellen) is a professional road racing cyclist from Netherlands, currently riding for Alpecin-Deceuninck. His best results are 2 wins in Ronde van Vlaanderen and 2 wins in Dwars door Vlaanderen - A travers la Flandre ME.
Tadej Pogačar
Tadej Pogačar (born 1998-09-21 in Klanec) is a professional road racing cyclist from Slovenia, currently riding for UAE Team Emirates. His best results are 2 wins in GC Tour de France and 9 stage wins in Tour de France.
Primož Roglič
Primož Roglič (born 1989-10-29 in Trbovlje) is a professional road racing cyclist from Slovenia, currently riding for Jumbo-Visma. His best results are 3 wins in GC La Vuelta ciclista a España and 2 wins in GC Tirreno-Adriatico.
Jonas Vingegaard
Jonas Vingegaard (born 1996-12-10 in Hillerslev) is a professional road racing cyclist from Denmark, currently riding for Jumbo-Visma. His best results are winning GC Tour de France and winning GC Itzulia Basque Country.
Remco Evenepoel
Remco Evenepoel (born 2000-01-25 in Aalst) is a professional road racing cyclist from Belgium, currently riding for Soudal - Quick Step. His best results are 2 wins in Liège - Bastogne - Liège and winning GC La Vuelta ciclista a España.