Finding the Best Cycling Betting Sites in 2024

Promos And Bonuses For Cycling Bets

Even though it's very popular in the UK for both spectators and participants, when it comes to online betting on cycling, online bookmakers tend not to treat the sport in quite the same way as, say, football or horse racing.

That means that promotions designed specifically for outdoor or track cycling betting are few and far between, though some do crop up around the time of bigger races like the tour de France. When the bigger events of the season roll around, make sure to keep an eye out for any related promotions.

Anyway, online bookmakers are offering more welcome offers and bonuses every year to guarantee they attract punters, and these can be used to bet on any sport including cycling betting in the UK!

If you're looking at cycling betting odds for your chosen race, they'll probably be written in one or two different ways: decimal (1.2, 3.4 etc.) or fractional (3/1, 2/5 etc.). Since fractional odds are far more common in the United Kingdom, with decimal odds more common in the rest of Europe, we'll focus on those here.

Let's look more closely at the examples provided above. Wagering £1 on a cyclist with odds of 3/1 would yield a profit of £3 on a successful bet, for a total payout of £4 when you include your original £1 stake. Meanwhile, you'd need to wager £5 on a rider with 2/5 odds to make just £2 profit, i.e. a total payout of £7.

Betting odds can be a bit confusing but the best cycling betting sites will let you switch between formats, and often provide a bet slip calculator that works out your potential winnings for you. Still, we'd recommend that British players get familiar with fractional odds so you can check that everything looks correct.