Who, apart from Ryu, wagers their hard-earned on cycling?

[markjohnconley]

Anyone like to bet on cycling?
I haven't since that German/Austrian won a TT? 3-4 yrs ago and subsequently got pinged for performance enhancers. I laid him and lost big. Haven't touched cycling since but getting my enthusiasm for a wager again, mark

 

[El Pistolero]

I had a bet on Thomas de Gendt winning the Giro: odds were 750 to 1. Also took a couple of bets that Thomas de Gendt would finish in front of Scarponi, Basso, Cunego, Gadret.

 

[The Hitch]

Did the tommy dg bet (only 500 on the sites i saw) but knew it was more likely he would podium than win so made it either way.

i never bet big- more than 1 or 2 squid, other than when i saw 66-1 odds on Dennis menchov to win le big one.

 

[vladimir]

I laid against Rabbotini midway through his stage win in the Giro. Still cheered him on in the final 100 meters
Apart from that I put 250 euros into my Betfair account before the start of TDF last year, and are still using that money

 

[boomcie]

Made a bet on Vansummeren winning Roubaix and Zaugg winning GdL last year.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

make a lot of small bets on outsiders all the time which gives some nice extra cash

sometimes a bigger bet, but usually they turn out to cancel the wins lol (Rujano giro...)

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I had a bet on Thomas de Gendt winning the Giro: odds were 750 to 1. Also took a couple of bets that Thomas de Gendt would finish in front of Scarponi, Basso, Cunego, Gadret.

Don't make up stuff.

 

[will10]

Not very often but have had the odd good payout - Contador at Paris Nice and Le Tour 2007, and Wiggins to win the Dauphine 11. Lost a chunk on a Contador Giro-Tour double last season though.

 

[Sylvester]

I generally make small profits on match-ups, especially in TT's (sometimes bookies hand out gifts, like Martin to beat Vino yesterday @ 1,35; sometimes there's a lot of value - Nibali to beat Cobo at GdL last year @ 2). ROI + 10% on cycling, I guess (but I'm talking small stakes here, so I don't bet my "hard-earned" on cycling, nor on any other sport, for that matter). It's definitely a hard sport to bet on, though. Match-ups for sprint stages when the break stays away make for a lot of trouble, for example.

Backing Kristoff E/W in De Panne @ 101 (E/W @ 26 won) and @ 26 the day after were probably my most impressive bets.

 

[Ruudz0r]

I do it quite a lot although with small bets, i got some profit out of it but do it mostly for the fun. I especially like head to head bets and especially in time trials were you sometimes get some crazy good odds.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Anyone like to bet on cycling?
I haven't since that German/Austrian won a TT? 3-4 yrs ago and subsequently got pinged for performance enhancers. I laid him and lost big. Haven't touched cycling since but getting my enthusiasm for a wager again, mark

cycling is clean now so no worries about that.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I bet only on Betfair

Mostly I bet riders to lose

I don't really have favourite riders or teams so I have no problems betting for or against anyone. During a big tour it's basically a full time job

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

make a lot of small bets on outsiders all the time which gives some nice extra cash

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Me also. Too much probably. Had Luke yesterday (12-1) which is a rare short bet.

Got kreder and The Dutch champ as long shots today

 

[search]

all the time...but contrary to some of you I don't think it's easy money, it's hard work. But it's worth it

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

yes indeed. it's lots of work and time. I follow all and search all. it's meticulous work, therefore I know much more about cycling than all journalists, because everything depends on it for me. but it's also my hobby so I'm lucky. still I can decide whatever I want. I'm my own boss and if I want to lay on the beach for a week I can do that.

 

[hrotha]

yes indeed. it's lots of work and time. I follow all and search all. it's meticulous work, therefore I know much more about cycling than all journalists, because everything depends on it for me. but it's also my hobby so I'm lucky. still I can decide whatever I want. I'm my own boss and if I want to lay on the beach for a week I can do that.

Do you have to register as self-employed if you make above X euros a year or anything like that? How does it work with health insurance, retirement and the like? It's bad enough for normal self-employed people, so I figure it must be even worse in a relatively new, barely regulated job field.

 

[El Pistolero]

Do you have to register as self-employed if you make above X euros a year or anything like that? How does it work with health insurance, retirement and the like? It's bad enough for normal self-employed people, so I figure it must be even worse in a relatively new, barely regulated job field.

If I remember correctly Ryo is a teacher or something.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

no he quit his education last year

 

[Mellow Velo]

Don't make up stuff.

Why should this thread be any different?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

cycling is clean now so no worries about that.

i know much more about cycling than all journalists.

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[Anonymous]

As someone who was born and raised in a bookies (my grandfather was a bookmaker) I've no qualms about betting on cycling as I think there's tremendous value to be had (but God only knows what the over-round is on the book).

My first big win was on backing Juan Mercado at 125/1 to win Stage 10 of the 2006 TdF when he rode for Agritubel. I had £10 e/w with William Hill and I remember it as if it was yesterday.

I struck gold last year in the Vuelta. Had £40 e/w on Cobo at 150/1 at my local Paddy Power and another £11 e/w at 125/1 with Boyles after stage 4. That was a right result.

Drew a blank in the classics at the start of the year and lost £100 on Cancellara the day he crashed at the feed-zone.

The Giro was a profitable race. I had £350 on Garmin to win the TTT at 4/5 and had £800 on J-Rod to win the stage to Asissi, at varying odds of between 5/2 and 2/1. I lost a small sum backing Scymd of Liquigas for the overall at 100/1....but thems the vagaries.

I did have a hard-lines story a few years ago as I had £50 e/w on Sastre to win the TdF at 33/1.....the year Landis doped. Alas, Sastre finished 4th and the e/w terms were only top 3 and the bets are settled on who stands on the podium and I didn't get paid out.

One good thing with the advent of the internet is the number of firms now pricing cycling up, although getting a decent sized bet on isn't easy. Take this Dauphine as an example; after depositing £100 into my Bet365 account, I attempted to place £50 e/w on Menchov at 80/1, only for the bet to be restricted to a max £12.50 e/w. The immediately cut the price to 50/1 and the 'value' as I saw it had gone.

I'm hoping that he'll follow the right wheels and nick a place at 20/1.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

We should bet on Ryo's return how long he takes to get himself suspended again?

 

[hfer07]

just a silly question: What happens if the winner pops a Positive? can you get your money back????

 

[Gloin22]

just a silly question: What happens if the winner pops a Positive? can you get your money back????

Bets are usually settled on who stands on the podium, so no.

 

[Poursuivant]

As someone who was born and raised in a bookies (my grandfather was a bookmaker) I've no qualms about betting on cycling as I think there's tremendous value to be had (but God only knows what the over-round is on the book).

My first big win was on backing Juan Mercado at 125/1 to win Stage 10 of the 2006 TdF when he rode for Agritubel. I had £10 e/w with William Hill and I remember it as if it was yesterday.

I struck gold last year in the Vuelta. Had £40 e/w on Cobo at 150/1 at my local Paddy Power and another £11 e/w at 125/1 with Boyles after stage 4. That was a right result.

Drew a blank in the classics at the start of the year and lost £100 on Cancellara the day he crashed at the feed-zone.

The Giro was a profitable race. I had £350 on Garmin to win the TTT at 4/5 and had £800 on J-Rod to win the stage to Asissi, at varying odds of between 5/2 and 2/1. I lost a small sum backing Scymd of Liquigas for the overall at 100/1....but thems the vagaries.

I did have a hard-lines story a few years ago as I had £50 e/w on Sastre to win the TdF at 33/1.....the year Landis doped. Alas, Sastre finished 4th and the e/w terms were only top 3 and the bets are settled on who stands on the podium and I didn't get paid out.

One good thing with the advent of the internet is the number of firms now pricing cycling up, although getting a decent sized bet on isn't easy. Take this Dauphine as an example; after depositing £100 into my Bet365 account, I attempted to place £50 e/w on Menchov at 80/1, only for the bet to be restricted to a max £12.50 e/w. The immediately cut the price to 50/1 and the 'value' as I saw it had gone.

I'm hoping that he'll follow the right wheels and nick a place at 20/1.

Good post. At last years Vuelta as we know Anton wasn't in goodshape and was out of contention last week. I noticed he finished with the bus the day before Angliru so I thought he was trying to target the Queen Stage. I was due to win £1250, if he took the stage and halfway up Angliru he attacked and had a small lead. Cobo was too strong that day though and I think Anton finished 6th. I was gutted. I agree though, there is definitely value in cycling but I wondered if it was just Paddy Power who limit big bets? Are other bookies similar?

PS. I may be completely wrong here but I think Andy S is just targetting a stage here hence the timegap today.