Cycling Rules

What is Cycling? Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports include artistic cycling, cycle polo, freestyle BMX and mountain bike trials.

General Rules 

  • The podium presentation will count as the weigh in for settling purposes. Subsequent amendments will not affect betting settlement.

Group Betting

You're betting on: A betting market containing a group of Riders, and who will finish highest out of the named list.

  • All riders in the group must start for bets to stand. Bets will be made void if all riders fail to finish, otherwise the highest classified rider shall be deemed the winner. 

Match bets

You're betting on: A head to head market between 2 named riders.

  • Match bets will be settled on the rider achieving the best finishing position. Both riders must start for bets to stand. Should just one rider finish, they will be deemed the winner. Should both riders fail to finish, bets on both riders will be made void. 

Stage Betting

You're betting on: The winner of the named stage.

  • For stage betting, the stage must be completed for bets to stand. In the event of a stage cancellation, or an abandonment midway through, all bets on that stage would be made void. 
  • Where betting is offered on one rider against the field for a given stage or outright market, the stated rider must start for bets to stand. Should the named rider not start, all bets will be made void.

Intermediate Sprint (Most Points) Group 

You're betting on: The first intermediate sprint of the stage specified by the Official Tour de France.

  • All Cyclists in the race will count for settlement purposes and other riders can be added on request

Olympic Cycling 

You're betting on: A range of markets offered specifically on Olympic Cycling events.

  • All bets will be settled according to the official result at the time of podium presentation. Subsequent amendments do not count. Whilst we will endeavour to settle all markets as quickly as possible, this can sometimes be delayed due to official investigations over DQ's etc.

Gold Medal Winner 

You're betting on: Which athlete(s) will be awarded the Gold Medal for this event. 

  • In the event that any competitor is disqualified or withdraws for any reason, including for false starts, bets will be treated as losers on that selection. 
  • Olympic Games betting will be treated as antepost, with bets on all competitors considered to be runners regardless of participation in the finals.

To Win A Medal 

You're betting on: Which athlete(s) will be awarded a Medal for this event. 

  • In the event that any competitor is disqualified, including for false starts, bets will be treated as losers on that selection. 
  • Olympic Games betting will be treated as antepost, with bets on all competitors considered to be runners regardless of participation in the finals. 
  • Some events award multiple bronze medals, in the event of this occurring we will pay out on both bronze medal winners.

E-Cycling 

You're Betting on: A range of markets offered specifically on the named E-Cycling event.

  • Should any rider start the race but then experience technical/connectivity issues during the race, then all bets will stand. 
  • Bets will be void on any rider who does not start the race
  • Bets will bet settled on the official result. 

BMX 

You're Betting on: A range of markets offered specifically on the named BMX event.

  • All bets will be settled according to the official result at the time of podium presentation. Subsequent amendments do not count. Whilst we will endeavour to settle all markets as quickly as possible, this can sometimes be delayed due to official investigations over DQ's etc. 
  • Bets will be settled on the rider achieving the best finishing position. For riders who share the same time in the official standings, the higher classified riders will be deemed the winner. Dead heats will only be settled as such if both riders are classified with the same finishing position. 

Gold Medal Winner 

You're betting on: Which competitor will be awarded the Gold Medal for this event. 

  • In the event that any competitor is disqualified or withdraws for any reason, bets will be treated as losers on that selection. 
  • Olympic Games betting will be treated as antepost, with bets on all competitors considered to be runners regardless of participation in the finals. 

To Win A Medal

You're betting on: Which competitor will be awarded a Medal for this event. 

  • In the event that any competitor is disqualified or withdraws for any reason, bets will be treated as losers on that selection. 
  • Olympic Games betting will be treated as antepost, with bets on all competitors considered to be runners regardless of participation in the finals 

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