La Vuelta Cycling Betting Odds

The first step to starting your Vuelta a España betting strategy includes learning the popular cycling betting options and learning which ones best suit this year’s event.

Popular Vuelta a Espana Betting Options

When you’re looking at your favorite online sportsbook and make your way to the cycling section, you may see some different betting types that you aren’t necessarily familiar with if you’re used to the regular moneylines, totals, and spreads.

Vuelta a Espana Futures

The Vuelta a España will have futures on the winner of the event before any other betting type because a futures wager is meant to be placed long before the event even occurs. This includes a list of the riders participating, with the riders that are most likely to win at the top. Futures will have higher odds but will be a riskier bet to place as there are so many cyclists to bet on.

If you feel that Chris Froome is a good choice and his odds are around +350, a $100 wager on Froome would pay out $450.

Futures usually go live as soon as an event is announced, we expect that with the changes being made to delaying the event this year that odds will be listed soon.

Top 3 Finish

The top three finish allows bettors a small margin of error if you aren’t sure that your favorite cyclist will win the Vuelta a España. If you aren’t sure if they’ll win the race outright but could do very well and place top in the top three, you can place that wager with reduced odds. This can be a great option as your rider only has to place in the top three spots for your bet to win.

Top 10 Finish

This Vuelta a España betting option is the exact same as above, but you get even more reduced odds and your cyclist simply has to place tenth or better.

Stage Betting

You can bet on the top rider for each stage of the Vuelta a España as well. Some riders excel in certain routes or terrains so it can be a great value to bet on the stages that you know a rider would excel at. Each stage will have betting odds, so it makes it easier if you know the rider’s style, and let’s say, if they are better on a certain terrain – maybe they would win the stage of the race through that specific terrain – like the mountain stage for example.