2019 UCI Road World Championships Betting: 5 Cyclists for the Win

By: kuda

Posted: August 22, 2019

Updated: June 10, 2020

Mathieu van der Poel favored to claim the Men’s Elite 2019 Road World Championships win
Peter Sagan, Julian Alaphilippe, Remco Evenepoel and Philippe Gilbert also among top contenders
Remco Gilbert could become the youngest UCI Road World Championships winner

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Once again, the rainbow jersey will once again be up for grabs this time in Yorkshire. Cyclists such as Peter Sagan have had the honor of wearing the jersey a record 3 times. According to our 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting predictions, he could potentially claim a 4th victory. However, with competition from Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, Remco Evenepoel and Philippe Gilbert, it won’t be an easy task.

The 2019 UCI Road World Championships will run from 22-29 September in several locations within Yorkshire, England. However, the Men’s Elite Road Race will start in Leeds on 29 September. The following cyclists have the top 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting odds of winning on Unibet Sportsbook:

2019 UCI Road World Championships betting odds at Unibet
Mathieu van der Poel	11/4
Peter Sagan	15/4
Julian Alaphilippe	6/1
Remco Evenepoel	14/1
Philippe Gilbert	22/1

Mathieu van der Poel to claim victory in Yorkshire according to our 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting predictions

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel currently stands the best chance of winning the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire. The chances of him achieving this are promising with 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting odds at 11/4. The Unibet Sportsbook front runner has yet to claim a win at the UCI Road Championships.

However, he’ll start the competition with an impressive record of one-day races and classics wins which include:

2018 National Road Race Championships- 2018
Amstel Gold Race- 2019
Dwars door Vlaanderen- 2019
Brabantse Pijl- 2019

Additionally, Mathieu van der Poel is also the 2019 champion of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Fortunately, according to our UCI Road World Championships betting predictions, van der Poel could potentially achieve the same success on the road.

3 time UCI Road World Championships winner Peter Sagan returns for 4th title win

Peter Sagan is one of the most successful UCI Road World Championships cyclists with wins in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He shares this record with Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx, and Óscar Freire who also have 3 wins. Having missed out on the opportunity to defend his 2017 title, he stands a considerable to bounce back in Yorkshire.

His 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting odds on the online sportsbooks in the UK are good at 15/4. Additionally, a win in Yorkshire would officially make him the cyclist with the most UCI Road World Road Championship wins.

Julian Alaphilippe could claim 1st UCI World Championships win in Yorkshire

French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe currently has the 3rd best chance on Unibet Sportsbook to cross the line first in Yorkshire. Fortunately, his 2019 UCI Road World Championships betting odds of winning are 6/1. Although he has not claimed any wins in the either Road or Cyclo-cross World Championships, this could all change this year. Julian Akaphilippe has proven to be a threat to top favorites Mathieu van der Poel and Peter Sagan.

This comes from road wins this year at the Milan–San Remo, La Flèche Wallonne and Strade Bianche. Additionally, his performance at the 2019 Tour de France also makes him hopeful for the Road World Championships. Although he didn’t with the competition, Sagan won the Combativity Awards and 2 stages at the 2019 Tour de France.

Remco Evenepoel could become the youngest cyclist to claim a UCI Road World Championships win

In 1934, Belgian Karl Kaers became the youngest cyclists to win the Road World Championships at the age of 20. Fast forward to 2019 and another Belgian could also take on the title as the youngest World Road Champion. According to the online sportsbook news in the UK, 19-year-old Remco Evenepoel (14/1) could potentially break Kaer’s record.

Fortunately, Evenpoel will start the 2019 UCI Road World Championships with some impressive wins. This includes 2019 wins at the Tour of Belgium, European Time Trial Championships and Clásica de San Sebastián. However, most of the top contenders on Unibet Sportsbook already have UCI World Championships experience and some have claimed multiple wins. According to our 2019 UCI Road World Championships, Evenepoel could still potentially achieve a top 3 finish.

Philippe Gilbert unlikely to record 2nd major win this year at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships

Belgian cyclist Philippe Gilbert is one of the most successful cyclists among the top UCI World Championships contenders. However, Gilbert’s only win this year was the Paris-Roubaix in April. He then slightly underperformed in the rest of his competitions this year. Consequently, Gilbert stands a small chance of winning with Unibet Sportsbook UCI Road World Championships betting odds at 22/1.

The Belgian cyclist was last victorious at the UCI Road World Championships in 2012. According to our 2019 UCI Road World Championships, the best result he can achieve in Yorkshire is a top 4 finish.

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