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Concert Tour A Popular Bet On The 2021 Preakness Stakes

Concert Tour A Popular Bet On The 2021 Preakness Stakes

Nich Moore May 12, 2021 12:19:36

A lot of people bet on Medina Spirit to continue its winning ways after it won the Kentucky Derby. They think it could get the Triple Crown. It may. Indeed until recently it was a great bet on the 2021 Preakness Stakes. However in recent days, online betting sites in the US like Bovada have seen an uptick of people backing Concert Tour instead. Why? Well Medina Spirit is said to have failed a race day drug test at the Kentucky Derby. So, Medina Spirit may not run at all.

Worst Comebacks in Sport

Worst Comebacks in Sport

Eniko January 26, 2021 17:40:29

After a successful sports career some athletes decide to return back to professional sports. But these comebacks didn’t always prove to be successful as we can see in the following examples. Even the Greatest, Muhammad Ali’s return was disappointing and belongs to the worst comebacks in sport. 

Worst Crashes in Tour de France

Worst Crashes in Tour de France

Eniko August 7, 2020 14:46:14

Cycling like many other sports has its own dangers, like crashing out at the speed of 80kph coming down from a mountain or sprinting in the finish line. It can happen to the best riders in literally any race as we can sadly see an example of it on this week’s Tour of Poland. In the worst crashes in Tour de France history we can find cyclists colliding with dogs, fans and even a policeman. 

Lance Armstrong: The Fall of a Sporting Great

Lance Armstrong: The Fall of a Sporting Great

Jonathan May 28, 2020 15:42:01

Secretly many people look at professional cycling and see nothing more than drugged up athletes who are all happy to compromise honesty for the possibility of, say, a yellow jersey in the Tour de France.  Yes, we're speaking of you, Lance Armstrong. Year after year doping allegations are proved true and riders are stripped of their medals and trophies. It always the same denials, followed by a media circus when they are finally outed.

Famous Athletes Who Doped To Win

Famous Athletes Who Doped To Win

Jonathan May 12, 2020 15:20:42

Famous athletes who doped are as common as flies. Doping appears to be so universal across all sports it's a wonder that these drug companies don't have their names written up in bright lights as main event sponsors. And though there are those lame people who blame everyone else apart from their beloved athlete, it's really down to individual responsibility. Yes, there's a massive pressure from the fans and from the whole media circus that surrounds so many world class events. And that pressure to maintain the lead, to win again and again, it a huge weight on anyone shoulders.

Amazing Recoveries in Sports

Amazing Recoveries in Sports

Eniko March 12, 2020 13:56:56

Unfortunately, injuries can happen with any athlete in any sport really. If you’re lucky, you can get away with some minor ones, but major ones can occur often too. Sadly they can cost the careers of some, but the athletes below are all great examples of amazing recoveries in sports. 

The Biggest Cheats in Sports

The Biggest Cheats in Sports

Eniko March 10, 2020 11:18:15

Though all sportsmen should represent values, like fair play, fighting spirit and endurance, from time to time we can come across athletes who try to break these rules. Either they take some forbidden drugs or use other tricks to get an undeserving advantage, our list below contains the biggest cheats in sports. 

Is World Cup Drugs Testing A Sop To Public Expectation?

Is World Cup Drugs Testing A Sop To Public Expectation?

Nich Moore June 14, 2018 12:12:03

Doping is an issue in just about every sport on the planet now and it's only a matter of time before bog snorkelers, chess players and participants in quoits competitions are required to undergo WADA officiated random testing to prevent the abuse of performance enhancing substances, but in Russia at the World Cup drugs testing seems the least of everyone's concerns. So is football burying its head in the sand or is there just no drug taking among the ranks of professional soccer players?

Don’t Bet On Cycling To Come Clean About Drugs Just Yet

Don’t Bet On Cycling To Come Clean About Drugs Just Yet

Nich Moore March 6, 2018 04:58:43

The men who ride thousands of kilometers in a couple of weeks on a push bike might have thought they were being clever by gaming the rules of TUE but a select committee of parliament has reported their excuses strain credibility and has left those who like to bet on cycling wondering if they should […]

Bet On Cycling Now! The Tour de France Is Nearly Over

Bet On Cycling Now! The Tour de France Is Nearly Over

Nich Moore July 19, 2017 09:42:30

The Tour de France is perhaps the most iconic cycle races in the world with a heritage and history far richer than the shadow cast by Lance Armstrong and performance enhancing drugs might allow people to see these days. Of course if you like to bet on cycling there’s no race like it and so […]

There Are Tour de France Bets Galore At Bet365 This Weekend

There Are Tour de France Bets Galore At Bet365 This Weekend

Nich Moore June 28, 2017 09:51:34

Described variously as a carefully concocted regional tourist brochure or multi-coloured sperm on drugs and two wheels, the Tour de France is back for the 104th time of asking as a 22 team peloton attempts to see how developed WADA s detection regime is this year. Obviously no one watches the Tour de France betting […]

Bet On Cycling To Finish The Milan-San Remo Despite Scandals

Bet On Cycling To Finish The Milan-San Remo Despite Scandals

Nich Moore March 8, 2017 13:20:38

As we in the northern hemisphere begin to throw off the coils of cold we term winter the world of cycling wakes up from its post Olympic hibernation, scratches at the seeping sores of scandal that festoon it like beads on a beach babe at Mardi Gras, and if there’s one thing you can bet […]

Famous Cheat Of The Week: Lance Armstrong

Famous Cheat Of The Week: Lance Armstrong

Nich Moore March 3, 2016 19:15:59

There is one name that has become synonymous with being a famous cheat, and that’s Lance Armstrong. The cyclist who was a hero and inspiration to millions, who had won the Tour de France numerous times, and who had achieved it all through doping, did not so much fall from grace as plummet to the […]

Viktor Loov’s Drug Allegations Stretch As Far As Sweden

Viktor Loov’s Drug Allegations Stretch As Far As Sweden

Nich Moore October 1, 2015 11:43:59

With another player coming forward to talk about drugs in sport you have to brace yourself for revelations that will destroy any faith you had in the teams’ sense of fair play, however Viktor Loov’s drug allegations seem to stem not from a want of a level skating rink but more from a kind of […]

Norwegian Pipped To The Post As Cycling’s Ghosts Return

Norwegian Pipped To The Post As Cycling’s Ghosts Return

Nich Moore July 22, 2015 08:28:06

With Norwegian rider Kristoff out of the running, it’s Chris Froome about to take the win in the Tour de France, but now the press have him in their sights at what cost for cycling does this victory come? Fans who like to bet on sport in Norway will have seen Alexander Kristoff come close […]

Lawsuit Launched Against Disgraced Cyclist Lance Armstrong For Lying

Lawsuit Launched Against Disgraced Cyclist Lance Armstrong For Lying

Phyllis F. May 7, 2015 07:40:30

The court would like to question Armstrong’s girlfriend, Anna Hansen about his history of lying. A lawsuit is being filed against Lance Armstrong, the former world cyclist who lost his 7 Tour de France titles after he was found guilty of doping. Court documents that were recently filed by the U.S. government shows Lance Armstrong’s […]

Pros on Bikes – When Time Is of the Essence

Pros on Bikes – When Time Is of the Essence

Phyllis F. April 20, 2015 03:11:08

The 1 hour record has captured cyclists interest showing that adrenalin is a much stronger drug than doping. Most people who bike will bet it’s one of the fastest ways to get where they are going. And if practiced professionally, time is of the essence. So how do pros go about making their best time? […]

Is Qatar’s Windy Stage Winner Worth A Wager?

Is Qatar’s Windy Stage Winner Worth A Wager?

Nich Moore February 10, 2015 12:21:45

With all eyes on the Tour of Qatar we look at what the stage win for Alexander Kristoff might say about his chances in Flanders It is a massive shame that the sport of cycling did quite so much to taint itself in the way it did. Not only did so many get caught up […]

Froome Ready To Defend Tour Title

Froome Ready To Defend Tour Title

Alex Nevsky July 2, 2014 17:12:03

Froome and Team Sky are hoping to defend their 2013 Tour De France title despite champ’s injury worries The 101st Tour De France begins this weekend in the wrong country. The most famous cycling event in the world that will roll into Paris on the 27th of July begins some 22 days beforehand in the […]