2024 Paris Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Odds and Predictions

Since 1984, the Women’s Cycling Road Race has been a part of the Summer Olympics. Also known as the women’s elite road race, this race is the longest running women’s cycling event in the Olympics as it brings the best of women’s amateur and professional cyclists from around the world. 

Just like with the Men’s Cycling Road Race, the women will race on a road course throughout Paris and the surrounding areas. However, the women’s course is shorter than the men’s. This year, the Paris Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race will be 158km long with 1,700 meters of climbing. 90 participants will compete in the event with a projected duration of five hours. 

Let’s take a look at the latest Olympics betting odds, courtesy of the top sports betting sites, and make our Paris Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race predictions. 

When Is The Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Event?

The Women’s Cycling Road Race will take place on Sunday, August 4, in Trocadero, Paris, France. It’s one of the final cycling competitions of the Paris Olympic Games. 

Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Route

From the Jardins du Trocadero, the race will set off throughout the Paris region before heading out to Auffargis. The course will circle back to Paris and then begin four climbs: Cote de Cernay-la-Ville (1.1 km, 3.9%) Cote de Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse (1.3km, 6.3%), Cote de Chateaufort (900m, 5.7%) and Cote du Pave des Gardes (1.3km, 6.5%).

Once back in Paris, the race will proceed onto a circuit of 18.4km. This circuit consists of three laps, which includes going over the cobbled climb of Butte Montmartre each lap. The Sacre Couer Basilica will also be raced over three times as well. After the three-lap circuit is completed, the cyclists will race down along the Seine to a finish on the Pont d’lena. 

During the race, viewers will see some of Paris’ most beloved landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles.

Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Odds

Check out the lates Olympics betting odds for the Women’s Cycling Road Race:

Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Favorites

The following cyclists are considered the odds-on favorites to win the Olympic Gold Medal for the Women’s Cycling Road Race:

Lotte Kopecky +125

Lotte Kopecky is the odds-on favorite to win the Olympic gold medal for the women’s road race. The 28-year-old cyclist will make her third ever appearance in the Summer Olympics. 

She first appeared in the 2016 Rio Games and finished 46^th in the road race. Kopecky also finished 21^st in the Individual Time Trial (ITT). The Belgian cyclist returned for the 2020 Tokyo Games looking to improve and win gold. Unfortunately, she just missed out on medaling in the road race as she finished 4^th. However, that was better than her 10^th place result in the Women’s Madison event. 

As of now, Kopecky is expected to participate in just the road race. One thing that is for certain, Kopecky has been dominant this season so far. 

Currently, Kopecky has 10 victories on the year. Most recently, she won the Belgian Nationals in the ITT and the Road Race events. She also won the Tour of Britain, Paris-Roubaix, Strade Bianche Donne, and UAE Tour. 

Kopecky will enter the Olympics in fantastic form and there’s a great chance that she finally picks up her first gold medal. 

Demi Vollering +250

If there’s one lady who could give Kopecky a real fight for the gold, it’s Demi Vollering. The Dutch rider has also had a stellar 2024 season so far. Vollering has 12 victories on the year, including several more Top 3 results. 

The 27-year-old cyclist won the Vuelta Espana in May, followed that up with a crushing victory of the Itzulia Women a few days later, dominated the peloton n the Vuelta a Brugos in mid-May, and then followed that up with another dominant win of the Tour de Suisse in June. Not only did she win the yellow jersey in these stage-races, but she also swept green and polka dot jerseys as well. 

This will be her second appearance in the Olympics. Vollering finished 25^th in the road race at Tokyo. Unlike other notable participants, Vollering will have excellent support from a few teammates like Vos and Wiebes. 

Marianne Vos +400

Marianne Vos is the most experienced cyclist of the field and one of the most decorated champions as well. The Paris Games will mark Vos’ fifth appearance in the Olympics. 

In 2008, Vos competed in three events at Beijing. She won the Gold in the Points Race, but finished 16^th in the ITT and 6^th in the road race. In 2012, Vos won road race gold in London and finished 16^th in the ITT.

At the 2016 Rio Games, Vos only competed in the individual road race and finished 9^th. She was 5^th in Tokyo for this road race event. In Paris, Vos is expected to compete in multiple cycling events. 

On the season, Vos has eight wins already. She won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Dwars door Vlaanderen, Amstel Gold Race, Ronde van Lekkerkerk, and Volta Ciclista a Catalunya last month. These one-day races were impressive victories especially for a rider of her age. 

However, for Vos to pick up her third gold medal of the Olympics, she will need to be in perfect form along with a little luck and to outdo her teammates. Yet, you can’t dismiss her experience and lengthy resume. Vos will go down as one of the best women cyclists of all-time.

Lorena Wiebes +600

Lorena Wiebes will make her Olympic debut in Paris this summer as she was tabbed as a leader of the Dutch team. On the year, Wiebes has 11 victories but some will like to point towards her gaffe at Paris-Roubaix where she finished 2^nd after celebrating too soon. Vos was able to get the win due to Wiebes’ premature celebration. 

Yet, Wiebes would learn from that mistake and go on sweep the 3-stage RideLondon Classic and snag a stage win in the Tour of Britain. The Dutch rider also won Scheldeprijs vrouwen, Gent-Wevelgem, Miron Ronde van Drenthe, and Altez GP Oetingen p/b Lotto. 

She’s expected to compete in the Baloise Ladies Tour to warm up for the Olympics. As of now, Wiebes will need some things to go her way to win gold in the road race. First, she will need to outperform her teammates Vollering and Vos, then she will need the race to end in a bunch sprint. If both happen, then we could see Wiebes taking home the gold.  

Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Sleepers

Like Weibes, Juliette Labous (+3300) is also 25-years-old. However, this will be her second Olympic appearance. Labous competed in two events during the Tokyo Games. The French cyclist finished 9^th in the ITT and 30^th in the road race. 

Labous has not had the same success this season as others listed above. Her lone victory came in the French Nationals road race in late-June. With that said, Labous did finish in the Top 5 for the Vuelta a Espana, Itzulia Women, and Tour de Suisse. She’s set to compete in the Giro d’Italia which takes place before the Olympics. 

At +3300 odds, Labous is our sleeper/longshot pick. She has the overall talent to compete in this race, but Labous will need some good luck in order to have a real shot at winning gold in her home country of France. 

Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Prediction

With all due respect to the great Marianne Vos, this road race should come down to Vollering and Kopecky. These two women have dominated the women’s peloton this year. Combined, they have 22 victories on the year as of this writing. And, there’s still more races before they arrive in Paris a few weeks from now. 

You can either flip a coin or take the better value with betting odds when choosing between these two stars. For me, I am taking Vollering. She will have better support in the road race than Kopecky as the Dutch team is stacked. 

Additionally, Vollering won last year’s Tour de France, this year’s Vuelta a Espana, and took home victories in some of the biggest Classics like Amstel gold, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Fleche Wallone over the last year. 

Right now, Vollering is the Tadej Pogacar of the women’s peloton. She wins just about every race that she enters just like Pogacar who is also tabbed to win the men’s 2024 Tour de France. 

Currently, the Netherlands have the most medals in this event with six: four golds, one silver and one bronze. You can add another medal to that count as Vollering will bring home the country’s fifth gold medal for the women’s road race event. 

In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see the Dutch team win multiple medals in this race just like the United States did back in 1984, when they won the gold and silver medals. 

I think as we get closer to the Paris Olympics, Vollering’s odds will shrink. So, take advantage of this value now!

Bet: Demi Vollering +250

Previous Olympics Women’s Cycling Road Race Winners

The following is a breakdown of the Women’s Cycling Road Race Medal Winners: