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Cycling betting at a bookmaker

Fitzdares cycling betting: markets, no welcome offer and payments

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Fitzdares, founded in 2005, offers cycling betting and is the only bookmaker of the nine with no new-customer free-bet offer. That makes this page a short one on cycling and promotions and a plain one on everything else.

Spec sheet

Fitzdares at a glance

Licence
UK Gambling Commission account 400 (Fitzdares Limited)
Offer
No new-customer free-bet offer
Min. deposit
£10
Withdrawals
1–5 days
Payments
Apple Pay, Mastercard debit, Visa debit, Google Pay
Apps
iOS · Android

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Part 01

Fitzdares cycling betting: markets, each-way terms and races

Fitzdares offers cycling betting. Which races it prices at a given time shows in its cycling section.

Fitzdares's each-way terms for a race show on the bet slip. Check the cycling section and the slip before you bet; terms are set per race.

Say a rider is 40/1, an implied 2.4 per cent, and you bet £5 each-way at a fifth of the odds: £10 in total. A place without the win settles at 8/1, so £45 comes back on the place half. At that price the win half will lose far more often than not, and the each-way part is what most of the bet rests on.

The same bet at a quarter of the odds would settle the place half at 10/1 and return £55: the terms on the slip matter as much as the price.

Part 02

Licence and who runs it

Fitzdares is licensed as UK Gambling Commission account 400 (Fitzdares Limited), and the register showed the status as Active. The licence brings the UK complaints route and GamStop, the same as for every other bookmaker here.

Part 03

Opening an account

Fitzdares checks your age before a deposit and your identity before a bet, as every licensed online bookmaker has had to since 7 May 2019. With no welcome offer to chase, there is no clock running; register when it suits you and finish the checks then.

Completing them at the start also means a withdrawal should not be held up later; the regulator has said that doing so over unfinished ID checks may breach the licence condition.

Part 04

No welcome offer

On 2 November 2026, Fitzdares had no new-customer free-bet offer; the only promotion advertised was a daily odds boost on an accumulator. A boost raises the price of one bet, it does not hand you a stake, and accumulators are the bet type where the bookmaker's margin compounds most.

No offer is not a mark against a bookmaker. It simply means you judge Fitzdares on the account itself: the cashier, the withdrawal time and the markets you want.

Without an offer there is also no qualifying clock and no minimum price to meet: every bet is placed on your own terms with your own money.

Part 05

Payment methods

Deposits are accepted by:

  • Apple Pay
  • Mastercard debit
  • Visa debit
  • Google Pay
Part 06

Withdrawals

Fitzdares states a withdrawal time of 1–5 days from approval. The cashier is short: debit cards and the two phone wallets. Credit cards are excluded, as at every British bookmaker since 14 April 2020.

Apple Pay and Google Pay both sit on top of a debit card, so every deposit and withdrawal at Fitzdares runs through a card account in the end.

Part 07

Your money if a bookmaker fails

A licensed bookmaker has to say how customer balances are protected: not protected, medium protection or high protection. Fitzdares states its level in its terms.

Part 08

Apps

Fitzdares has apps for iOS · Android.

Part 09

Safer gambling tools

Account settings cover deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion. One GamStop registration blocks every licensed British site at once, for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years. The National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133 takes calls at any hour.

Part 10

Who it suits

Fitzdares suits a reader who does not want a welcome offer and pays by debit card or phone wallet. A reader who wants e-wallets such as PayPal, or a free-bet offer, will find neither here.

Part 11

Fitzdares cycling betting questions

Q 11.1

Does Fitzdares take bets on cycling?

Yes, Fitzdares offers cycling betting. The races on offer are in its cycling section, and the each-way terms show on the bet slip.

Q 11.2

Does Fitzdares have a welcome offer?

No new-customer free-bet offer was available at the check on 2 November 2026; a daily accumulator odds boost was the only promotion advertised.

Q 11.3

Does Fitzdares take PayPal?

PayPal is missing from the cashier, which lists debit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Q 11.4

When was Fitzdares founded?

In 2005.

Q 11.5

Is an odds boost the same as a free bet?

No. A boost raises the price of one bet you pay for; a free bet gives you a stake, which is not returned when it wins.

Q 11.6

What is an accumulator odds boost?

A boost raises the price on one accumulator you pay for. The stake is yours, the higher price applies only if every leg wins, and accumulators lose more often than singles.

Q 11.7

Can I bet by credit card at Fitzdares?

No. Credit cards have been banned for gambling since 14 April 2020.

Q 11.8

Is Fitzdares licensed in the UK?

Yes, under UK Gambling Commission account 400 (Fitzdares Limited); the register showed the status as Active.

Q 11.9

How long do Fitzdares withdrawals take?

The stated time is 1–5 days, counted from approval.

Q 11.10

Does Fitzdares have an app?

Yes, for iOS · Android.

Q 11.11

Can I self-exclude from Fitzdares?

Yes. Self-exclusion is in the account settings, and GamStop excludes you from every licensed British site, Fitzdares included, for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years.

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