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How to spot your cycling club is dysfunctional (and then leave)

There are clear warning signs that you’ve joined, or you’re... Read more...

Stop Killing Cyclists Dublin die-in

Was Stop Killing Cyclists right to have its Dublin die-in?

Stop Killing Cyclists was held by several Irish cycling groups.... Read more...

Irish cyclist Dermot Higgins around world trip bke

One inspirational Irish cyclist’s round the world trip in numbers and emotions

Breathing a major sigh of relief having scraped across the... Read more...

Irish cycling needs An Post Chainreaction

Why Irish cycling really needs An Post-Chainreaction to survive

The loss of the An Post-Chainreaction team for 2018 is... Read more...

6 reasons why new Irish velodrome will be brilliant

6 reasons having the new indoor Irish velodrome will be brilliant

The new indoor velodrome in Dublin will not only be... Read more...

Opinion: Early start to Irish road racing season must be scrapped

Riders race in the snow and freezing conditions of the... Read more...

5 pieces of advice I wish I'd been given me when I started cycling

5 pieces of advice I wish I’d been given when I started cycling

I reflect on my younger self much more these days.... Read more...

Dream move or biggest gamble of Dan Martin’s career?

Two killer instinct riders with big talents who both tend... Read more...

Red Bull Foxhunt 2017 videos

Video: Riders’ hair-raising on-board clips Red Bull Foxhunt 2017

It was argy and it was bargy and there were... Read more...

reasons being professional cyclist hard

9 reasons being a pro cyclist isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be

It’s not all fun and games being a pro rider.... Read more...

Jimmy McGee Sean Kelly Nissan Classic 1985 TT

Video: Jimmy Magee commentary on Sean Kelly in iconic 1985 Nissan TT

Sean Kelly catches arch rival Adri Van de Poel for... Read more...

bad crashes Irish cycling A4 races

Opinion: We need to talk about bad crashes in Irish A4 races

Crashes happen at every level in Irish cycling; from the... Read more...

Rediscovering the faith: How Charlie Craig got me back on my bike

Charlie Craig puts father Nick Craig in the red in... Read more...

Stickybottle speaks to Cycling Ireland CEO Geoff Liffey about the National Velodrome Project

Harry Reynolds, aka the Balbriggan Flyer, became Irelands first track... Read more...

Will Team Sky attack Bardet into Paris

Opinion: Will Team Sky attack Bardet into Paris for podium place?

Romain Bardet is in 3rd place on the Tour de... Read more...

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Where did the name come from?

A stickybottle, put simply, is the knackered cyclist’s best friend. As a rider is being dropped from a group, the team manager or support worker in a following car holds a bottle out the window to hand it up. As the handover is taking place, the rider grabs the bottle tight, as does whoever is handing it up, enabling the rider get a good tow and push from momentum of the car. It’s known as a stickybottle because it appears neither the rider nor the person handing it up is able to take their hand off the bottle; it looks stuck to their hands. But please don’t try this at home. We’ve been slyly cheating this way all our lives; it takes a while to perfect.

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