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Video cyclist Peter Sagan winter core training

Video: Peter Sagan takes his winter core training to the extreme

Peter Sagan showing what it takes to be the kind... Read more...

How to train for cycling sportives

How to train now for next year’s sportives without overdoing it

Planning and training for the 2018 sportive season should start... Read more...

cyclists big miles winter

Coaching: Why cyclists don’t need to do big miles, even in winter

  You need to forget traditional thinking about training for... Read more...

Coaching: Expert guide to riding properly in any group of cyclists

Riding on a flat road on a calm day, the factor which limits a cyclist’s speed is air resistance. Anyone who has ridden a bike in Ireland is well aware of air or wind resistance. Read more...

Matteo Cigala avoid getting dropped bike

Matteo Cigala: Tips to avoid getting dropped on the bike

For many of us, hills force us out the back... Read more...

Cycling winter training

Video: Cycling’s winter training methods back in 1986

Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche out for a spin on... Read more...

resting heart rate cyclists

How checking resting heart rate can help cyclists train better

Tracking your resting heart rate can provide crucial guidance to... Read more...

How to use your daily cycling commute for training

Coaching: Using your daily cycling commute for proper training

Making the decision to cycle to and from your place... Read more...

How cyclists should choose the right gears and cadence

Why choosing the right gears and cadence is crucial for every cyclist

Finding the right pedal stroke, or cadence, and getting a... Read more...

How to plan now to race next year as an new cyclist or someone who simply wants to improve

Coaching: 8-step winter plan to begin, or improve at, racing in 2018

If you are planning to race next year, you need... Read more...

lose weight through cycling

Video: The common sense ways to lose weight through cycling

There are simple things you can do to lose weight... Read more...

Video: How to make winter turbo trainer sessions less boring

Embracing the turbo trainer at this time of year will... Read more...

7 signs you’re slipping into overtraining; know them and act fast

Overtraining can be a huge danger in winter. Learn how... Read more...

The crucial questions to consider when picking your cycling coach

If you want to improve as a cyclist there’s no... Read more...

9 habits that will make you a better cyclist

Matteo Cigala’s 9 habits that will make you a better cyclist

Leading coach Matteo Cigala has executed a successful world hour... 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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