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Gareth O’Neill status grows further at Tour of the North

Newry Wheelers man Gareth O’Neill sits 2nd overall at the... Read more...

Cyclist killed truck Rathfarnham Dublin

Girl (9) killed in cycling crash with driver, boy (7) seriously injured

A 9-year-old girl has been killed and a 7-year-old boy... Read more...

Cyclist killed Kilkenny crash truck

Dublin cyclist hit by car then seriously assaulted by men with weapons

Gardai in Dublin are appealing for witnesses to an assault... Read more...

Dan Martin chances to come at Tour de France

Ireland’s Dan Martin set to miss first of three Ardennes Classics

Having ridden poorly, by his own standards, in the Ardennes... Read more...

Video: Heavy snow forces cut to Tour of Turkey planned summit finish

The queen stage of this year’s Tour of Turkey has... Read more...

Easter racing “under dark cloud” after sad passing of Frank Gibson

Irish cycling is mourning the sudden passing of Frank Gibson,... Read more...

Sam Bennett hit by cold conditions in Turkey but praises Ewan

Having said in Paris-Nice he had also thought a switch... Read more...

Ben Healy (18) brushes off crash to attack hard at Rás Mumhan

Having placed 3rd on the opening stage of Rás Mumhan,... Read more...

Team Sky new sponsor Ineos

Eddie Dunbar gets big call-up for Team Sky; Irishman in at deep end

Eddie Dunbar has gotten the call up for the Team... Read more...

Who will be King in the North? Ulster race has many top contenders

The Tour of the North has 120 riders taking to... Read more...

Video: Jakobsen gets fan’s flag caught in handlebars in Turkey sprint finish

Fabio Jakobsen may have won stage 3 of the Tour... Read more...

Kerry Group Rás Mumhan live streaming; race action LIVE each stage

Irish cycling is about to head into one of the... Read more...

Sam Bennett wants wins, says he has no more comment about Giro

After taking his second stage in two days at the... Read more...

Garda operation against illegal parking in cycle lanes moves up a gear

The Garda has come in for criticism in recent years... Read more...

Stage 3 results and final classifications, Gorey Three Day 2017

Big jump in numbers entering Gorey Three Day; start list released

With numbers having fallen for several years, there has been... 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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