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Xeno Young knocked off bike by motorist while training

Police investigating after top Irish rider knocked off bike out training

Xeno Young (18) shows one of his wounds after being... Read more...

Donal O'Brien killed cycling Cork suspended sentence

Driver who killed cyclist out training gets suspended sentence

A young man and much loved father and husband; he... Read more...

Eddie Dunbar Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly on what he believes Eddie Dunbar needs to do next

Eddie Dunbar with Team Sky’s young gun Tao Geoghegan Hart in Liège-Bastogne-Liège.... Read more...

Big prize money up for grabs in south east A1-A2 and A3-Junior races

There is a feast of racing taking place and the... Read more...

Dan Martin Liège-Bastogne-Liège puncture

Dan Martin believes his form has turned after attacking Liège ride

It may have been a finale that frustrated him, but... Read more...

Darnell Moore Waller Cup

Darnell Moore looks ahead as form continues to strengthen

Darnell Moore takes another one; at the Waller Cup in... Read more...

Gary Donaldson on winning despite cutting back his training

A very popular winner on Saturday, Gary Donaldson outlines the... Read more...

Eddie Dunbar Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Eddie Dunbar faces into second big test at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Eddie has already impressed in his first WorldTour monument but... Read more...

How one cyclist tackles close passes. But will this get us a bad name?

This cyclist is clearly sick a tired of being passed... Read more...

Video: Highlights Tour of the Alps; all out action from Giro big guns

With riders like Thibaut Pinot, Chris Froome and Fabio Aru... Read more...

Aqua Blue Sport riders get (very) lost on epic Croatia descent

The road went up and up (and up). But when... Read more...

Video highlights Volta ao Algarve stage 2

Dan Martin explains bad luck on Mur de Huy at Flèche Wallonne

Dan Martin has outlined his bad luck but he is... Read more...

Irish sports writer’s new book on cycling in south Dublin and Wicklow

Among the most popular routes in the country with cyclists,... Read more...

Cyclist killed in Dublin

Another cyclist dead after crash with truck in south Dublin

The cycling death toll is now mounting on the roads... Read more...

Holdsworth Pro Cycling team

Two Holdsworth Pro Cycling Irish riders named in Rás team

Of the four Irish riders in the Holdsworth Pro Cycling... 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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