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Barrett: “Tour de Suisse shows how much Dunbar is progressing”

Stephen Barrett, Aqua Blue Sport’s head of performance, said Eddie... Read more...

Mark Christian blamed his 3T 1X bike cycling

Aqua Blue boss apology to “fuming” rider over 1X bike failure

Mark Christian blamed the 3T 1X bike and team boss... Read more...

Dublin cyclists searching for this taxi driver

Cyclists are searching for this Dublin taxi driver, do you know him?

We’ve got his photo, above, and licence number. But do... Read more...

Free hi-vis gilets for Irish clubs so cyclists “take their own safety on board”

New hi-vis gilets are being given to clubs so cyclists... Read more...

Witnesses sought as Irish cyclist critical after crash with car in race

The race was stopped after the rider was seriously injured... Read more...

Girl bike wash Dutch Bike Shop Dublin

Dublin litter warden fines little kid €150 for bike wash on street

This little kid set up this bike wash on the... Read more...

Cyclist needs rods inserted into legs and arms after Dublin crash

While the extent of the injuries sustained is awful, the... Read more...

The amazing story of Irish-born Danish pro Chris Juul Jensen

In this feature length interview, Chris Juul Jensen tells stickybottle about growing up in Ireland before moving to the Danish development squad and progressing into the pro scene in 2012. Read more...

Irish cycling club changes its kit to hi-vis “to avoid accidents”

The club said many believe cyclists aren’t visible enough and... Read more...

Matteo Cigala Morgan Fox Holdsworth Pro Cycling

Matteo Cigala and Morgan Fox in move to Continental team

Matteo Cigala winning in Italy in 2011. He went the... Read more...

Amateur cyclist caught doping with drug delisted for humans after killing rats

WADA was so worried the withdrawn drug would be used... Read more...

Video: Geraint Thomas “won’t forget” Romain Bardet Dauphiné incident

Geraint Thomas went up to Romain Bardet in the group... Read more...

Bikes stolen Kilbroney Park Rostrevor

Irish cyclists have bikes stolen as they help cycling crash victim

Any bike theft is very annoying, but this latest crime... Read more...

Mark Downey Team Wiggins

Three Irish riders go into battle at U23 ‘Baby Giro’ in Italy

The Baby Giro was not a pleasant experience for the... Read more...

Video: Dan Martin on the relief of finally taking a big result

The relief was written all over Dan Martin’s face; he... 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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