Stickybottle

Race Results

Worlds Irish cyclist Lydia Boylan Bergen

Blistering World Champs debut for leading Irish rider Lydia Boylan

Ireland’s Lydia Boylan didn’t mince her words after her debut... Read more...

Luke Smith, Ben Walsh, PJ Doogan Bergen Worlds

Irish juniors battle bravely at all-out Bergen World Champs

Ben Walsh, Luke Smith and PJ Doogan fought hard in... Read more...

Mark Downey U23 Worlds Bergen

Deadly Downey claims Ireland’s best ever U23 Worlds result

At the end of 191km in Bergen Mark Downey (far... Read more...

Mark Downey World Champs

Brilliant Mark Downey storms in for World Champs top 10

Mark Downey has taken the best result of his road... Read more...

Nicolas Roche best ever Worlds result Bergen

Nicolas Roche takes best ever World Champs result in Bergen TT

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche tackles the packed final climb on his... Read more...

Eileen Burns Worlds

Amateur Eileen Burns steps up bravely against pros at Worlds

On annual leave for work for these World Championships, Eileen... Read more...

Pidcock Worlds Xeno Young

Pidcock blasts to Worlds junior gold, Xeno Young best of Irish

Ben Walsh and Xeno Young have been in action in... Read more...

Michael O’Loughlin endures stuff of nightmares at World Champs

Irish rider Michael O’Loughlin tackles the cobbles in Bergen. He... Read more...

Conor Kissane Munster Hill Climb

Kissane, Stapelbroek, Coleman win Munster Hill Champs titles

Conor Kissane negotiates the grass in the middle of the... Read more...

Chris McCann wins Autumn Gold Road Race

Chris McCann sprints in for victory at Autumn Gold Road Race

We may be at the end of the road racing... Read more...

Darnell Moore Slieve Croob Hill Climb

Darnell Moore flies to strong victory at Slieve Croob Hill Climb

Caldwell Cycles man Darnell Moore emerges from the mist to... Read more...

Adam Ward Lucan GP victory

Top junior Adam Ward powers to late season Lucan GP victory

Adam Ward has enjoyed a fantastic season and now he’s... Read more...

junior A3 cycling championships

Full results with times, Junior & A3 Irish Road Race Championships

Ethan Downey with his head down riding to gold on... Read more...

Dermot Trulock win Belgium

Dermot Trulock out on his own for strong victory in Belgium

After a great season on the Irish cycling scene Dermot... Read more...

Conor Dunne, Nicolas RoConor Dunne finishes first Vuelta, Nicolas Roche completes 18th Grand Tourche bring it home at Vuelta

Conor Dunne finishes first Grand Tour, Nicolas Roche his 18th

Conor Dunne, above, and Nicolas Roche fought their different battles... 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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