Stickybottle

Women

Lara Gillespie leads Irish charge into Gent-Wevelgem against Europe’s elite

There are a whopping 16 young Irish riders in action... Read more...

Rás na mBan

Rás na mBan future assured despite sponsorship problems

Rás na mBan 2018: The women’s stage race has become... Read more...

Lara Gillespie almost didn’t make it to World Champs start line

Irish cyclist Lara Gillespie reflects on her cyclocross Worlds ride... Read more...

Irish cycling Lara Gillespie

Lara Gillespie (16) “over the moon” after dazzling elite gold

Irish cycling’s Lara Gillespie: The 16-year-old is competing in both... Read more...

Lydia Gurley, Lydia Boylan reflect on Euros silver

“Standing on the podium was incredible; worth all the hard work”

The two women, Lydia Gurley from Galway and Lydia Boylan... Read more...

Rás na mBan

Lydia Boylan not the only Irish rider fancied for Rás na mBan

National champion Lydia Boylan will be closely watched at Rás... Read more...

Team GB Rás na mBan team

Team GB signals Rás na mBan intent by sending very strong team

Winning from Marianne Vos: Team GB is not messing around... Read more...

Alice Sharpe Omagh Three Day

Alice Sharpe and Katharine Smyth absolutely dominate Omagh

  Alice Sharpe dominates Omagh Three Day     Alice... Read more...

Alice Sharpe Omagh Three Day

Alice Sharpe best of breakaway to take leader’s jersey in Omagh

Alice Sharpe leads the group on the way to Omagh... Read more...

Sinnead Oakes talks fighting all the way to win Mullingar GP

An epic sprint between titans decided Sunday’s Mullingar GP; Sinnead... Read more...

Top tester Eileen Burns storms to blistering 25 mile TT time

Top tester Eileen Burns storms to blistering 25 mile TT time

Top tester Eileen Burns storms to blistering 25 mile TT... Read more...

An important Irish record has been lowered to world class standards at a UCI track meeting in Moscow. Above, the woman who did the damage, Robyn Stewart (Photo: Natalia Levshina)

Big breakthrough as Irish sprint record smashed in Moscow

Big breakthrough as Irish sprint record smashed in Moscow An... Read more...

Video: Irish champ Lydia Boylan storms to Lincoln GP podium

Video: Irish champ Lydia Boylan storms to Lincoln GP podium

Irish champ Lydia Boylan storms to Lincoln GP podium place... Read more...

Irish woman to undertake near 500km race in Middle East

Irish woman to undertake near 500km race in Middle East

Irish woman to undertake near 500km race in Middle East... Read more...

Ireland's Eileen Burns blasts to UK success with further TT title

Ireland’s Eileen Burns blasts to UK success with further TT title

Ireland’s Eileen Burns blasts to UK success with further TT... 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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