Eddie Dunbar goes into Giro d’Italia as general classification leader of Team Jayco AlUla and safe in the knowledge he finished 7th overall last year. He finally proved his talent – on the biggest of stages – 12 months ago and now aged 27 years, he is slap bang in the middle of his peak […] The post This Giro may be best shot Dunbar ever gets at Grand Tour podium. Here’s why appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Seth Dunwoody’s dream season has continued in some style today with a big win at the UCI Nations Cup race for juniors of Czechia; the teenager taking the victory in the afternoon road stage after a very strong performance in the morning TT. And that win today, which comes after victory in E3 Saxo Classic (1.1) […] The post Seth Dunwoody takes brilliant stage win at Czechia Nations Cup | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

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Seth Dunwoody (Team Ireland) has brushed off the disappointment of losing time on yesterday’s opening stage of the Peace Tour in Czechia – part of the UCI Junior Nations Cup – to put in a very strong ride against some of the best juniors in the world. The 8.8km TT in Třebívlice, which was flat, […] The post Strong ride by Seth Dunwoody in Czechia against big company appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Chris Dawson has been in recent European MTB XC action, taking results and collecting more UCI points, and now the Belfast rider has been selected by Cycling Ireland to ride the European Championships. Those European title races take place in Cheile Grădiștei, Romania, from May 8th to 12th, with Dawson set to ride the XC […] The post Dawson will be Ireland’s sole representative at European MTB Champs appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

The Irish junior team has had a mixed day at the Peace Race in Czechia, which is part of the UCI Junior Nations Cup. Some of the best juniors in the world got up the road in the crosswinds and turned the screw. Seth Dunwoody, one of the most successful Irish juniors so far this […] The post Mixed day for Irish juniors, big guns turn the screw in Czechia crosswinds appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Jack Conroy may be ‘from a cycling background’ but the Wicklow teenager drifted away from the sport during his first years in secondary school only to rediscover a love for cycling again during the pandemic period. And now that he has taken his first victory in an A1 – beating Daire Feeley (All human-VeloRevolution) to […] The post Introducing Jack Conroy (19) | “The goal was to get to A1, fast I could” appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) went on the attack on the climbs at Eschborn-Frankfurt (1.UWT) today, when his team mate Darren Rafferty made the front group, which was reduced to just 35 riders. Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) was among a number of the sprinters – also including Caleb Ewan (Jayco-AlUla) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X […] The post Healy on the attack at Eschborn-Frankfurt, Rafferty strong | Video appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Jack Conroy may be ‘from a cycling background’ but the Wicklow teenager drifted away from the sport during his first years in secondary school only to rediscover a love for cycling again during the pandemic period. And now that he has taken his first victory in an A1 race – beating Daire Feeley (All human-VeloRevolution) […] The post Introducing Jack Conroy (19) | “The goal was to get to A1, fast as I could” appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Danny van Poppel has said he was not sure why his Bora-hansgrohe team sprinter, Sam Welsford, had not been included in the team’s line-up for the Giro d’Italia. But he was now intent on taking his own chances, with Ireland’s Ryan Mullen for support. Van Poppel and Mullen came into the German-registered team with Sam […] The post Van Poppel keen to take Giro chance after “outpacing” Bennett, Welsford appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more