Megan Armitage, who missed out on Tour de France Femmes last year after a training crash, is the only Irish rider in with a chance of riding the race this season after the wild card invites were confirmed by ASO. The Irish woman’s team, EF Education-Cannondale, is one of the five teams to be issued […] The post Megan Armitage only Irish rider with shot at Tour de France Femmes start appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

A cyclist in her 20s has been killed in a crash involving a driver in a truck during Wednesday morning rush hour in south Dublin. While the injured woman was taken from the crash scene, in Dun Laoghaire, to hospital she was pronounced dead there. Gardaí have begun an investigation into the fatal crash and […] The post Cyclist (20s) killed in crash involving truck driver in Dublin rush hour appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Eddie Dunbar (Team Jayco AlUla) takes on the Tour de Romandie this week as his last build-up race towards the rapidly approaching Giro d’Italia, where he reached a career high 12 months ago. As was the case last year, Dunbar’s Giro preparation has been hit by a hand injury that resulted from an early season […] The post Eddie Dunbar starts final Giro build-up at Tour de Romandie appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Lara Gillespie is on the cusp of the first general classification victory of her pro career after looking in control again today on the penultimate stage of Giro Mediterraneo Rosa (2.2) in Italy today. The Irish rider, who had already won two stages and took a 2nd place on the first three stages, was 2nd […] The post Lara Gillespie on cusp of biggest win after another day in control appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

By Shane Stokes Former world number one Sean Kelly has commented about the high number of crashes in the pro bunch, identifying several factors he believes have made things more dangerous in recent years. Kelly – regarded as one of the top analysts in the sport – was commenting in the aftermath of several major […] The post Sean Kelly on why pro cycling is more dangerous now | Brakes, aero bikes, “huge gears” appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Tues, April 23rd: Mondello Series Round 1 Promoted by Usher Irish Road Club Mondello Park, Co Kildare Leading Woman Unplaced Junior Unplaced A2 Unplaced A3 Unplaced A4 The post Results Round 1 Mondello Series 2024, Mondello Park, Co Kildare appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Jamie Meehan, the Donegal man riding for top French team CC Etupes, has taken his best result of the season in a round of the French Cup; doing so from the front with a very aggressive display. Still aged just 20-years-old, Meehan has been one of the improvers of Irish cycling in recent years; winning […] The post Jamie Meehan on the attack for top result in French Cup appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Lara Gillespie may not have added a third stage win today to her tally at Giro Mediterraneo Rosa (2.2) but she helped one of her team mates to victory and also wrapped up the general classification win for herself. The 23-year-old, who took the leader’s jersey on stage 2 solo with a near 80km breakaway, […] The post Lara Gillespie takes career-best win just weeks after Olympic qualification appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

The Irish junior riders had a mixed day out on the second, and final, stage of the UCI-ranked Gipuzkoa Klasika in the Basque Country, with strong finishes coupled with attacks during the stage – and some crashes. Top Irish finisher on the day was Willem O’Connor of the E Tarrant & Sons LTD Skoda Munster […] The post Mixed final day for Irish juniors at Gipuzkoa Klasika, Basque Country appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more

Patrick Casey, the Irish junior riding for German team GRENKE-Auto Eder, fought all the way to the line yesterday at the UCI Junior Nations Cup race in Italy in a bid to save his race leader’s jersey on the last day of action. The 18-year-old, who take the leader’s jersey after after breakaway ride on […] The post Ireland’s Casey fights all the way for career-best result at Junior Nations Cup appeared first on Sticky Bottle ..read more