The Tour of Norway will take place from the 23rd to the 26th of May. Coinciding with the Giro d'Italia, it brings a secondary field of riders however it will provide exciting racing nevertheless over four days of racing. We preview the stage ahead.The final day of racing starts and finishes in the...

By Shane Stokes Dillon Corkery was strong in his praise of Ireland teammate Liam OBrien at the finish of stage three of the Rs Tailteann on Friday, with the two of them going up the road in a dangerous attack which put the younger rider into the virtual race lead for more than ten kilometres. []The post Defending champion Dillon Corkery: Id like to see Liam OBrien win the Rs appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

From the 24th to the 26th of May the women's peloton returns to the Great Britain! The RideLondon Classique is one of the most important Women's World Tour events for the sprinters of the peloton and will provide a few golden opportunities to take key victories. We preview the stage ahead.The race...

While there absolutely no changes at the top ranks of the general classification, the battle for last few spots in the top 10 was in full motion and Filippo Zana fell victim to the Monte Grappa, losing more than 9 minutes to winner Pogacar and dropping from 9th to the final 11th spot overall as a co...

Throughout the Giro d'Italia, the race jury attributes fines to some of the riders and sporting directors. Ultimately the fines can come in the form of money, time penalties or even UCI points, depending on the rule breaking. Here we present what has happened during the Giro.Martin Marcellusi & DS...

By Shane Stokes Dean Harvey and Dillon Corkery may not have stayed away until the end of Saturdays stage four of the Rs Tailteann, but they certainly gave a few grey hairs to Dom Jackson and the GB: Foran CT team. Harvey was part of a six-man move which went away inside the first ten []The post Dean Harvey | We decided the best thing was to just fully commit appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Throughout the Giro d'Italia, there will be many riders to withdraw from the race, for several different reasons. We make a list of all riders who leave the Corsa Rosa, as well as list out a few of the main crashes that take place during the race.Stage 1No riders have abandoned the race on it's fir...

By Shane Stokes Rs Tailteann race leader Dom Jackson said on Thursday evening he was unsure if he would be able to retain the race lead but duly did so on Fridays third stage. However he had a tense time of it, with many attacks being launched along the 154.8 kilometres from Kenmare to Cahir, []The post Rs race leader | Wearing yellow is like putting a massive target on your back appeared first on Sticky Bottle.

Stage 20 saw the Giro dItalia take on the final mountains of the race, with a double passage of the Monte Grappa climb in the final 100 kilometres of the day. Unluckily for Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, it was also a day where Romain Bardet lost his solid 7th place in the standings, having cracked ear...

By Shane Stokes Cormac McGeough had a rollercoaster of emotions over a 24 hour period at the Rs Tailteann, with last years runner-up seeing his GC chances evaporate on Thursdays tough climbing stage to Sneem, and then bouncing back with victory on Fridays race to Cahir. It feels fantastic. Im delighted, he told Stickybottle after []The post Rs stage winner Mcgeough: Things were going mental, it was pretty nuts appeared first on Sticky Bottle.