Cage for a rolling-contact bearing, having the following features: - a first and a second side ring (2, 3), arranged in the circumferential direction; and - at least one guide surface, which is designed to guide the cage radially on a running surface of the rolling-contact bearing; and - a plurality of crosspieces, which connect the side rings (2, 3), this resulting in the formation of a plurality of pockets for accommodating rolling-contact bodies; wherein the crosspieces are arranged on a diameter other than a pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing, wherein the rolling-contact bearing is a cylindrical roller bearing; characterized in that the cage is not self-retaining, wherein, in the case of an outer-ring-guided cage, an internal diameter of the crosspiece is greater than the pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing and, in the case of an inner-ring-guided cage, an external diameter of the crosspiece is smaller than the pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing; and - at least one recess in the guide surface, wherein the recess does not penetrate the cage in the radial direction and, in the axial direction, extends over a width of the cage, at least in part, from an axial end edge of the side ring (2, 3), it therefore being possible for lubricant to flow along the recess onto the pockets, - the cage and a material of cage are formed such that, in all normal operating states, the rolling-contact bodies are not quite in contact, - the at least one recess is arranged in the region of the crosspieces, - outside the at least one recess, a surface of the side rings (2, 3) is designed in the form of a guide surface, and - in a region of the crosspiece, the recess has a width (b) which corresponds to a width of the crosspiece. - a first and a second side ring (2, 3), arranged in the circumferential direction; and - at least one guide surface, which is designed to guide the cage radially on a running surface of the rolling-contact bearing; and - a plurality of crosspieces, which connect the side rings (2, 3), this resulting in the formation of a plurality of pockets for accommodating rolling-contact bodies; wherein the crosspieces are arranged on a diameter other than a pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing, wherein the rolling-contact bearing is a cylindrical roller bearing; characterized in that the cage is not self-retaining, wherein, in the case of an outer-ring-guided cage, an internal diameter of the crosspiece is greater than the pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing and, in the case of an inner-ring-guided cage, an external diameter of the crosspiece is smaller than the pitch diameter of the rolling-contact bearing; and - at least one recess in the guide surface, wherein the recess does not penetrate the cage in the radial direction and, in the axial direction, extends over a width of the cage, at least in part, from an axial end edge of the side ring (2, 3), it therefore being possible for lubricant to flow along the recess onto the pockets, - the cage and a material of cage are formed such that, in all normal operating states, the rolling-contact bodies are not quite in contact, - the at least one recess is arranged in the region of the crosspieces, - outside the at least one recess, a surface of the side rings (2, 3) is designed in the form of a guide surface, and - in a region of the crosspiece, the recess has a width (b) which corresponds to a width of the crosspiece.