A rolling bearing retainer (1) for a cylindrical roller bearing is characterized by the fact that a web center part (4.2) is provided with a respective projection (4.3) on a circumferential side, and these projections (4.3), by twisting this web center part (4.2) about its longitudinal axis (4.5), are formed into holding lugs which in each case separate two adjacent cylindrical rollers (6) from one another and prevent the latter from falling out in a radial direction.