Dan Buckley savours some father/son bonding time in the stunning Lake Garda

At the start of this month, cyclists competed in the 100th Giro d’Italia race. Ben Mitchell gets in on the action by tackling part of the course on a bike holiday through the South Tyrol

Forget pizzas and piazzas — South Tyrol in the north of Italy is dominated by the Dolomites, says Suzanne Harrington.

Funeral ceremonies for the two Irish climbers who died last week following a fall on Mont Blanc took place at the weekend.

Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche "would put his money" on nephew Dan Martin to win a stage of the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Belfast with a team time-trial on Friday.

Italian Diego Ulissi won the first stage of the Tour of Poland as Sir Bradley Wiggins made a low-key return to action with Team Sky.

Alberto Contador finished second behind Venezuela’s Jose Rujano in today’s 13th stage of the Giro d’Italia to extend his cushion as the overall leader.

RESORT transfers often tend to be the most annoying part of package holidays, but Topflight’s use of Verona as airport destination for Lake Garda-based holidays has proved hugely popular with Irish clients.

AUSTRALIA’S Robbie McEwen claimed his third victory in this year’s Giro d’Italia as he won a group sprint in the 10th stage yesterday.