There was controversy in today's stage of the Giro d’Italia as organisers caused confusion over whether a descent was actually going ahead on the route.

The Giro d’Italia’s Big Start is in Ireland this year – but what is the Giro, and why is everything pink?

It’s about 9.30am on Sunday morning and our 16-seater bus has turned left onto the Via Borgo Palazzo in Bergamo.

Marcel Kittel won stage 10 of the Tour de France in Saint-Malo after Mark Cavendish was involved in a collision during the sprint to the line.

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale) and Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp) have set some pretty high standards for themselves going forward in their respective cycling careers, but few could argue they’re not capable of even more after a thrilling few weeks in the saddle.