Team Sky rider Philip Deignan has announced his retirement from professional cycling, calling time on a 14-year career.

Tributes are being paid to Irish cyclist Philip Deignan, who has announced his retirement after 14 years of professional racing.

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche and Philip Deignan have been named in Team Sky’s nine-man roster for the Giro d’Italia, which gets under way this Friday in the Netherlands.

The days of partying are now over as Donegal’s Philip Deignan prepares for the Giro d’Italia with Team Sky.