Team Sky's line-up for the 2014 Giro d'Italia, which starts in Belfast and Dublin next month, will include Irish rider Philip Deignan in his first Grand Tour for the team.

The 2014 Giro d’Italia will not be a picnic. The race will be 3,449.9 km long and will feature four medium mountain stages with summit finishes and five high mountain stages with summit finishes. It will also have three time trials totaling 94.9 km and eight sprinters’ stages.

Giro d'Italia director Michele Acquarone has been suspended from his position during an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of at least US$17.7 million at RCS Sport, which organizes the race.

Bus sandwiches, disrespect for a former Tour champion, and funny glasses were all on the menu. Tour de France viewers and spectators yesterday experienced what may have been the most unprofessional and disorganized start of a Tour de France in its entire history.

Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has won his fifth stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia. Cavendish took a bunch sprint to win the 21st and last stage, a flat, 197-km run from Riese Pio X to Brescia, in 5:30:09.

Team Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Mark Cavendish powers to victory in final stage of this year's Giro d'Italia; Team Astana's Vincenzo Nibali winner of Giro d'Italia 2013.

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has put an exclamation point on his victory in the 2013 Giro d'Italia.

Team Astana's Vincenzo Nibali soloes to victory in penultimate Giro d'Italia stage and increases overall Giro d'Italia lead before tomorrow's final stage.

Team Vini Fantini-Selle Italia's Danilo Di Luca faces lifetime ban after testing positive for EPO.

Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has tightened his grip on the 2013 Giro d'Italia. The Shark dominated Stage 18, a 20.6-km mountain time trial from Mori to Polsa, leading at the checkpoint en route to victory in 44:29.