The first Grand Tour of the year - the Giro D’Italia - gets underway today.
The opening stage is an 8-point-6 kilometre time trial around Turin.
Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche head-up the Irish challenge in Italy over the next three weeks.
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After picking up a second stage win in three days, Sam Bennett is unlikely to feature in the shake-up on today’s penultimate stage of the Volta ao Algarve.
Ethan Hayter is looking to protect the overall race lead in today’s time trial in Lagoa.
