In 2013, Betdaq was sold to Ladbrokes for 30m but in November 2024, the company was sold back to its original owner, Dermot Desmond, for an undisclosed sum.
The sixth stage (Bari-L'Aquila) is remembered as the hardest stage in the history of the Giro, with many riders forced to retire, including the first of the general classification Giuseppe Azzini, who was found the next day resting in a country house.