"The direction of the route changes, the wind direction changes too". (Giada Borgato, Rai motorcycle commentary, reveals she lacks the skills to work in a weather office).

The Giro E direction clarifies that Mattera is the name of a competitor in the race and not the arrival location of tomorrow's stage.

The reason for the strange route design in Lecce has been discovered: after dogs and goats in Albania, they wanted to avoid the Fasano safari zoo to prevent more awkward encounters.

Rai informs that some commentators, when talking about a "puncture in the rear", are referring to a mechanical wheel issue and not an anatomical detail.

Confusion in Alberobello as Giro motorhomes were parked in the bus parking lot: Israel, Astana and Emirates were mistaken for unprecedented foreign routes.

Francesco Pancani, Rai voice, notes that Polti VisitParma instead of VisitMalta was simply a slip of the tongue and not hidden advertising to promote tourism in Emilia.

Ignored by the media despite wearing the blue climbers' jersey, Fortunato is thinking about how to make people talk about him: at the Alberobello start, he appeared with a trullo-shaped helmet.

"I'm out and I'm checking out" (Stefano Rizzato, Rai motorcycle commentary, finds an elegant way to bail out).