Given the age of the top three in the standings (Del Toro 21 years old, Ayuso 22 and Tiberi 23), the race direction for the time trial in Pisa will be entrusted to a kindergarten teacher.

Some RAI staff were noticed stationed outside Ayuso and Del Toro's hotel on the rest day: they wanted to discover if from now on the UAE will hold meetings in a ring.

When he says "the Red Bull finish line is not enough for me anymore", does Roglic mean that just time bonuses are not enough to make up time, or is he tired of only racing the social championship?

Organizers were embarrassed when Van Aert declared he loves Siena for its gravel and wine: they didn't understand whether he was more inspired by one or the other.

Astana denies that Diego Ulissi, after celebrating with his family at the start in Gubbio, found a plate on his handlebars reading "Don't run, daddy".

Jayco Alula notes that the blue band on Luke Plapp's left wrist is a bandage and not the bracelet needed to get back into a nightclub.

Still unanswered is a reader of tuttobiciweb's question: if everyone in the race wants to be at the front, who stays behind?

"I saw an Ineos rider catch a phone with his head" (Stefano Garzelli, RAI commentator, reveals that some riders do things impossible for us humans).