Tough line from UCI: after the yellow card to Caruso for involuntarily hitting Van Baarle with the rain cape, those with erotic fantasies will be punished.

It's not true that Ciccone, forced in recent years to leave or skip the Giro due to falls, covid and infections, is jinxed: confirmed by the black cat following the race.

Intimissimi, sponsor of the pink jersey, communicates that the gigantic pair of underwear displayed at the finish is not the only size available in stores.

The direction of tuttobiciweb notes that the title 'let's not say Del Toro is lucky' was referring to fate and not to a person swap.

Movistar clarifies that there is absolutely no connection to reality in the video where Formolo is being prepared for the race while still sleeping in bed.

The Nova Gorica committee denies that the presence of Slovenian Domen Prevc, world record holder in ski jumping, was an attempt to disrupt the race.

Rcs clarifies that the presence of canine units alongside the race is only a security measure and not a method to seek Giro articles in major newspapers.

'When it increases in front, you take some nice whiplashes behind' (Stefano Garzelli, Rai commentator, illustrates the sadomasochistic aspect of the race).