Disheartened by his sprint defeat in Sofia where he says he mistimed his effort, Jonathan Milan can still take some consolation: many TV commentators also get their timing wrong.

RAI clarifies that the breathless voice in the footage of bike reconnaissance on the Giro's climbs belongs to Giada Borgato and is not the dubbing of an adult film.

Sponsor Rotoloni Regina informs that the mummy used in the advertisement is merely a creative concept for the commercial and should not be attributed to the lack of fighting spirit from foreign teams.

The relationship between Tarozzi (Bardiani Csf) and Sevilla (Polti VisitMalta) is becoming increasingly close: after launching two breakaways in three stages, the two have asked to share the same hotel room.

No problems at Alpecin after Kaden Groves hit the deck in both the first and second stages: they know well that when risks loom in a race, he Kaden.

Disappointment in Bulgaria over Red Bull's team kit: as one devoted tuttobiciweb reader points out, they expected the team to write Red Bullgaria on the jersey.

Issues at Unibet since former sprinter Marcel Kittel, now a team collaborator, is also being used to hand out water bottles: the riders find him too fast.

'There's a pale sun, I'll take off this jacket soon', 'I'm taking off my cap, it's getting a bit warm' (Ettore Giovannelli and Stefano Rizzato shift from being outsiders to discussing outfits).