Lidl Trek denies that Matteo Sobrero, after helping Gee West get back from a puncture and Ciccone take the pink jersey, washed the team bus and mopped the hotel rooms.

Before the start from Praia a Mare, the Giro's management clarified that the finish in Potenza referred to the final kilometers of the stage and not to a sound amplification system.

Misunderstanding resolved after an Alpecin rider showed up at the start with a bunch of chili peppers: it was a gift from a local fan and not advice to spice up the race.

Confusion between Ciccone and the organization: the Abruzzese rider was clarified that 'I am Friuli Venezia Giulia' is the sponsor of the pink jersey and not a designation of origin.

Advice to riders who put on waterproof capes only after getting wet: at the hotel they can try drying off before taking a shower.

After Guillermo Thomas Silva said he's only Thomas and Diego Pablo Sevilla only Diego, one wonders how Christopher William Lyndhurst Harper should be called.

Unibet, the team making its Giro debut, clarifies that the presence of two Kopeckys (Matyas and Tomas) does not authorize thinking that the team's riders are paid in rubles.

'Anything can happen, absolutely anything can happen' (Stefano Garzelli, RAI commentator, demonstrates that even in the matter of predictions there are alternatives).