«Narvaez is a cyclist who holds walls» (Andrej Marusic, RAI interviewer, reveals that the Ecuadorian is also used to prop up walls).

After clues in the stage finishes in Sofia and Naples, Fermo brings definitive proof: there's no doubt that the patron of this Giro d'Italia is cobblestones.

The skirmishes between Pellizzari and his teammate Hindley continue off the bike too: at breakfast the Australian hid the sugar for the Marche rider's coffee.

After Plowright, Australian from Alpecin, used his rain cape as a sail to harness the wind on the Blockhaus, windsurfing boards and hang gliders have appeared on some team cars. 

Embarrassment at the start in Cervia: the large crowd present in the area wasn't attracted by the Giro stage, but rather by the group of participants in the Nove Colli race. 

Confusion in Bologna after the Gazzetta reported the arrival at Corno alle Scale 'on the Bologna hills': many didn't know they could ski just steps away from the ring road.  

The Giro E direction, a semi-clandestine race reserved for e-bikes, announces that stage finishes will be only in sprints and climbs, not in short circuits.

«Ben Turner was caught trying to escape» (Stefano Rizzato, RAI race commentator, has a problem with auxiliaries, but not traffic ones).