RAI clarifies that the advertisements featuring Pogacar, Alaphilippe and Nibali are commercial insertions and not an attempt to raise the level of the race.

Concern in the peloton after the jury warned riders against urinating in their water bottles: some team captains have requested to have, in addition to the masseur, a taster.

No surprise at the start of Savona for the Giro E, which is raced on e-bikes, in seeing Lello Ferrara dancing: it's well known that he's the best at pumping up the team.

Heavy suspicions in Liguria: whoever assigns stars to the presumed favorites on the eve of the Giro could be the same person who assigns them to hotels.

The resemblance between Jhonatan Narvaez, winner of three stages, and singer Sal da Vinci has been noted: like the Sanremo king, the Ecuadorian has a hit song titled 'Forever There'.

It's been clarified why some riders, accustomed to raising their arms at the finish line, lift their legs during the stage: it's the system to keep them from feeling like lower limbs.

Astonishment in Piedmont over the lack of wine at the buffet that welcomed the Giro: organizers rule out that it happened because the entourage's level is already quite tipsy.

"The breakaway riders chose not to go belly-to-the-ground" (Stefano Rizzato, RAI motorcycle commentary, explains that on a bicycle there is more than one posture).