"It sounds like you can hear the noise of thoughts" (Stefano Rizzato, Rai motorcycle commentary, confirms that he doesn't just slip between the leading riders, but also into the riders' minds).

Visma clarification: Tim Rex's contorted face at Pila was due to fatigue from the long effort and not a strategy to scare his opponents.

The organization clarifies that to make stage finishes even safer, barriers discarded by the military service have been used because they have flat feet.

It's not true that the Giro is already decided: the pink jersey wearer Vingegaard reiterated this by showing up at the start from Voghera in a bathrobe, slippers and with a nail file.

Market rumors at Lidl Trek: after the load of water bottles delivered to his teammates, the Eritrean Ghebreigzabhier received an offer as an Amazon courier.

Accused at Rai headquarters is the arrival at the Giro of two authentic Piedmontese like patron Cairo and journalist Beppe Conti: in two days the entire supply of the adjective 'great' has been exhausted.

The skirmishes between Pellizzari and his teammate Hindley continue even off the race: at the start from Voghera the Australian removed his teammate's saddle from the bike.

"Rex for one hour produced the consumption of a microwave or a hair dryer for ten minutes" (Andrej Marusic, Rai interviewer, is running for the position of household appliance assistant).