«What was supposed to happen is happening» (Stefano Garzelli, RAI commentator, theorist of the 'anything can happen' school, discovers that sometimes something predictable actually does happen).

Suspicions about the choice of Pantani's mountain: Piani di Pezzé, where he won as an amateur, preferred to Piancavallo, where he built his true triumph in '98, perhaps it's a way of launching the Next Giro.

Misunderstanding clarified after the announcement of the Great Exodus to Romagna: it referred to the transfer of half the men's Giro to the women's Giro and not to the queues for the late May holiday weekend.

First signs of confusion between the men's Giro and the women's Giro: at the team presentation in Gemona some riders were called by women's names.

Clarified by Ciccone the reason why he defined Rubio as 'a small rider': he was referring to the Colombian's rudeness at the top of Falzarego and not to his height.

Explained the reason for the crowd gathering around Peter Sagan at the start from Feltre: after Vingegaard's Giro there was a desire to see another true champion.

Visma novelty: after Campenaerts was called out for peeing in his water bottle and fined for doing it in public, he hooked a portable toilet to the team car.

«A motorcycle with wheels arrived» (Stefano Garzelli, RAI commentator, hints that at the Giro there are also motorcycles that circulate without them).