Ivan and Micaela Basso probably sighed with dismay as the news of the birth of Gilberto Simoni's first son broke just a month after the birth of their second child. In twenty-six years time, we're almost certain to be watching Basso Jr. winning the Giro with Ivan's perfected balance of sublime attractiveness and aching dullness, whilst Simoni Jr. will be demonstrating Gilberto's own tried and tested dummy-spitting technique. Podium insults and "I'm too mature to respond to that" responses. This is the future they're making for us, an endless loop of comfortable wins and bad losers. Just don't leave the prams parked next to each other guys, it's a recipe for childish Rusk fights.

There are no rumours currently circulating that Gibo has already called young Enrico a bastardo and refused to belong to the same team as him. This is a huge surprise.