Eugenio Alafaci has taken to Twitter and Facebbok to vent his anger at the member of the public who cycled into the peloton and caused a big crash during stage two of the Giro d’Italia.

"If I get hold of the dickhead that had the brilliant idea of diving into the peloton on a fixed bike with 10km to go, causing us to crash…" he tweeted, adding a couple of angry emoticons.

He repeated the comment on his Facebook page, adding: "He also caused (Marco) Coledan to crash too. I think he’d get a lot of punches from Cole… You’re just an idiot!!! Unfortunately there are also imbeciles… Fortunately at Trek we’re not hurt even if Marco has lost a lost of skin… It’s better if we turn the page."

Initial video footage has confirmed what Alafaci has said to be true, but it hasn’t helped to identify the cyclist yet.