So far the Giro, unlike the Tour de France, is proving to be a great race in the early stages, full of the unexpected, with disaster lurking at every turn. Vicenzo Nibali kept the pink jersey, but it’s the first time that’s happened in this year’s Giro.

Tomorrow has a couple of nasty climbs and could shake up the standings once again.

Maybe the Giro riders feel they have to offer some excitement, given the looming competition for racing mindshare from the Tour of California starting on Sunday.

Velo News has the full rundown on today’s Giro results.

And speaking of being coy, Lance still hasn’t made up his mind whether to race the Giro or Tour of California. So, hey, we’ll do it for him. Lance, you and I both know the Giro would be better training for the Tour. In fact, you might even want to win the Giro, given the fact you never have, it would be a nice feather in your comeback hat, and you and you won’t win the Tour. But you and I also know that Team Radio Shack is an American team, with American sponsors, and skipping out on the “Tour de France” of America — the Tour of California — which deliberately moved back its dates (despite the conflict with the Giro) to accommodate growing crowds and media interest, as well as the weather gods, would be a ginormous snub.

So, decision made: It’s Cali all the way. But for now, keep us all guessing. It’s more fun that way.