Velonews.com reports on stage 2 of the 2008 Giro d’Italia and Christian Vande Velde’s day in pink. “We’ll ride to honor and defend the jersey, but today’s stage isn’t a typical road stage to open a grand tour, so we’ll have to see what happens,” said Canadian Ryder Hesjedal, third overall. “There are a lot of guys close and the time bonuses are up for grabs. We’re so pleased to have won the stage, that this it’s all a bonus.”