{"id":245308,"date":"2026-05-26T18:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/giulio-pellizzari-dropped-by-his-own-team-finishes-18-minutes-down-as-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-lose-numerical-advantage-in-fight-for-giro-ditalia-podium\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:04:54","slug":"giulio-pellizzari-dropped-by-his-own-team-finishes-18-minutes-down-as-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-lose-numerical-advantage-in-fight-for-giro-ditalia-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/giulio-pellizzari-dropped-by-his-own-team-finishes-18-minutes-down-as-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe-lose-numerical-advantage-in-fight-for-giro-ditalia-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"Giulio Pellizzari dropped by his own team, finishes 18 minutes down as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe lose numerical advantage in fight for Giro d&#8217;Italia podium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-39290b48-d00c-42fb-b14a-0f253c414e2a\">Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe lost <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/were-still-on-track-to-finish-on-the-podium-jai-hindley-and-giulio-pellizzari-fight-back-to-target-new-goals-in-third-week-of-the-giro-d-italia\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/were-still-on-track-to-finish-on-the-podium-jai-hindley-and-giulio-pellizzari-fight-back-to-target-new-goals-in-third-week-of-the-giro-d-italia\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/were-still-on-track-to-finish-on-the-podium-jai-hindley-and-giulio-pellizzari-fight-back-to-target-new-goals-in-third-week-of-the-giro-d-italia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their tactical edge<\/a> in the fight for the podium at the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/giro-d-italia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giro d&#8217;Italia<\/a> on the summit finish to Car\u00ec on stage 16, with their own pace on the front of the group dropping one of their co-leaders, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/giulio-pellizzari\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/giulio-pellizzari\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/giulio-pellizzari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giulio Pellizzari<\/a>, well before the final climb&#8217;s conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the Italian reached the finish, he had lost 18 minutes to the stage winner, Jonas Vingegaard, with his GC hopes completely ended five days before the race reached Rome. He started as the main Italian hope for the podium after winning the Tour of the Alps in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-39290b48-d00c-42fb-b14a-0f253c414e2a-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As the third week kicked off with a day of racing in Switzerland, a GC showdown for the stage win was guaranteed by Visma-Lease a Bike as they chased the breakaway down for almost all of the short 113km stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Once they reached the foot of the final 11.6km ascent to the line, though, other teams started to contribute to keeping the pace high in anticipation of the finale, notably Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">They were working for Jai Hindley and Pellizzari, who started the day in fifth and sixth overall, respectively. Curiously, however, with the blue and red jerseys moving to the front, with 10.6km to go, it was revealed to be Pellizzari who was dropping as the big victim of his team&#8217;s pacing, instead of any of their main rivals.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Seemingly in a flash, he had fallen 45 seconds, then a minute behind the main pack with 9.5km remaining, as Visma moved back into control and eventually led out pink jersey Vingegaard for what would become the stage-winning attack.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Pellizzari had suffered from stomach issues at the backend of the first week, resulting in him losing big time on the summit finish to Corno alle Scale on stage 9. He steadied the ship on the second week&#8217;s hardest and only big mountain day to Pila with fifth on that stage, but had clearly run out of steam on the first climbing test of the third week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8ZnEe5FG26KzPvhEwaG6he\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8ZnEe5FG26KzPvhEwaG6he slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Unlike on those previous days where illness hampered him, Pellizzari appeared to be visibly empty on the long Swiss climb, with his deficit completely ballooning out on the final climb to 18:06.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He ultimately dropped 13 places overall to 19th, and now sits 22:38 behind Vingegaard. If he can recover from this shocking, poor <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance<\/a>, his hope will likely turn to trying to win one of the final two mountain stages from the breakaway, or simply riding as a domestique for Hindley.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The Australian finished third on stage 16 and sits fourth overall. A former Giro winner in 2022, Hindley has 33 seconds to make up on Thymen Arensman (Netcompany Ineos) in third, and 57 seconds to catch up to Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) in second, if he wants to get onto the final podium in Rome.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e30ce4b0-474e-48c8-b8ac-d8fae9ac7feb\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for unlimited access to our coverage of the Corsa Rosa. 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