A hugely promising start at the 2026 Giro d'Italia for Giulio Pellizzarri turned sour on Sunday as the Italian racer struggled to maintain contact with the other overall avourites on the Corno alle Scale summit finish and slid from sixth to ninth overall as a result.
With 3.3 kilometres remaining to the line, just when the category 1 ascent reached its steepest inclines and where Visma-Lease a Bike and Decathlon CMA CGM were raising the pace to fresh heights on the front of a reduced GC group, Pellizzari could be seen flailing slightly at the back.
