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‘Saturday is the big day of truth’ – Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe fear Giro d’Italia’s multi-mountain stage 14 could be a battle of survival for Pellizzari and Hindley

BLOCKHAUS, ITALY - MAY 15: (L-R) Giulio Pellizzari of Italy and Jai Hindley of Australia and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe compete during the 109th Giro d'Italia 2026, Stage 7 a 244km stage from Formia to Blockhaus 1658m / #UCIWT / on May 15, 2026 in Blockhaus, Italy. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe had ambitions for overall victory at this year’s Giro d’Italia, but as the decisive mountainous stage 14 to Pila looms large on the horizon, team co-leaders Giulio Pellizzari and Jai Hindley are still struggling with illness, unsure if they have the health to stay in the fight for a GC result.

Saturday’s stage to Pila in the Val d’Aosta is ‘only’ 133km long but is considered a five-star stage, with five major climbs and over 4,000 metres of elevation filling the route, and a 16.5km, 7.1% climb to finish.

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