Giulio Pellizzari

Giulio Pellizzari was born on 21 November 2003 in San Severino Marche, Italy. He rode for the club ASD U.C. Foligno in 2021 and for the Bardiani CSF Faizanè team from 2022 to 2024. In 2023 he was second overall at the Tour de l’Avenir, winning stage 8, and second at the Carpathian Couriers Race, where he took the mountains and young rider classifications. In 2024 he was third at the Tour of Slovenia and rode his first Grand Tour, the Giro d’Italia, where he was second on stage 16 and won the combativity award on stage 20.

He joined Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe for 2025. That year he finished sixth overall at the Giro and, in September, won stage 17 of the Vuelta a España for his first professional victory. He wore the white jersey of the best young rider from stage 6 to stage 19 and finished sixth overall at the Vuelta.

His 2026 season has brought several results. He was third overall at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, winning the young rider classification, and third at Tirreno–Adriatico. In April he won the Tour of the Alps, taking stages 2 and 5 and the young rider classification. At the Giro d’Italia he finished 21st overall and sixth in the young rider classification. In June he was second overall at the Tour of Slovenia, behind his team-mate Florian Lipowitz. In August he won stage 5 of the Vuelta a Burgos and finished fourth overall, and then won stage 3 of the Deutschland Tour. On 9 September he won the Giro della Toscana, and three days later he was second at the Memorial Marco Pantani.

ProCyclingStats lists his contract with the team until 2029. He is 1.83 m tall and weighs 66 kg.