Was the perfect foil in Red Bull's queen-stage demolition. Pellizzari helped force the decisive selection on Vršič and went clear with Lipowitz, before being distanced by his teammate near the summit. He then used the technical descent to rejoin Lipowitz in the final kilometres, the pair crossing the line hand in hand to complete a one-two finish. Second on the stage and second overall at just four seconds, it was another display of the 22-year-old Italian's climbing maturity ahead of the Tour de France.

• 14 kmMade the decisive move on Vršič with Lipowitz before being dropped near the top
• 1 kmUsed the descent to rejoin Lipowitz and finish second hand in hand

Helped force the decisive selection on the queen stage and finished second in Kranjska Gora hand in hand with Lipowitz, completing Red Bull's one-two. Sitting second overall at just four seconds, the 22-year-old Italian again showcased the climbing maturity that has made him one of the team's brightest investments ahead of the Tour de France.

• 14 kmWent clear with Lipowitz on Vršič before rejoining on the descent to take second on stage 4

A selfless, race-shaping ride from the breakaway. Pellizzari attacked on the Passo Giau and was part of the front move with Ciccone and Kuss, then opened the chase of Ciccone on the final climb. Crucially, when his GC leader Jai Hindley was distanced by Gall's attack in the favourites' group, Pellizzari sat up to pace him back — work that helped Hindley climb onto the overall podium. The kind of teammate ride that wins jerseys for others.

• Attacked with Ciccone on the Passo Giau; later opened the chase of Ciccone on the final climb
• Waited to pace teammate Hindley after Gall's attack, helping him into 3rd overall

A grim day for the young Italian outsider. Pellizzari was dropped early on the final climb to Carì and haemorrhaged time, eventually finishing 49th at +18:06. The collapse ends any lingering podium ambitions and sees him slide out of GC contention.

• Dropped early on the Carì climb, losing more than 18 minutes

The young Italian held with the front of the GC group on Pila and came home fifth on the stage, same time as Piganzoli at +1:03. It was a solid day that kept him in the top six overall, sitting sixth at +4:22 in the reshaped general classification.

• Fifth on the stage, holds sixth overall

The young Italian climber stayed sheltered in the peloton, saving his legs for the mountains ahead rather than chasing a breakaway day. He finished safely in the bunch with the GC contenders. He holds 9th overall at +3:42, an outsider hoping the upcoming Alpine stages reshuffle the order.

Pellizzari stayed protected in the peloton with the GC group, finishing safely at +3:24 with the other contenders. He sits ninth overall at +3:36 after the stage, holding his place in the top ten without any change to the classification.

• Finished in the GC group at +3:24, holding ninth overall at +3:36

The young Italian outsider handled the ITT respectably, finishing 18th at +3:18 and holding 9th overall at +3:36 for Red Bull. A controlled effort that keeps him in the GC top ten as the climbing stages approach.

• 42 km18th on the stage, +3:18; held 9th overall

A day to forget for the young Italian. Pellizzari was dropped from the GC group just before the start of the steep final 3km section and could never regain contact, trailing in 22nd at +1:28. He slipped to ninth overall at +5:15.

• 3 kmDropped from the GC group just before the steep final 3km

Followed Vingegaard's attack at 7 km to go — the only rider to initially stay on the Dane's wheel. Cracked at ~5 km to go after 'going above what he could,' losing contact with Gall on the steepest section. Recovered to finish 4th in the 3-way sprint behind Hindley. The day Pellizzari's stage-race credibility cleared from 'top-five at Tirreno' to 'Grand Tour mountain-stage top-five on home Italian roads' — Red Bull-Bora's GC plan around him has its strongest data point yet.

• 7 kmFollowed Vingegaard's attack — only rider initially able to
• 5 kmCracked under his own pace, dropped by Gall
• 4th in the 3-way sprint behind Hindley, alongside O'Connor

Fifth on the reduced sprint — the Italian's first Giro top-5 on home roads, building on the Tirreno top-five GC from March. Red Bull-Bora's GC plan around him already looked like it had room to grow.

The defining day of his young career. Defending a four-second lead, Pellizzari attacked from the GC group on the Montoppio climb, dropped Arensman and Bernal, and rode clear to win both the stage and the Tour of the Alps overall — the first GC title of his career, taken on Italian roads as the perfect Giro d'Italia tune-up. He extended his lead on the descent to finish around 30 seconds up, sealing the win by 40s over Bernal.

• Attacked from the reduced group on the Montoppio climb, immediately splitting Arensman and Bernal
• Crested alone and extended the gap on the descent to win the stage and the overall

On home roads in South Tyrol, the 22-year-old Italian took the summit finish at Val Martello and with it the leader's jersey — the decisive opening move of his maiden GC campaign. He out-climbed Arensman on the final ramps and would defend the lead through two flatter mountain stages before extending it dramatically on the last day.

• Accelerated clear on the final ramps to win the summit finish and take the jersey

The defining result of his young career. Pellizzari won the Stage 2 summit finish at Val Martello to take the lead on home roads, defended a knife-edge advantage through the chaotic mid-race, and then put the race away with a final-stage solo on Montoppio, winning the overall by 40 seconds. He took both the GC and the youth classification — the perfect platform heading into his Giro d'Italia campaign.

• Stage 2 summit win at Val Martello — took the leader's jersey
• Stage 5 solo on Montoppio — won the stage and sealed the overall

Pellizzari was part of the lead group through the repeated Superga accelerations but lost contact with the very front quartet inside the final two kilometres as the pace told. He recovered to take fourth at eleven seconds, capping a strong Red Bull collective effort behind Roglič.

• 2 kmLost contact with the leading group of four under sustained pressure

Pellizzari finished third on the stage in the chase group behind Almeida, doubling as Evenepoel's most important mountain support and his own GC ride. The young Italian's climbing form delivered both a podium finish overall and the youth classification, an encouraging early-season marker for one of Red Bull's brightest GC prospects.

• Third on the queen stage in the Almeida chase group

Pellizzari combined a GC podium with the youth classification, riding both as a protected card and as Evenepoel's mountain lieutenant. Third on the queen stage and third overall, the young Italian opened his season by reaffirming his status as one of Red Bull's brightest GC prospects.

• Third on the queen stage; third overall and youth-classification winner