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  "description": "Giulio Pellizzari won stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps in a GC group sprint, outpacing Thymen Arensman and breakaway survivor Mattia Gaffuri in a selection that boasted no less than three Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe riders, the others being U23 world champion Lorenzo Finn and the late-bridging Aleksandr Vlasov.\n\nIneos Grenadiers was also well-represented in the finale at Val Martello, with Egan Bernal finishing fourth in the lead group, and Embret Svestad-Bårdseng playing a role in setting up the mov",
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  "textContent": "Giulio Pellizzari won stage 2 of the Tour of the Alps in a GC group sprint, outpacing Thymen Arensman and breakaway survivor Mattia Gaffuri in a selection that boasted no less than three Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe riders, the others being U23 world champion Lorenzo Finn and the late-bridging Aleksandr Vlasov.\n\nIneos Grenadiers was also well-represented in the finale at Val Martello, with Egan Bernal finishing fourth in the lead group, and Embret Svestad-Bårdseng playing a role in setting up the move lower down the climb. Reigning Tour of the Alps champ Michael Storer had been able to follow the early accelerations, but he ultimately succumbed to the superior pace and finished 10th 19 seconds down.\n\nWith his second pro win, 22-year-old Pellizzari also took over the race lead from stage 1 winner Tommaso Dati, building a four-second advantage over Arensman thanks to his winning bonus seconds. Pellizzari is one of many Giro d'Italia-bound riders racing the Tour of the Alps, the young Italian preparing to share leadership with former winner Jai Hindley at his home Grand Tour.\n\n[race_result id=62 stage_id=89924 count=5 gc=0 year=2026]\n\n[race_result id=62 stage_id=89924 count=5 gc=5 year=2026]",
  "title": "Pellizzari takes first win of 2026 in build-up to Giro",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-21T13:22:21.520Z"
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