Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe Giro crisis - Pellizzari, now Hindley and several others struck by stomach problems

Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe appear to be struck with an illness crisis at the Giro d'Italia following Giulio Pellizzari reporting stomach issues on stage 9. The Italian, who is co-leader with Jai Hindley, confirmed that he is suffering with an illness that now seems to have affected Hindley, Giuanni Moscon and other teammates.

Pellizzari shipped considerable time on stage 9 on Sunday's ascent of Corno alle Scale, and begins the second week in ninth place overall, +5:15 down on pink jersey Afonso Eulálio

Gazzetta dello Sport reports that it's not only Pellizzari that has been affected by stomach problems, but now Hindley, Moscon and several other team members are suffering issues.

The problem reportedly reached the stage where neither general classification leaders took to their time trial bikes on Monday's rest day to prepare for stage 10. The team have not officially confirmed that Hindley and others have been affected.

“I feel a little bit better, not a lot better,” Pellizzari told La Gazzetta ahead of stage 10. “I’ll try to hang in there. I won’t give up.”

His comments were also echoed by his coach Sylwester Szmyd, who highlighted that there's a long way to in this year's Giro and that the virus could pass.

“We’ll have to see how he wakes up,” Szmyd told Gazzetta dello Sport. “He didn’t ride on Monday. Everything depends on his sensations. If he doesn’t feel well, he’ll need to save the day like he did at Corno alle Scale. But Giulio is in some of the best condition of his life. A virus passes, and the Giro is still long.”

It could be a challenging day for Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe however, with a long time trial forming an effort of the best part of an hour. With stomach problems reportedly inflicting riders, emphasis could be on damge limitation for the team's general classification hopes.