Two-time Giro d’Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali took Tadej Pogačar’s suggestion of swapping the Giro and Vuelta a España a step additional, proposing a rotation system for all three Grand Excursions, the Giro, the Vuelta, and the Tour de France, in an interview with Marca.
Days after attending the 2026 Giro d’Italia route presentation, Nibali mirrored on the race that outlined his profession, the Giro’s financial influence, the game’s future calendar, and his hope of seeing Jonas Vingegaard chase the triple crown.
When speaking concerning the probabilities of the Dane driving the 2026 Giro, which he estimated as “50-50,” Nibali famous that climate situations additionally play a task within the decision-making.
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“A Giro on the finish of spring would match effectively,” he advised Marca. “In Italy, it’s chilly at the moment, and it isn’t unusual to search out snow in areas such because the Stelvio. Altering dates may benefit Spain and its temperatures, and depart us the warmth of September. All the things is to be seen.”
The ‘Shark of Messina’ added a novel concept when requested his opinion on Pogačar’s concept of shifting the Italian Grand Tour to September and the Spanish race to Might.
“The primary nice race of the yr all the time has one thing particular: cyclists arrive with contemporary legs, and there’s a lot of present. It is all the time been like that.
“If it had been as much as me, I might guess on a rotation of the three large turns. It could make the season rather more attention-grabbing.”
In 2026, the Giro d’Italia is scheduled for Might 8–31, the Tour de France will run from July 4–26, and the Vuelta a España is ready for August 22–September 13.
