Pogačar would like to see the Giro and Vuelta swap places on the calendar
Tadej Pogačar has said he'd like to see the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España swap places on the calendar, which would see the Spanish Grand Tour occupy a May-June window, and the Giro in August-September.
"I always say that it would be much better if the Giro and Vuelta changed dates,” Pogačar told AS. “Because of the weather conditions and the opportunity for riders to participate.”
Pogačar has raced every Tour de France since 2020 and won four, and he took victory at his one and only Giro in 2024. The world champion made his Grand Tour debut at the 2019 Vuelta, where he took three stages and third overall, but he's not raced it since, either withdrawing a proposed participation after a wearing Tour, as he did in 2025, or directing his objectives elsewhere – World Championships, with Canadian one-days as preparation.
