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Lyne Lamoureux

Two-time Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali floats the idea of rotating the Grand Tours on the schedule

VERONA, ITALY - MAY 29: Vincenzo Nibali of Italy and Team Astana – Qazaqstan waves the crowd at the Arena di Verona at his farewell as a professional cyclist during the 105th Giro d'Italia 2022, Stage 21 a 17,4km individual time trial stage from Verona to Verona / ITT / #Giro / #WorldTour / on May 29, 2022 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images).

Two-time Giro d’Italia champion Vincenzo Nibali took Tadej Pogačar’s suggestion of swapping the Giro and Vuelta a España a step further, proposing a rotation system for all three Grand Tours, 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 reflected on the race that defined his career, the Giro’s economic impact, the sport’s future calendar, and his hope of seeing Jonas Vingegaard chase the triple crown.

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