From the microphones of As, on November 28th, Tadej Pogacar, the number one in world cycling, had proposed changing the calendar, moving the Giro to the Vuelta period and vice versa: "It's difficult to combine the Tour and the Vuelta. I've always thought that if they swapped the Giro and the Vuelta it would be better, in terms of weather and participation in each of the two races," the two-time world champion had declared. Today, the official response from Paolo Bellino, CEO and Managing Director of Rcs Sport & Events: "The Giro has traditional dates and we don't want them to be changed. Every Grand Tour has its own history and meaning, partly determined by its calendar position. The Giro has been held 107 times in the month of May. The only exception was during the coronavirus pandemic, a unique period for the entire world, when we had to do everything possible to save the season".