Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering (SD Works) are among the riders willing to change their schedules as the peloton prepares to host the Giro Donne and Tour de France Femme double in July.

This year, there are only 13 days between the end of the Giro Donné and the start of the Tour de France Femme.

"I wish the Giro was a little earlier," said Vollering, who will skip the Italian race this year. For example, if it were already now, there would be a little more time between now and then. But you never know what will happen, so we'll have to wait and see."

Kopecky, who is set to compete in both the Giro and Tour this year, said a double is "possible" if there is "enough time to recover" between races, but suggested there may be a "better solution," especially for riders aiming for both.

Vollering suggested that the Giro be held earlier in the year, but the Tour may have to be held first due to scheduling conflicts with other events.

"Looking at the next two years, next year we have the World Championships in August and the Olympics the year after. That means it would already be two years before the dates would need to be changed." Then we'll see what they do, and maybe it will be better, maybe it won't."

Currently, the Tour de France Femme 2023 is scheduled for the last week of July before the World Championships in Glasgow, while the Paris Olympics (starting July 26, 2024) is expected to require a change in race location and timing.

"I guess we'll have to see in a few years if there is a better solution," Kopecky said.

"But at this point," Kopecky said, "we are fine with this combination.

However, the WorldTour's already full stage race calendar will only get busier. In addition to the existing women's Tour and Tour of Scandinavia, the Serratigit Challenge by La Vuelta will be expanded to a seven-day race next May.

In the first year of the Giro/Tour double, it remains to be seen how most riders will react to a series of major Tours.

The race load is not without precedent; in 2014, Evelyn Stevens competed in the Giro Donne, finished 15th, and went straight to Thuringia Lundfahrt to win the overall after 17 consecutive days of racing.

Vollering plans to spend the rest of the summer learning how his body reacts to the big blocks of stage racing.

"I will be taking part in the Tour of Scandinavia, so after the Tour I want to see how I'm doing there," Volering said.

"Maybe next year I can do both the Giro and the Tour. Maybe next year I can do both the Giro and the Tour."

"I think it's the same for most riders.