| 2022 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 12 – 15 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 662 km (411.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 17h 03' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Giro di Sicilia (known as Il Giro di Sicilia EOLO for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th edition of the Giro di Sicilia road cycling stage race and the third edition since its revival in 2019. [1]
Three of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, eleven UCI Continental teams and one national team made up the 19 teams that participated in the race. [2] Trek–Segafredo, EF Education–Nippo Development Team, Zalf Euromobil Fior and Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè, with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 129 riders started the race, of which 91 finished. [3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Team
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 12 April | Milazzo to Bagheria | 199 km (124 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Matteo Malucelli (ITA) |
| 2 | 13 April | Palma di Montechiaro to Caltanissetta | 152 km (94 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
| 3 | 14 April | Realmonte to Piazza Armerina | 171 km (106 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Fran Miholjević (CRO) |
| 4 | 15 April | Ragalna to Mount Etna | 140 km (87 mi) |  | Mountain stage | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
| Total | 712 km (442 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification |
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| 1 | Matteo Malucelli | Matteo Malucelli | Matteo Malucelli | Stefano Gandin | Alejandro Ropero | Italy |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Nicola Conci | ||
| 3 | Fran Miholjević | Fran Miholjević | Filippo Fiorelli | Fran Miholjević | ||
| 4 | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda | Astana Qazaqstan Team | |
| Final | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Stefano Gandin | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda | Astana Qazaqstan Team | |
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| | Denotes the leader of the general classification | | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| | Denotes the leader of the points classification | | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 17h 03' 09" |
| 2 |  Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 29" |
| 3 |  Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 29" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 31" |
| 5 |  Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 17" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 41" |
| 8 |  Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 2' 45" |
| 9 |  Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 52"" |
| 10 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 57" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 30 |
| 2 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 24 |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 22 |
| 4 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | 15 |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 14 |
| 6 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | 14 |
| 7 |  Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | 13 |
| 8 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Italy | 12 |
| 9 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 12 |
| 10 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | 11 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Stefano Gandin (ITA) | Team Corratec | 34 |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 25 |
| 3 | Germán Dario Gómez (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | 23 |
| 4 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | 20 |
| 5 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 17 |
| 6 | Rafael Pineda (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | 15 |
| 7 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | 14 |
| 8 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | 12 |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 10 |
| 10 | Matteo Zurlo (ITA) | Zalf Euromobil Fior | 10 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | 17h 03' 38" |
| 2 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 00" |
| 3 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 2' 16" |
| 4 | Simone Raccani (ITA) | Zalf Euromobil Fior | + 2' 34" |
| 5 | Luca Rastelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 3' 32" |
| 6 |  Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 4' 26" |
| 7 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | + 7' 09" |
| 8 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Italy | + 8' 18" |
| 9 | Cristian David Rico (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 8' 42" |
| 10 | Germán Dario Gómez (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 8' 49" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 51h 15' 53" |
| 2 | Italy | + 23" |
| 3 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 3' 48" |
| 4 | Eolo–Kometa | + 3' 57" |
| 5 | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 6' 43" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 11' 46" |
| 7 | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 12' 05" |
| 8 | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | + 28' 41" |
| 9 | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | + 37' 42" |
| 10 | Zalf Euromobil Fior | + 38' 17" |
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