2022 Saudi Tour

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2022 Saudi Tour
2022 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates1–5 February 2022
Stages5
Distance831.3 km (516.5 mi)
Winning time20h 05' 48"
Results
Jersey green.svg WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
  SecondFlag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
  ThirdFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) (UAE Team Emirates)

Jersey red.svg PointsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) (Team BikeExchange–Jayco)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
Jersey blue.svg SprintsFlag of Norway.svg  Martin Urianstad  (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team)
  Team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
  2020
2023  

The 2022 Saudi Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Asia Tour calendar, and was the sixth edition of the Saudi Tour. [1]

Contents

Teams

Eight of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the 15 teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, only eight entered a full squad of seven riders. Five teams (Alpecin–Fenix, B&B Hotels–KTM, Cofidis, Kuwait Pro Cycling Team, and UAE Team Emirates) entered six riders each, while the remaining two teams (Arkéa–Samsic and Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team) entered five riders each. [2] In total, 96 riders started the race, of which 86 finished. [3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [4] [5]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeStage winner
1 1 February Winter Park to Winter Park198 km (123 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS)
2 2 February Taibah University to Abu Rakah 163.9 km (101.8 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL)
3 3 February Tayma Hadaj Well to Al Ula Old Town 181.2 km (112.6 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)
4 4 February Winter Park to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid 149.3 km (92.8 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL)
5 5 February Al Ula Old Town to Al Ula Old Town138.9 km (86.3 mi)Plainstage.svgFlat stageFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)
Total831.3 km (516.5 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

1 February 2022 — Winter Park to Winter Park, 198 km (123 mi) [6]
Stage 1 Result (1–10) [7] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 4h 41' 52"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Martin Laas  (EST) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
6Flag of Germany.svg  Felix Groß  (GER) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Simon Dehairs  (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Lecroq  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) [7] [8]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Jersey green.svg Jersey red.svg Lotto–Soudal 4h 41' 42"
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Martin Laas  (EST) Bora–Hansgrohe + 4"
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 6"
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
5Flag of Norway.svg  Martin Urianstad  (NOR) Jersey blue.svg Jersey white.svg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 8"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 9"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 10"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 10"
9Flag of Germany.svg  Felix Groß  (GER) UAE Team Emirates + 10"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Simon Dehairs  (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 10"

Stage 2

2 February 2022 — Taibah University to Abu Rakah, 163.9 km (101.8 mi) [9]
Stage 2 Result (1–10) [10] [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 43' 51"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Bagioli  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 1"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 7"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 7"
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 7"
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Jersey green.svg Jersey red.svg Lotto–Soudal + 7"
7Flag of France.svg  Axel Zingle  (FRA) Cofidis + 11"
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Oliveira  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 11"
9Flag of France.svg  Cyril Barthe  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 11"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Benjamin Declercq  (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 11"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) [10] [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Bahrain Victorious 8h 25' 33"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Jersey red.svg Lotto–Soudal + 7"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 13"
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 14"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 17"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 20"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis + 21"
8Flag of France.svg  Cyril Barthe  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 21"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 21"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) Cofidis + 21"

Stage 3

3 February 2022 — Tayma Hadaj Well to Al Ula Old Town, 181.2 km (112.6 mi) [12]
Stage 3 Result (1–10) [13] [14]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 5h 11' 22"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Jersey red.svg Lotto–Soudal + 0"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Dainese  (ITA) Team DSM + 0"
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
7Flag of Norway.svg  Erlend Blikra  (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) [13] [14]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Bahrain Victorious 13h 36' 55"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Jersey red.svg Lotto–Soudal + 3"
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 13"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 13"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 17"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 20"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis + 21"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 21"
9Flag of France.svg  Cyril Barthe  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 21"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Fernández  (ESP) Cofidis + 21"

Stage 4

4 February 2022 — Winter Park to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, 149.3 km (92.8 mi) [15]
Stage 4 Result (1–10) [16] [17]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 3h 32' 39"
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Luka Mezgec  (SLO) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 40"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 40"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 40"
5Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 40"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 40"
7Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) Cofidis + 40"
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Team Bahrain Victorious + 40"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Bagioli  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 44"
10Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 19"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10) [16] [17]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Soudal 17h 09' 38"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 36"
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 48"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 52"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 57"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 57"
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
8Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 36"
9Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 45"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis + 1' 46"

Stage 5

5 February 2022 — Al Ula Old Town to Al Ula Old Town, 138.9 km (86.3 mi) [18]
Stage 5 Result (1–10) [19] [20]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 2h 56' 10"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Lecroq  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
9Flag of Norway.svg  Erlend Blikra  (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Dainese  (ITA) Team DSM + 0"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10) [19] [20]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Soudal 20h 05' 48"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 36"
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 48"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 52"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 54"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 57"
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
8Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 36"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Benjamin Declercq  (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 1' 45"
10Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 45"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinner General classification
Jersey green.svg
Points classification
Jersey red.svg
Active rider classification
Jersey blue.svg
Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg
Team classification
1 Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Caleb Ewan Martin Urianstad Martin Urianstad Lotto–Soudal
2 Santiago Buitrago Santiago Buitrago Santiago Buitrago Cofidis
3 Dylan Groenewegen
4 Maxim Van Gils Maxim Van Gils Maxim Van Gils Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
5 Dylan Groenewegen Dylan Groenewegen
Final Maxim Van Gils Dylan Groenewegen Martin Urianstad Maxim Van Gils Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team

Final classification standings

Legend [21]
Jersey green.svg Denotes the winner of the general classification Jersey blue.svg Denotes the winner of the active rider classification
Jersey red.svg Denotes the winner of the points classification Jersey white.svg Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10) [19] [22]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Soudal 20h 05' 48"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 36"
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 48"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Declercq  (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 52"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 54"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Daniel Oss  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies + 57"
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
8Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Geniez  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1' 36"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Benjamin Declercq  (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 1' 45"
10Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 45"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) [20] [22]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED) Jersey red.svg Team BikeExchange–Jayco 30
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS) Lotto–Soudal 29
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Daniel McLay  (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic 24
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Soudal 22
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL) UAE Team Emirates 21
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe 20
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious 18
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper De Buyst  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal 14
9Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Bagioli  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 14
10Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 13

Active rider classification

Final active rider classification (1–10) [20] [22]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Norway.svg  Martin Urianstad  (NOR) Jersey blue.svg Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 23
2Flag of Greece.svg  Polychronis Tzortzakis  (GRE) Kuwait Pro Cycling Team 15
3Flag of France.svg  Anthony Turgis  (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 11
4Flag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR) UAE Team Emirates 5
5Flag of Germany.svg  Jannik Steimle  (GER) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 5
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jeroen Meijers  (NED) Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team 4
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Soudal 3
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe 3
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edward Planckaert  (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 3
10Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Consonni  (ITA) Cofidis 2

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) [20] [22]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxim Van Gils  (BEL) Jersey white.svg Jersey green.svg Lotto–Soudal 20h 05' 48"
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Santiago Buitrago  (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 36"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Anthon Charmig  (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 1' 29"
4Flag of France.svg  Alexis Renard  (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 45"
5Flag of France.svg  Donavan Grondin  (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 2' 13"
6Flag of Poland.svg  Filip Maciejuk  (POL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 4' 03"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Alberto Dainese  (ITA) Team DSM + 5' 17"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Casper Van Uden  (NED) Team DSM + 8' 22"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Alexander Konychev  (ITA) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 11' 35"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jordi Meeus  (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 13' 48"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) [20] [22]
RankTeamTime
1 Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 60h 22' 44"
2 Bora–Hansgrohe + 41"
3 Team TotalEnergies + 45"
4 Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 10"
5 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 2' 45"
6 B&B Hotels–KTM + 5' 25"
7 Lotto–Soudal + 9' 13"
8 UAE Team Emirates + 9' 59"
9 Cofidis + 10' 16"
10 Team DSM + 13' 28"

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