| 2022 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The cycling pros at the Tour de Suisse 2022 in Küsnacht ZH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 12–19 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,339.6 km (832.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 33h 07' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Tour de Suisse was a road cycling stage race that took place between 12 and 19 June 2022 in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was the 85th edition of the Tour de Suisse and the 22nd event of the 2022 UCI World Tour.
All eighteen UCI WorldTeams are joined by three UCI ProTeams and the Swiss national team to make up the twenty-two teams that are participating in the race. [1]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
National Teams
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 12 June | Küsnacht to Küsnacht | 178 km (111 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Stephen Williams (GBR) | |
| 2 | 13 June | Küsnacht to Aesch | 199 km (124 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | |
| 3 | 14 June | Aesch to Grenchen | 177 km (110 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | |
| 4 | 15 June | Grenchen to Brunnen | 191 km (119 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Daryl Impey (RSA) | |
| 5 | 16 June | Ambrì to Novazzano | 193 km (120 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Aleksandr Vlasov [a] | |
| 6 | 17 June | Locarno to Moosalp | 180 km (110 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Nico Denz (GER) | |
| 7 | 18 June | Ambrì to  Malbun | 196 km (122 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | |
| 8 | 19 June | Vaduz to Vaduz | 25.6 km (15.9 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | |
| Total | 1,339.6 km (832.4 mi) | ||||||
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The leader Alexandr Vlasov and several other riders did not start, as a result of a positive COVID-19 test. [19]
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Sprints classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification  | Most active rider award |
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| 1 | Stephen Williams | Stephen Williams | Stephen Williams | Quinn Simmons | Andreas Kron | Bora–Hansgrohe | |
| 2 | Andreas Leknessund | Andreas Leknessund | |||||
| 3 | Peter Sagan | ||||||
| 4 | Daryl Impey | ||||||
| 5 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | |||||
| 6 | Nico Denz | Jakob Fuglsang | Michael Matthews | Sergio Higuita | |||
| 7 | Thibaut Pinot | Sergio Higuita | Groupama–FDJ | ||||
| 8 | Remco Evenepoel | Geraint Thomas | Bora–Hansgrohe | ||||
| Final | Geraint Thomas | Michael Matthews | Quinn Simmons | Sergio Higuita | Bora–Hansgrohe | ||
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denotes the leader of the general classification |  | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the points classification |  | Denotes the leader of the team classification |
 | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 33h 07' 09" |
| 2 |  Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 12" |
| 3 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 16" |
| 4 |  Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 2' 10" |
| 5 |  Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 25" |
| 6 |  Bob Jungels (LUX) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 2' 59" |
| 7 |  Felix Großschartner (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 37" |
| 8 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 39" |
| 9 |  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 3' 42" |
| 10 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 45" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | 30 |
| 2 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | 20 |
| 3 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 18 |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 18 |
| 5 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 13 |
| 6 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 12 |
| 7 | Nico Denz (GER) | Team DSM | 12 |
| 8 | Matthew Holmes (GBR) | Lotto–Soudal | 12 |
| 9 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 10 |
| 10 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 9 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 60 |
| 2 | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 31 |
| 3 | Thibaut Pinot (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 28 |
| 4 | Nico Denz (GER) | Team DSM | 20 |
| 5 |  Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Movistar Team | 16 |
| 6 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 15 |
| 7 | Clément Berthet (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 14 |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 12 |
| 9 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | 10 |
| 10 | Alexander Kamp (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 10 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 33h 08' 21" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 2' 52" |
| 3 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | + 3' 14" |
| 4 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5' 55" |
| 5 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 7' 25" |
| 6 | Clément Berthet (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 19' 40" |
| 7 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 30' 03" |
| 8 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 39' 23" |
| 9 | Yannis Voisard (SUI) | Switzerland | + 44' 45" |
| 10 | Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 48' 19" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 99h 28' 46" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 07" |
| 3 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 17' 22" |
| 4 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 31' 30" |
| 5 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 38' 35" |
| 6 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 39' 22" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 42' 09" |
| 8 | Cofidis | + 1h 03' 34" |
| 9 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1h 18' 05" |
| 10 | Team DSM | + 1h 27' 56" |
a As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [28]
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