| 2022 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 10–13 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 505.7 km (314.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 09' 11" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 10 and 13 February 2022 in the French region of Provence. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the seventh edition of the Tour de la Provence. [1] [2]
11 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the 17 teams that participated in the race. [3] [4] Only six teams entered a full squad of seven riders each; eight teams entered six riders each, while the remaining three teams entered five riders each. In total, 105 riders started the race, [5] of which 91 finished. [6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| P | 10 February | Berre-l'Étang | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Filippo Ganna (ITA) |
| 1 | 11 February | Istres to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | 152 km (94 mi) |  | Flat stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 2 | 12 February | Arles to Manosque | 180.5 km (112.2 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| 3 | 13 February | Manosque to Montagne de Lure | 166.1 km (103.2 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Nairo Quintana (COL) |
| Total | 505.7 km (314.2 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification | People's Favourite award |
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| P | Filippo Ganna | Filippo Ganna | Not awarded | Not awarded | Ethan Hayter | Ineos Grenadiers | Arnaud Démare |
| 1 | Elia Viviani | Julian Alaphilippe | Tom Mainguenaud | Samuele Battistella | Tristan Delacroix | ||
| 2 | Bryan Coquard | Paul Ourselin | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | Aurélien Paret-Peintre | |||
| 3 | Nairo Quintana | Nairo Quintana | Nairo Quintana | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Julian Alaphilippe | ||
| Final | Nairo Quintana | Julian Alaphilippe | Nairo Quintana | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | Not awarded | |
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 | Denotes the winner of the general classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the People's Favourite award |
 | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 12h 09' 11" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 27" |
| 3 |  Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 34" |
| 4 |  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Movistar Team | + 36" |
| 5 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 42" |
| 6 |  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 46" |
| 7 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Maxime Bouet (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 56" |
| 10 | Louis Vervaeke (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 2' 55" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 34 |
| 2 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 18 |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 17 |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 15 |
| 5 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Movistar Team | 15 |
| 6 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 14 |
| 7 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | 12 |
| 8 |  Martijn Tusveld (NED) | Team DSM | 9 |
| 9 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 8 |
| 10 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 8 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 10 |
| 2 | Paul Ourselin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 8 |
| 3 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 8 |
| 4 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Movistar Team | 6 |
| 5 | Kévin Besson (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 5 |
| 6 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Movistar Team | 4 |
| 7 | Tom Mainguenaud (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 2 |
| 8 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 2 |
| 9 |  Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) | Trek–Segafredo | 1 |
| 10 | Tristan Delacroix (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 1 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 12h 09' 45" |
| 2 | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Movistar Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 12" |
| 4 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 47" |
| 5 |  Mark Donovan (GBR) | Team DSM | + 12' 16" |
| 6 | Andréa Mifsud (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 13' 03" |
| 7 | Viktor Verschaeve (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 13' 11" |
| 8 | Joris Delbove (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 13' 56" |
| 9 | Valentin Ferron (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14' 30" |
| 10 | Tom Mainguenaud (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 15' 37" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 36h 31' 55" |
| 2 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 33" |
| 3 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 11' 09" |
| 4 | Team TotalEnergies | + 14' 22" |
| 5 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 16' 26" |
| 6 | Trek–Segafredo | + 17' 28" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 20' 32" |
| 8 | Team DSM | + 23' 01" |
| 9 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 24' 04" |
| 10 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 31' 10" |
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