2022 UCI World Tour

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2022 UCI WorldTour
Fourteenth edition of the UCI WorldTour
Details
Dates20 February – 8 October
Location
  • Canada
  • Europe
  • United Arab Emirates
Races31
  2021
2023  

The 2022 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-one road cycling events throughout the 2022 cycling season. [1] The tour started with the UAE Tour on 20 February, [1] and concluded with the Il Lombardia on 8 October.

Contents

Events

The 2022 calendar was announced in the autumn[ when? ] of 2021. [1]

Races in the 2022 UCI World Tour [1]
RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Tour 20–26 FebruaryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR)Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 26 FebruaryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)
Flag of Italy.svg Strade Bianche 5 MarchFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)Flag of Denmark.svg  Kasper Asgreen  (DEN)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Nice 6–13 MarchFlag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR)Flag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Martínez  (COL)
Flag of Italy.svg Tirreno–Adriatico 7–13 MarchFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Vingegaard  (DEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)
Flag of Italy.svg Milan–San Remo 19 MarchFlag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO)Flag of France.svg  Anthony Turgis  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)
Flag of Spain.svg Volta a Catalunya 21–27 MarchFlag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Portugal.svg  João Almeida  (POR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Classic Brugge–De Panne 23 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Merlier  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan Groenewegen  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E3 Saxo Bank Classic 25 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent–Wevelgem 27 MarchFlag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI)Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dries Van Gestel  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dwars door Vlaanderen 30 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom Pidcock  (GBR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tour of Flanders 3 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan van Baarle  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Valentin Madouas  (FRA)
Flag of Spain.svg Tour of the Basque Country 4–9 AprilFlag of Colombia.svg  Daniel Martínez  (COL)Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)White flag of surrender.svg Aleksandr Vlasov [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstel Gold Race 10 AprilFlag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)Flag of France.svg  Benoît Cosnefroy  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Roubaix 17 AprilFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan van Baarle  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stefan Küng  (SUI)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Flèche Wallonne 20 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Dylan Teuns  (BEL)Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)White flag of surrender.svg Aleksandr Vlasov [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège–Bastogne–Liège 24 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Remco Evenepoel  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Quinten Hermans  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Romandie 26 April – 1 MayWhite flag of surrender.svg Aleksandr Vlasov [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Gino Mäder  (SUI)Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Geschke  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg Eschborn–Frankfurt 1 MayFlag of Ireland.svg  Sam Bennett  (IRL)Flag of Colombia.svg  Fernando Gaviria  (COL)Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)
Flag of Italy.svg Giro d'Italia 6–29 MayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Hindley  (AUS)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)
Flag of France.svg Critérium du Dauphiné 5–12 JuneFlag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Vingegaard  (DEN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ben O'Connor  (AUS)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Suisse 12–19 JuneFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Higuita  (COL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)
Flag of France.svg Tour de France 1–24 JulyFlag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Vingegaard  (DEN)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
Flag of Spain.svg Clásica de San Sebastián 30 JulyFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Remco Evenepoel  (BEL)Flag of France.svg  Pavel Sivakov  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL)
Flag of Poland.svg Tour de Pologne 30 July – 5 AugustFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ethan Hayter  (GBR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thymen Arensman  (NED)Flag of Spain.svg  Pello Bilbao  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Vuelta a España 19 August – 11 SeptemberFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Remco Evenepoel  (BEL)Flag of Spain.svg  Enric Mas  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Ayuso  (ESP)
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg Cyclassics 21 AugustFlag of Austria.svg  Marco Haller  (AUT)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Quinten Hermans  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg Bretagne Classic Ouest–France 28 AugustFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of France.svg  Axel Laurance  (FRA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Alexander Kamp  (DEN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 9 SeptemberFlag of France.svg  Benoît Cosnefroy  (FRA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Matthews  (AUS)Flag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 11 SeptemberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrea Bagioli  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg Il Lombardia 8 OctoberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Spain.svg  Enric Mas  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)

Cancelled events

Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Tour Down Under (18–23 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (30 January) were cancelled. [3] [4] On 8 June 2022, the Benelux Tour (29 August – 4 September) was cancelled due to a pressurised calendar. On 17 June 2022, the Tour of Guangxi (13–18 October) was also cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 On 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. [2]

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