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| Dates | 2–6 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 779 km (484.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 56' 45" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana(English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 2 to 6 February 2022 in the autonomous community of Valencia in eastern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 73rd edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. [1] [2]
15 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race. [3] [4] All but two teams entered a full squad of seven riders; Team BikeExchange–Jayco and UAE Team Emirates each entered six riders. [5]
Before stage 3, Team BikeExchange–Jayco voluntarily withdrew from the race after two unspecified members of their squad tested positive for COVID-19. [6] Before stage 4, Team Jumbo–Visma and Team DSM followed suit after two and three unspecified members, respectively, of both teams tested positive. On the other hand, Movistar Team opted to continue racing after two riders, Juri Hollmann and Einer Rubio, tested positive after stage 1, though both riders were withdrawn. [7] As a result, only 117 of the 159 riders who started the race finished. [5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 2 February | Les Alqueries to Torralba del Pinar | 166.7 km (103.6 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
| 2 | 3 February | Bétera to Torrent | 172.1 km (106.9 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 4 February | Alicante to Alto de las Antenas del Maigmó Tibi | 155.1 km (96.4 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) |
| 4 | 5 February | Orihuela to Torrevieja | 193.1 km (120.0 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Matteo Moschetti (ITA) |
| 5 | 6 February | Paterna to Valencia | 92 km (57 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| Total | 779 km (484 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification |
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| 1 | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | |||||
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | Ineos Grenadiers | ||
| 4 | Matteo Moschetti | |||||
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Fabio Jakobsen | ||||
| Final | Aleksandr Vlasov | Fabio Jakobsen | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Ineos Grenadiers | |
| Legend [35] | |||
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 | Denotes the winner of the general classification |  | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 18h 56' 45" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
| 3 |  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 36" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 00" |
| 9 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 28" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 62 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 50 |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 50 |
| 4 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 44 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 42 |
| 6 |  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 37 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 36 |
| 8 |  Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 32 |
| 9 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Burgos BH | 31 |
| 10 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 30 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ben King (USA) | Human Powered Health | 30 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 14 |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 10 |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 8 |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 8 |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 6 |
| 8 |  Attila Valter (HUN) | Groupama–FDJ | 6 |
| 9 | Joan Bou (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 6 |
| 10 | Jesús Ezquerra (ESP) | Burgos BH | 6 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 18h 57' 17" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 33" |
| 4 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 56" |
| 5 |  Maxime Chevalier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 4' 35" |
| 6 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Groupama–FDJ | + 4' 54" |
| 7 | José Félix Parra (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 6' 19" |
| 8 | Pelayo Sánchez (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 6' 49" |
| 9 | Axel Laurance (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 8' 17" |
| 10 | Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10' 28" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ineos Grenadiers | 56h 56' 00" |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 31" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 51" |
| 4 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 6' 51" |
| 5 | Movistar Team | + 7' 02" |
| 6 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 8' 18" |
| 7 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 10' 09" |
| 8 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 14' 41" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19' 39" |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ | + 20' 08" |
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