2022 Vuelta a Asturias

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2022 Vuelta Asturias
2022 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates29 April – 1 May 2022
Stages3
Distance491 km (305.1 mi)
Results
Jersey cyan.svg WinnerFlag of Colombia.svg  Iván Sosa  (COL) (Movistar Team)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Fortunato  (ITA) (Eolo–Kometa)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Nicolas Edet  (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR) (Team BikeExchange–Jayco)
Jersey blue polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Spain.svg  Isaac Cantón  (ESP) (Manuela Fundación)
Jersey newspaper.svg SprintsFlag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ezquerra  (ESP) (Burgos BH)
Jersey red number.svg Team Arkéa–Samsic
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Vuelta Asturias Julio Alvarez Mendo was a road cycling stage race that took place between 29 April and 1 May 2021 in the Asturias region of northwestern Spain. It was the 64th edition of the Vuelta Asturias and was part of the 2022 UCI Europe Tour calendar as a category 2.1 event.

Teams

Two UCI WorldTeam, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the fifteen teams that participated in the race. All but three teams fielded the maximum of seven riders: Arkéa–Samsic, Electro Hiper Europa–Caldas and Team TotalEnergies entered six and BAI–Sicasal–Petro de Luanda entered five. There was a total of 100 riders that started the race.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
1 29 April Oviedo to Pola de Lena 169 km (105 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR)
2 30 April Candás to Cangas del Narcea 200 km (120 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of Colombia.svg  Iván Sosa  (COL)
3 1 MayCangas del Narcea to Oviedo122 km (76 mi)Mountainstage.svgMountain stageFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR)
Total491 km (305 mi)
  1. Roadbook 2021, p. 31.

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