2022 Vuelta a Murcia

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2022 Vuelta a Murcia
2022 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates12 February 2022
Distance183.2 km (113.8 mi)
Winning time4h 34' 50"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Covi  (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Matis Louvel  (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Vuelta a Murcia was the 42nd edition of the Vuelta a Murcia road cycling race. It was held on 12 February 2022 in the titular region of southeastern Spain as a category 1.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour calendar.

Contents

The 183.2-kilometre (113.8 mi) long race started in Fortuna and finished in Puerto de Cartagena. [1] It was won by Italian rider Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates), finishing one second ahead of the peloton after a 5 kilometer solo. Covi's teammate and fellow Italian Matteo Trentin won the sprint for second, followed by French rider Matis Louvel (Arkéa–Samsic) coming in third.

Teams

Seven UCI WorldTeams, eleven UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Fifteen teams each fielded seven riders, which was the maximum allowed, while four teams each fielded six, and one team (Human Powered Health) only fielded five. Of the 134 riders to start the race, 113 finished. [2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Results

Result [3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Covi  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 4h 34' 50"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1"
3Flag of France.svg  Matis Louvel  (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 1"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Jonas Koch  (GER) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 1"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Loïc Vliegen  (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1"
6Flag of Venezuela.svg  Orluis Aular  (VEN) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1"
7Flag of France.svg  Warren Barguil  (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 1"
8Flag of France.svg  Thibault Ferasse  (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 1"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Jesús Ezquerra  (ESP) Burgos BH + 1"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Tizza  (ITA) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 1"

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References

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  2. "2022 Vuelta a Murcia Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. "Rankings". Vuelta a Murcia. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.