2022 Challenge by La Vuelta

The 2022 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta is a women's road cycling stage race that was held in Spain from 7 to 11 September 2022. It was the eighth edition of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and was the twenty-second event on the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.[1][2] As with previous editions, the final day of the race coincided with the final day of the men's race.[3]

2022 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta
2022 UCI Women's World Tour, race 22 of 23
Race details
Dates7–11 September 2022
Stages5
Winning time12h 21' 46"
Results
Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Movistar Team)
  Second  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Third  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)

Points  Silvia Persico (ITA) (Valcar–Travel & Service)
Mountains  Lucinda Brand (NED) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Team SD Worx
← 2021
2023 →

Teams

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All fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and seven UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race.[4] Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad was the only team not to enter a full squad of six riders. In total, 131 riders started the race.

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

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The 2022 edition increased the number of stages to 5, with the race finishing in Madrid. Ahead of the race, 3 time Giro Donne winner Annemiek van Vleuten criticised the race for not being difficult enough, stating "if you look at the course you can conclude that the Vuelta (sic) is not yet ready to call itself a grand tour".[5]

Stage characteristics and winners[6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 7 September Marina de Cudeyo to Marina de Cudeyo 19.9 km (12.4 mi)   Team time trial Trek–Segafredo
2 8 September Colindres de Colindres 105.9 km (65.8 mi)   Mountain stage   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
3 9 September Camargo to Aguilar de Campoo 96.4 km (59.9 mi)   Flat stage   Grace Brown (AUS)
4 10 September Palencia to Segovia 160 km (99 mi)   Flat stage   Silvia Persico (ITA)
5 11 September Madrid to Madrid 95.6 km (59.4 mi)   Flat stage   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
Total 447.8 km (278.3 mi)

Stages

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Stage 1

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7 September 2022 — Marina de Cudeyo to Marina de Cudeyo, 19.9 km (12.4 mi) (TTT)[7]
Stage 1 result[8]
Rank Team Time
1 Trek–Segafredo 23' 31"
2 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
3 FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 11"
4 SD Worx + 23"
5 Movistar Team + 25"
6 Team DSM + 44"
7 Canyon–SRAM + 59"
8 Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 01"
9 Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 1' 21"
10 UAE Team ADQ + 1' 28"
General classification after stage 1[8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)    Trek–Segafredo 23' 31"
2   Elynor Backstedt (GBR)   Trek–Segafredo + 0"
3   Shirin van Anrooij (NED)   Trek–Segafredo + 0"
4   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Trek–Segafredo + 0"
5   Georgia Williams (NZL) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
6   Alexandra Manly (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
7   Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
8   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
9   Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6"
10   Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 11"

Stage 2

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8 September 2022 — Colindres to Colindres, 106.5 km (66.2 mi)[9]
Stage 2 Result[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 2h 56' 30"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)    Trek–Segafredo + 2' 16"
3   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 16"
4   Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx + 2' 16"
5   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 50"
6   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 2' 50"
7   Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 2' 50"
8   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 2' 50"
9   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 2' 50"
10   Anna Shackley (GBR) SD Worx + 2' 50"
General classification after Stage 2[10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)    Movistar Team 3h 20' 16"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 55"
3   Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx + 2' 24"
4   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 2' 41"
5   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 41"
6   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 46"
7   Anna Shackley (GBR) SD Worx + 2' 58"
8   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 3' 19"
9   Brodie Chapman (AUS) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 3' 32"
10   Elise Chabbey (SUI)   Canyon–SRAM + 3' 34"

Stage 3

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9 September 2022 — Camargo to Aguilar de Campoo, 96.4 km (59.9 mi)[11]
Stage 3 Result[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ Suez Futuroscope 2h 28' 37"
2   Elise Chabbey (SUI)   Canyon–SRAM + 0"
3   Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 8"
4   Lotte Kopecky (BEL) SD Worx + 8"
5   Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Movistar Team + 8"
6   Alexandra Manly (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 8"
7   Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 8"
8   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)   Canyon–SRAM + 8"
9   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 8"
10   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)    Movistar Team + 8"
General classification after Stage 3[12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)    Movistar Team 5h 49' 01"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 55"
3   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx + 2' 24"
4   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 2' 41"
5   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 41"
6   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 46"
7   Anna Shackley (GBR)   SD Worx + 2' 58"
8   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 3' 19"
9   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 20"
10   Brodie Chapman (AUS) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 3' 32"

Stage 4

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10 September 2022 — Palencia to Segovia, 160.5 km (99.7 mi)[13]
Stage 4 Result[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Silvia Persico (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service 4h 11' 01"
2   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx + 0"
3   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
4   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   SD Worx + 0"
5   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 0"
6   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)    Movistar Team + 0"
7   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 4"
8   Anouska Koster (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 6"
9   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 11"
10   Mavi García (ESP)   UAE Team ADQ + 13"
General classification after Stage 4[14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Movistar Team 10h 00' 02"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 51"
3   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx + 2' 18"
4   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 41"
5   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 50"
6   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 3' 03"
7   Anna Shackley (GBR)   SD Worx + 3' 14"
8   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 3' 35"
9   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 36"
10   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 45"

Stage 5

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11 September 2022 — Madrid to Madrid, 96 km (60 mi)[15]
Stage 5 Result[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 2h 21' 37"
2   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   SD Worx + 0"
3   Marta Bastianelli (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
4   Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM + 0"
5   Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 0"
6   Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 0"
7   Tereza Neumanová (CZE) Liv Racing–Xstra + 0"
8   Alexandra Manly (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 0"
9   Julie Leth (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10   Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 0"
General classification after Stage 5[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Movistar Team 12h 21' 46"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 44"
3   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx + 2' 11"
4   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 34"
5   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 43"
6   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 3' 03"
7   Anna Shackley (GBR)   SD Worx + 3' 07"
8   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 29"
9   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 3' 35"
10   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 38"

Classification leadership table

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Team classification
 
Combativity award
 
1 Trek–Segafredo Elisa Longo Borghini not awarded not awarded Trek–Segafredo not awarded
2 Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Lucinda Brand Canyon–SRAM Sarah Roy
3 Grace Brown SD Worx Mavi García
4 Silvia Persico Silvia Persico Anna Kiesenhofer
5 Elisa Balsamo Mavi García
Final Annemiek van Vleuten Silvia Persico Lucinda Brand SD Worx not awarded

Classification standings

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Legend
  Denotes the winner of the general classification   Denotes the winner of the team classification
  Denotes the winner of the points classification   Denotes the winner of the combativity award
  Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Movistar Team 12h 21' 46"
2   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 44"
3   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx + 2' 11"
4   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 34"
5   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 2' 43"
6   Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 3' 03"
7   Anna Shackley (GBR)   SD Worx + 3' 07"
8   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 29"
9   Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 3' 35"
10   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 38"

Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Silvia Persico (ITA)   Valcar–Travel & Service 48
2   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   SD Worx 48
3   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 44
4   Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 41
5   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Movistar Team 41
6   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx 34
7   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM 33
8   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM 32
9   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 25
10   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Suez Futuroscope 23

Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Lucinda Brand (NED)   Trek–Segafredo 44
2   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Movistar Team 32
3   Sarah Roy (AUS) Canyon–SRAM 22
4   Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM 20
5   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 16
6   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 16
7   Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx 15
8   Arlenis Sierra (CUB) Movistar Team 9
9   Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM 7
10   Emma Norsgaard (DEN) Movistar Team 6

Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[16]
Rank Team Time
1 SD Worx   36h 27' 46"
2 FDJ Suez Futuroscope + 5' 45"
3 Team DSM + 6' 09"
4 Canyon–SRAM + 6' 38"
5 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 9' 28"
6 Movistar Team + 10' 29"
7 Trek–Segafredo + 18' 49"
8 UAE Team ADQ + 19' 12"
9 Team Jumbo–Visma + 31' 48"
10 Valcar–Travel & Service + 32' 05"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ "TCERATIZIT Challenge By La Vuelta 22: 5 stages and the toughest route yet". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Official route of the CERATIZIT Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". www.challengebylavuelta.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  4. ^ "2022 Stsrt list". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Is the Vuelta a España Femenina in 2023 the right thing for the women's peloton?". Rouleur. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ Roadbook
  7. ^ "Stage 1 – Marina de Cudeyo > Marina de Cudeyo – Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (7 September 2022). "Trek-Segafredo claim opening team time trial at Ceratizit Challenge". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Stage 2 – Colindres > Colindres – Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (8 September 2022). "Annemiek van Vleuten stamps authority on Ceratizit Challenge with stage 2 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Stage 3 – Camargo > Aguilar de Campoo – Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  12. ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (9 September 2022). "Challenge stage 3 at Aguilar de Campoo". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Stage 4 – Palencia > Segovia – Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  14. ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (10 September 2022). "Silvia Persico dominates uphill sprint to win stage 4 at Ceratizit Challenge". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Stage 5 – Madrid > Madrid – Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta 2022". Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e f Frattini, Kirsten (11 September 2022). "Annemiek van Vleuten wins 2022 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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