The 2022 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2022[1]) was a road cycling stage race held between 4 and 9 April 2022 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 61st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 13th race of the 2022 UCI World Tour.[2]
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Dates | 4–9 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 882.20 km (548.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 21h 59' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editAll 18 UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race.[3][4] All but five teams entered a full squad of seven riders; Bora–Hansgrohe, EF Education–EasyPost, Israel–Premier Tech, Lotto–Soudal, and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team entered six riders each.[5] With one late non-starter, AG2R Citroën Team was also reduced to six riders. In total, 155 riders started the race, of which only 54 finished; there were 25 riders who did not finish the last stage, while a further 39 riders finished over the time limit on the final stage.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
- AG2R Citroën Team
- Astana Qazaqstan Team
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
- EF Education–EasyPost
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
- Israel–Premier Tech
- Lotto–Soudal
- Movistar Team
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team BikeExchange–Jayco
- Team DSM
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
Route
editStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 4 April | Hondarribia to Hondarribia | 7.51 km (4.67 mi) | Individual time trial | Primož Roglič (SLO) | ||
2 | 5 April | Leitza to Viana | 207.92 km (129.20 mi) | Hilly stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | ||
3 | 6 April | Laudio to Amurrio | 181.72 km (112.92 mi) | Hilly stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | ||
4 | 7 April | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio | 185.60 km (115.33 mi) | Hilly stage | Daniel Martínez (COL) | ||
5 | 8 April | Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia | 163.76 km (101.76 mi) | Mountain stage | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
6 | 9 April | Eibar to Arrate | 135.69 km (84.31 mi) | Mountain stage | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | ||
Total | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) |
Stages
editStage 1
edit- 4 April 2022 — Hondarribia to Hondarribia, 7.51 km (4.67 mi) (ITT)[10][11]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
edit- 7 April 2022 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio, 185.60 km (115.33 mi)[22][23]
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
editStage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Basque rider classification | Team classification |
Combativity award |
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1 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | No award |
2 | Julian Alaphilippe | Ibon Ruiz | Ibon Ruiz | |||||
3 | Pello Bilbao | Julian Alaphilippe | Cristián Rodríguez | Pello Bilbao | Team Jumbo–Visma | Cristián Rodríguez | ||
4 | Daniel Martínez | Ineos Grenadiers | Victor Lafay | |||||
5 | Carlos Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Marc Soler | |||||
6 | Ion Izagirre | Daniel Martínez | Daniel Martínez | Ion Izagirre | Ion Izagirre | |||
Final | Daniel Martínez | Daniel Martínez | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Ineos Grenadiers | Not awarded |
- On stage 2, Geraint Thomas, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification, and third-placed Rémi Cavagna wore the French national champion's jersey as the defending French national road race champion.
- On stage 2, Ben Tulett, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.
- On stage 3, Adam Yates, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification, and third-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the world champion's jersey as the defending world road race champion.
- On stage 6, Felix Gall, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
editLegend[34] | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the team classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
General classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 21h 59' 36" |
2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 11" |
3 | Aleksandr Vlasov[a] | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 21" |
5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 32" |
6 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 32" |
7 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 26" |
8 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 18" |
9 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 55" |
10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 03" |
Points classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 74 |
2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 65 |
3 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 65 |
4 | Aleksandr Vlasov[a] | Bora–Hansgrohe | 62 |
5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 61 |
6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 57 |
7 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 56 |
8 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 45 |
9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 38 |
10 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 37 |
Mountains classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 40 |
2 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 38 |
3 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 17 |
4 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 12 |
5 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 12 |
6 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 12 |
7 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
8 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 10 |
10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 9 |
Young rider classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 21h 59' 57" |
2 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 03" |
3 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 5' 37" |
4 | Ben Tulett (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13' 04" |
5 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 14' 41" |
6 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | + 16' 17" |
7 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23' 38" |
8 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29' 21" |
9 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 36' 33" |
10 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 51' 00" |
Basque rider classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 21h 59' 47" |
2 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 21" |
3 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8' 32" |
4 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 12' 57" |
5 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 20' 12" |
6 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23' 48" |
7 | Gotzon Martín (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 30' 10" |
8 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 40' 47" |
9 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 51' 10" |
10 | Xabier Isasa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1h 10' 23" |
Team classification
editRank | Team | Time |
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1 | Ineos Grenadiers | 66h 20' 44" |
2 | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 16" |
3 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11' 25" |
4 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 11' 47" |
5 | Movistar Team | + 13' 35" |
6 | Groupama–FDJ | + 18' 16" |
7 | Trek–Segafredo | + 22' 09" |
8 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 29' 24" |
9 | Cofidis | + 31' 30" |
10 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 32' 47" |
Notes
edita As of 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.[35]
References
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- ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 21.
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- ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 6–7.
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- ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 26–37.
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- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 1". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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- ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 38–51.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (5 April 2022). "Julian Alaphilippe sprints to stage 2 win at Itzulia Basque Country". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (6 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Pello Bilbao wins hilly stage 3". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 3". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Vitoria-Gasteiz – Ingeteam Parke Zamudio". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 66–81.
- ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (7 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Dani Martinez wins stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 4". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Ingeteam Parke Zamudio – Mallabia". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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- ^ a b Ryan, Barry (8 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Carlos Rodriguez solos to first pro win on stage 5". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 5". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Eibar – Arrate". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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- ^ "The UCI takes strong measures in the face of the situation in Ukraine" (Press release). UCI. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Sources
edit- Itzulia Basque Country Libro de Ruta 2022 [Itzulia Basque Country Road Book 2022] (PDF) (in Spanish). Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2022.
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