2022 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 2022 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol (English: Tour of Andalucia Route of the Sun) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 20 February 2022 in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.[1] The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 68th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.[2]
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Dates | 16–20 February 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 818.3 km (508.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 20h 51' 27" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the 2021 edition was postponed to May due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain,[3][4] the race returned to its traditional mid-February timeslot.[5]
Teams
12 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and ten UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[6][7][8] Only 14 teams entered a full squad of seven riders each. Four teams entered six riders each, and three teams entered five riders each, while Team TotalEnergies was the only team to enter four riders. Euskaltel–Euskadi, with one non-starter, was reduced to six riders. In total, 140 riders started the race, of which 108 finished.[9]
Before stage 3, Gazprom–RusVelo and Human Powered Health both withdrew from the race after returning multiple positive COVID-19 test results.[10]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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1 | 16 February | Ubrique to Iznájar | 200.7 km (124.7 mi) | Hilly stage | Rune Herregodts (BEL) | |
2 | 17 February | Archidona to Alcalá la Real | 150.6 km (93.6 mi) | Mountain stage | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | |
3 | 18 February | Lucena to Otura | 153.2 km (95.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | |
4 | 19 February | Cúllar Vega to Baza | 167.4 km (104.0 mi) | Mountain stage | Wout Poels (NED) | |
5 | 20 February | Huesa to Chiclana de Segura | 146.4 km (91.0 mi) | Mountain stage | Lennard Kämna (GER) | |
Total | 818.3 km (508.5 mi) |
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
- 17 February 2022 – Archidona to Alcalá la Real, 150.6 km (93.6 mi)[16][17]
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 19 February 2022 – Cúllar Vega to Baza, 167.4 km (104.0 mi)[24][25]
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Stage 5
- 20 February 2022 – Huesa to Chiclana de Segura, 146.4 km (91.0 mi)[28][29]
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Classification leadership table
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Andalusian rider classification |
Spanish rider classification | Combined classification | Team classification |
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1 | Rune Herregodts | Rune Herregodts | Rune Herregodts | Álvaro Cuadros | Stephen Bassett | Cristián Rodríguez | Ander Okamika | Rune Herregodts | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
2 | Alessandro Covi | Alessandro Covi | Alessandro Covi | Jon Barrenetxea | Diego Pablo Sevilla | Ander Okamika | Astana Qazaqstan Team | ||
3 | Magnus Sheffield | Cristián Rodríguez | Xabier Isasa | ||||||
4 | Wout Poels | Wout Poels | Damiano Caruso | Miguel Ángel López | |||||
5 | Lennard Kämna | Diego Pablo Sevilla | |||||||
Final | Wout Poels | Alessandro Covi | Jon Barrenetxea | Diego Pablo Sevilla | Cristián Rodríguez | Cristián Rodríguez | Miguel Ángel López | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
- On stage 2, Ander Okamika, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Rune Herregodts wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Stephen Bassett wore the blue jersey as the leader of the sprints classification.[15]
- On stage 3, Rune Herregodts, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Alessandro Covi wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.[19] For the same reason, Simon Clarke wore the green jersey on stage 4.[23]
Final classification standings
Legend[32] | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the Andalusian rider classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
General classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 20h 51' 27" |
2 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 15" |
4 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 19" |
5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 20" |
6 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 22" |
7 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 26" |
8 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
9 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 34" |
10 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Movistar Team | + 39" |
Points classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 59 |
2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 41 |
3 | Magnus Sheffield (USA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 39 |
4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 33 |
5 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 31 |
6 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Israel–Premier Tech | 31 |
7 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | 29 |
8 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 25 |
9 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 25 |
10 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | 25 |
Mountains classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 30 |
2 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 24 |
3 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 24 |
4 | Xabier Isasa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 21 |
5 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | 14 |
6 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 12 |
7 | Ander Okamika (ESP) | Burgos BH | 12 |
8 | Gotzon Martín (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 10 |
9 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 7 |
10 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 6 |
Sprints classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Diego Pablo Sevilla (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | 9 |
2 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 6 |
3 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 4 |
4 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 4 |
5 | Emanuel Buchmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 3 |
6 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | 3 |
7 | Ibai Azurmendi (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 3 |
8 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 2 |
9 | Jack Haig (AUS) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 2 |
10 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 2 |
Andalusian rider classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 20h 51' 41" |
2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 5" |
3 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 19' 39" |
4 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 30' 33" |
5 | Alejandro Ropero (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 42' 44" |
Spanish rider classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 20h 51' 41" |
2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 5" |
3 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6' 13" |
4 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 11' 31" |
5 | Antonio Jesús Soto (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 15' 44" |
6 | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 17' 11" |
7 | Ibai Azurmendi (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 18' 27" |
8 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 19' 39" |
9 | Ander Okamika (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 21' 24" |
10 | Sergio Martín (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 22' 51" |
Combined classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 13 |
2 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 21 |
3 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 22 |
4 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 28 |
5 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | AG2R Citroën Team | 34 |
6 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 35 |
7 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 40 |
8 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 42 |
9 | Lennard Kämna (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 47 |
10 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 48 |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 62h 35' 11" |
2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 35" |
3 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13' 37" |
4 | Movistar Team | + 13' 38" |
5 | UAE Team Emirates | + 22' 16" |
6 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 28' 01" |
7 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 29' 03" |
8 | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 30' 11" |
9 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 33' 36" |
10 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 34' 35" |
References
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Sources
- Libro de Ruta 2022 [Road Book 2022] (PDF). 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022.
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