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2022 Tour of the Basque Country

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]

Teams

All 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

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stages

Stage 1

4 April 2022 — Hondarribia to Hondarribia, 7.51 km (4.67 mi) (ITT)[10][11]

Stage 2

5 April 2022 — Leitza to Viana, 207.92 km (129.20 mi)[14][15]

Stage 3

6 April 2022 — Laudio to Amurrio, 181.72 km (112.92 mi)[18][19]

Stage 4

7 April 2022 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio, 185.60 km (115.33 mi)[22][23]

Stage 5

8 April 2022 — Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia, 163.76 km (101.76 mi)[26][27]

Stage 6

9 April 2022 — Eibar to Arrate, 135.69 km (84.31 mi)[30][31]

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Basque rider classification

Team classification

Notes

a 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

  1. ^ "Itzulia Basque Country". UCI. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (1 April 2022). "Will Primoz Roglic demolish the field again in Itzulia Basque Country?". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Teams". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 21.
  5. ^ "ITT startlist". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Startlist for Itzulia Basque Country 2022". ProCyclingStats. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Itzulia 2022 Route". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 3 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. ^ Madgwick, Katy (4 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country 2022 Preview - Route, contenders, prediction". Rouleur. Gruppo Media. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  9. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 6–7.
  10. ^ "Hondarribia – Hondarribia (ITT)". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 26–37.
  12. ^ a b Fotheringham, Alasdair (4 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Primoz Roglic wins opening time trial". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Leitza – Viana". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  15. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 38–51.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b "Rankings after Stage 2". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Laudio – Amurrio". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  19. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 52–65.
  20. ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (6 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Pello Bilbao wins hilly stage 3". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 66–81.
  24. ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (7 April 2022). "Itzulia Basque Country: Dani Martinez wins stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ "Ingeteam Parke Zamudio – Mallabia". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  27. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 82–95.
  28. ^ 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.
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ "Eibar – Arrate". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  31. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 96–107.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h Fletcher, Patrick (9 April 2022). "Daniel Martínez wins Itzulia Basque Country". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rankings after Stage 6". Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  34. ^ Road Book 2022, pp. 9.
  35. ^ "The UCI takes strong measures in the face of the situation in Ukraine" (Press release). UCI. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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