2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

Spanish cycling race

Cycling race

The 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 2 to 6 February 2022 in the autonomous community of Valencia in eastern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 73rd edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.^[1][2]

Teams

15 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race.^[3][4] All but two teams entered a full squad of seven riders; Team BikeExchange–Jayco and UAE Team Emirates each entered six riders.^[5]

Before stage 3, Team BikeExchange–Jayco voluntarily withdrew from the race after two unspecified members of their squad tested positive for COVID-19.^[6] Before stage 4, Team Jumbo–Visma and Team DSM followed suit after two and three unspecified members, respectively, of both teams tested positive. On the other hand, Movistar Team opted to continue racing after two riders, Juri Hollmann and Einer Rubio, tested positive after stage 1, though both riders were withdrawn.^[7] As a result, only 117 of the 159 riders who started the race finished.^[5]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R Citroën Team
• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Groupama–FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
• Israel–Premier Tech
• Movistar Team
• Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
• Team Bahrain Victorious
• Team BikeExchange–Jayco
• Team DSM
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

• B&B Hotels–KTM
• Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
• Burgos BH
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Equipo Kern Pharma
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Gazprom–RusVelo
• Human Powered Health

Route

Stages

Stage 1

2 February 2022 — Les Alqueries to Torralba del Pinar, 166.7 km (103.6 mi)^[10][11]

Stage 2

3 February 2022 — Bétera to Torrent, 172.1 km (106.9 mi)^[15][16]

Stage 3

4 February 2022 — Alicante to Alto de las Antenas del Maigmó Tibi, 155.1 km (96.4 mi)^[20][21]

Stage 4

5 February 2022 — Orihuela to Torrevieja, 193.1 km (120.0 mi)^[25][26]

Stage 5

6 February 2022 — Paterna to Valencia, 92 km (57 mi)^[30][31]

Classification leadership table

• On stage 2, Aleksandr Vlasov, who was second in the points classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Fabio Jakobsen wore the orange jersey on stage 3, while Carlos Rodríguez, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey on stages 2 and 3.
• On stages 4 and 5, Carlos Rodríguez, who was third in the points classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Aleksandr Vlasov wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

1. "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". UCI. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. "The Queen stage of the VCV 2022 will have an extraordinary finish line location". Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. "Top-level teams confirmed participation for 73rd Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Gran Premi Banc Sabadell". Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
4. Route Book 2022, pp. 20–21.
5. "Startlist for Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2022". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
6. Ostanek, Daniel; Fotheringham, Alasdair (4 February 2022). "BikeExchange-Jayco withdraw from Valenciana after positive COVID-19 tests". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
7. Farrand, Stephen (5 February 2022). "Jumbo-Visma and Team DSM withdraw from Volta Valenciana after COVID-19 cases". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
8. "Stages 2022 - VCV - Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
9. Route Book 2022, pp. 5–7.
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11. Route Book 2022, pp. 42–47.
12. Farrand, Stephen (2 February 2022). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Remco Evenepoel wins opening stage". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
13. "1ª Etapa: Classificação Individual Na Etapa" [Stage 1: Individual Classification of the Stage]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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16. Route Book 2022, pp. 52–59.
17. Ostanek, Daniel (3 February 2022). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Fabio Jakobsen wins stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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21. Route Book 2022, pp. 66–72.
22. Ryan, Barry (4 February 2022). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Vlasov wins stage 3". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
23. "3ª Etapa: Classificação Individual Na Etapa" [Stage 3: Individual Classification of the Stage]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
24. "3ª Etapa: Geral Individual" [Stage 3: General Individual]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
25. "Stage 4 - VCV - Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
26. Route Book 2022, pp. 78–85.
27. Farrand, Stephen (5 February 2022). "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Matteo Moschetti takes sprint win on stage 4". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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29. "4ª Etapa: Geral Individual" [Stage 4: General Individual]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 5 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
30. "Stage 5 - VCV - Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
31. Route Book 2022, pp. 90–95.
32. Frattini, Kirsten; Farrand, Stephen (6 February 2022). "Aleksandr Vlasov wins Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
33. "5ª Etapa: Classificação Individual Na Etapa" [Stage 5: Individual Classification of the Stage]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
34. "5ª Etapa: Geral Individual" [Stage 5: General Individual]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
35. Route Book 2022, pp. 10–12.
36. "5ª Etapa: Geral Pontos" [Stage 5: General Points]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
37. "5ª Etapa: Geral Montanha" [Stage 5: General Mountains]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
38. "5ª Etapa: Geral Juventude" [Stage 5: General Youth]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
39. "5ª Etapa: Geral Equipas" [Stage 5: General Teams]. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (in Portuguese). Classificacoes.net. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

Sources

• Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Route Book (PDF). Asociación Prociclismo – Club Demarrage Valencia. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

• Official website