2022 Mercan'Tour Classic
Cycling race
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The 2022 Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes was the second edition of the Mercan'Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes road cycling one day race, which took place in the titular department in southeastern France on 31 May 2022. It was rated as a category 1.1 race on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race was won by Dane Jakob Fuglsang (Israel–Premier Tech), which was his first win since the 2020 Il Lombardia.
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| Dates | 31 May 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 167.9[1] km (104.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 50' 34" | ||||||||||||
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Teams
Seven UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and six UCI Continental teams made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race.[3][4] Teams could enter up to seven riders each, but many decided not to do so. Four teams (AG2R Citroën Team, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux, Movistar Team, and Global 6 Cycling) fielded only six riders each, St. Michel–Auber93 only fielded five, while the remaining teams fielded the maximum number allowed.[5]
Of the 113 riders to start the race, only 63 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
Israel–Premier Tech | 4h 50' 34" |
| 2 |  Michael Woods (CAN) |
Israel–Premier Tech | + 31" |
| 3 |  David Gaudu (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 34" |
| 4 |  Jesús Herrada (ESP) |
Cofidis | + 1' 05" |
| 5 |  Steff Cras (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 07" |
| 6 |  Louis Meintjes (RSA) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 46" |
| 7 |  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) |
Movistar Team | + 2' 03" |
| 8 | Lenny Martinez (FRA) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 2' 53" |
| 9 |  Michel Ries (LUX) |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 3' 15" |
| 10 |  Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 3' 49" |