2022 The Women's Tour
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| UCI Women's World Tour, race 14 of 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Elisa Longo Borghini, winner of 2022 Women's Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–11 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 19' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 The Women's Tour was the eighth staging of The Women's Tour, a women's cycling stage race held in Great Britain. It ran from 6 to 11 June 2022, as part of the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by Elisa Longo Borghini of Trek–Segafredo, by a margin of just 1 second.[1][2]
The route was announced in spring 2022, with stage 5 having a mountain top finish on Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. The finish was noted to be the hardest mountain top finish of a Women's Tour, with an average gradient of 5.3%.[3][4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June | Colchester to Bury St Edmunds | 142.1 km (88.3 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Clara Copponi (FRA) |
| 2 | 7 June | Harlow to Harlow | 92.1 km (57.2 mi) | |
Flat stage |  Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 3 | 8 June | Tewkesbury to Gloucester | 107.9 km (67.0 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 4 | 9 June | Wrexham to Welshpool | 144.7 km (89.9 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Grace Brown (AUS) |
| 5 | 10 June | Pembrey Country Park to Black Mountain | 106.6 km (66.2 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| 6 | 11 June | Chipping Norton to Oxford | 142.9 km (88.8 mi) | |
Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| Total | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | |||||
Summary
97 riders from 17 teams were entered in the race, with 13 of the teams being from the UCI Women's World Tour.[3][6] For the first time, all stages were broadcast live.[3][7]
Elisa Longo Borghini came third in the final bunch sprint in Oxford, gaining 4 bonus seconds and taking the overall classification by just 1 second from Grace Brown.[1][8] To honour journalist Richard Moore, a special award for the rider who "went above and beyond with the media" was presented to Clara Copponi.[9][10]
Classification leadership table
Result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 19h 19' 07" |
| 2 | Grace Brown (AUS) |
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | +1" |
| 3 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
Canyon//SRAM | +5" |
| 4 | Alexandra Manly (AUS) |
Team BikeExchange–Jayco | +24" |
| 5 |  Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) |
SD Worx | +32" |
| 6 |  Elise Chabbey (SUI) |
Canyon//SRAM | +49" |
| 7 |  Kristen Faulkner (USA) |
Team BikeExchange–Jayco | +54" |
| 8 | Veronica Ewers (USA) |
EF Education–Tibco–SVB | +1'45" |
| 9 | Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) |
UAE Team ADQ | +1'50" |
| 10 |  Mikayla Harvey (NZL) |
Canyon//SRAM | +1'56" |
