2022 Vuelta a Andalucía
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Dates16–20 February 2022
Stages5
Distance818.3 km (508.5 mi)
Winning time20h 51' 27"
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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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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]
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]
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]