2022 Itzulia Women Explained

2022 Itzulia Women
Series:	2022 UCI Women's World Tour
Race No:	9
Season No:	20
Date:	13–15 May 2022
Stages:	3
Distance:	363.6
Unit:	km
Time:	10h 11' 54"
First:	Demi Vollering
First Nat:	NED
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Pauliena Rooijakkers
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Kristen Faulkner
Third Nat:	USA
Third Team:	Team BikeExchange–Jayco
Points:	Demi Vollering
Points Nat:	NED
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Elise Chabbey
Mountains Nat:	SUI
Mountains Color:	white
Youth:	Niamh Fisher-Black
Youth Nat:	NZL
Youth Color:	blue
Team:	Team DSM
Next:	2023

The 2022 Itzulia Women was a women's cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 13 to 15 May 2022. The 2022 edition of the race was the first running of the Itzulia Women, being held as part of the UCI Women's World Tour.^[1]

The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of SD Worx, who won all three stages of the event.^[2]

Route

The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with thirteen categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed Jaizkibel climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the Clásica de San Sebastián.^[3]

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]

scope=col	Stage	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Route	scope=col	Distance	scope=col colspan="2"	Type	scope=col	Winner	scope=col	Team
scope=row	1	13 May	Vitoria-Gasteiz to Labastida	105.9km (65.8miles)		Hilly stage
scope=row	2	14 May	Mallabia to Mallabia	117.9km (73.3miles)		Hilly stage
scope=row	3	15 May	Donostia-San Sebastián to Donostia-San Sebastián	139.8km (86.9miles)		Hilly stage
Total			363.6km (225.9miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Elise Chabbey	Niamh Fisher-Black
2	Demi Vollering
3	Demi Vollering
Final		Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Elise Chabbey	Niamh Fisher-Black

• On stage 2 & 3, Pauliena Rooijakkers, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Demi Vollering wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 2, Heidi Franz, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.

Result

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Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 47"
3			+ 1' 07"
4			+ 1' 21"
5			+ 1' 33"
6			+ 1' 44"
7			+ 1' 47"
8			+ 1' 47"
9			+ 1' 50"
10			+ 1' 50"

See also

• 2022 in women's road cycling

Notes and References

1. Web site: Itzulia Women 2022 Stage 3 results .
2. Web site: Benson . Daniel . 2022-05-15 . Itzulia Women: Demi Vollering wins stage 3 and overall . 2023-05-23 . VeloNews.com . en.
3. Web site: Itzulia Women 2022 Preview: Route, contenders and predictions . 2022-06-24 . Rouleur . en.
4. Web site: Itzulia Women 2022 | Stage winners and leaders .