2022 Route d'Occitanie explained

2022 Route d'Occitanie
Series:	2022 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	16–19 June 2022
Stages:	4
Distance:	585.7
Unit:	km
Time:	14h 33' 48"
First:	Michael Woods
First Nat:	CAN
First Color:	orange
Second:	Carlos Rodríguez
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Jesús Herrada
Third Nat:	ESP
Points:	Max Kanter
Points Nat:	GER
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Winner Anacona
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Color:	blue polkadot
Youth:	Carlos Rodríguez
Youth Nat:	ESP
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Route d'Occitanie (known as the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi for sponsorship reasons) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 19 June 2022 in the southern French region of Occitanie. The race is the 46th edition of the Route d'Occitanie and is rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.

Teams

Nine UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	16 June	Séméac to L'Isle-Jourdain	174.4km (108.4miles)		Flat stage
2	17 June	Graulhet Belmont-sur-Rance to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon	34.3km (21.3miles)		Hilly stage
3	18 June	Sigean to Les Angles	188.7km (117.3miles)		Mountain stage
4	19 June	Les Angles to Auterive	188.3km (117miles)		Hilly stage
Total			585.7km (363.9miles)

Stages

Stage 1

16 June 2022 – Séméac to L'Isle-Jourdain, 174.4km (108.4miles)^[2]

Stage 2

17 June 2022 – Graulhet Belmont-sur-Rance to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, 34.3km (21.3miles)^[3]

Stage 3

18 June 2022 – Sigean to Les Angles, 188.7km (117.3miles)^[4]

Stage 4

19 June 2022 – Les Angles to Auterive, 188.3km (117miles)^[5]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Arnaud Démare	Arnaud Démare	Arnaud Démare	Jean Goubert	Pierre Barbier		Óscar Cabedo
2	Roger Adrià	Roger Adrià	Max Kanter	Alan Jousseaume	Roger Adrià		Niki Terpstra
3	Michael Woods	Michael Woods	Michael Woods	Michael Woods	Carlos Rodríguez		Igor Arrieta
4	Niccolò Bonifazio		Max Kanter	Winner Anacona			Winner Anacona
Final		Michael Woods	Max Kanter		Carlos Rodríguez

Classification standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			14h 33' 48"
2			+ 1' 16"
3			+ 1' 21"
4			+ 1' 24"
5			+ 1' 44"
6			+ 1' 47"
7			+ 1' 48"
8			+ 1' 48"
9			+ 3' 41"
10			+ 4' 48"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			38
2			29
3			28
4			27
5			23
6			20
7			20
8			20
9			17
10			17

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			25
2			17
3			16
4			12
5			11
6			11
7			10
8			8
9			7
10			7

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			14h 35' 04"
2			+ 28"
3			+ 31"
4			+ 6' 29"
5			+ 8' 34"
6			+ 12' 16"
7			+ 13' 10"
8			+ 13' 18"
9			+ 13' 24"
10			+ 13' 56"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		43h 49' 32"
2		+ 9' 59"
3		+ 15' 22"
4		+ 27' 05"
5		+ 28' 21"
6		+ 32' 15"
7		+ 33' 27"
8		+ 36' 17"
9		+ 36' 40"
10		+ 44' 54"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi 2022: Teams. Route d'Occitanie. 4 June 2022.
2. Web site: Stage 1: Séméac – L’Isle-Jourdain. Route d'Occitanie. 4 June 2022.
3. Web site: Stage 2: Graulhet – Roquefort en Aveyron. Route d'Occitanie. 4 June 2022.
4. Web site: Stage 3: Sigean – Les Angles. Route d'Occitanie. 4 June 2022.
5. Web site: Stage 4: Les Angles – Auterive. Route d'Occitanie. 4 June 2022.