2022 Tour de Suisse explained

2022 Tour de Suisse
Series:2022 UCI World Tour
Race No:22
Season No:32
Date:12–19 June 2022
Stages:8
Distance:1339.6
Unit:km
Time:33h 07' 09"
First:Geraint Thomas
First Nat:GBR
First Color:yellow
Second:Sergio Higuita
Second Nat:COL
Third:Jakob Fuglsang
Third Nat:DEN
Mountains:Quinn Simmons
Mountains Nat:USA
Mountains Color:red
Sprints:Michael Matthews
Sprints Nat:AUS
Sprints Color:black
Youth:Sergio Higuita
Youth Nat:COL
Youth Color:white
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Tour de Suisse was a road cycling stage race that took place between 12 and 19 June 2022 in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It was the 85th edition of the Tour de Suisse and the 22nd event of the 2022 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All eighteen UCI WorldTeams are joined by three UCI ProTeams and the Swiss national team to make up the twenty-two teams that are participating in the race.[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

National Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
StageDateRouteDistanceTypeWinner
112 JuneKüsnacht to Küsnacht178km (111miles)Hilly stage
213 JuneKüsnacht to Aesch199km (124miles)Hilly stage
314 JuneAesch to Grenchen177km (110miles)Medium mountain stage
415 JuneGrenchen to Brunnen191km (119miles)Hilly stage
516 JuneAmbrì to Novazzano193km (120miles)Hilly stage Aleksandr Vlasov
617 JuneLocarno to Moosalp180km (110miles)Mountain stage
718 JuneAmbrì to Malbun196km (122miles)Mountain stage
819 June Vaduz to Vaduz25.6km (15.9miles)Individual time trial
Total1339.6km (832.4miles)

Stages

Stage 1

12 June 2022 — Küsnacht to Küsnacht, 178km (111miles)[3]

Stage 2

13 June 2022 — Küsnacht to Aesch, 199km (124miles)[4]

Stage 3

14 June 2022 — Aesch to Grenchen, 177km (110miles)[5]

Stage 4

15 June 2022 — Grenchen to Brunnen, 191km (119miles)[6]

Stage 5

16 June 2022 — Ambrì to Novazzano, 193km (120miles), 177km (110miles)[7]

Stage 6

17 June 2022 — Locarno to Moosalp, 180km (110miles), 120.2km (74.7miles)[8]

The leader Alexandr Vlasov and several other riders did not start, as a result of a positive COVID-19 test.[9]

Stage 7

18 June 2022 — Ambrì to Malbun (Liechtenstein), 196km (122miles)[10]

Stage 8

19 June 2022 — Vaduz (Liechtenstein) to Vaduz (Liechtenstein), 25.6km (15.9miles) (ITT)[11]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Sprints classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
Most active rider award
1Stephen WilliamsStephen WilliamsStephen WilliamsQuinn SimmonsAndreas Kron
2Andreas LeknessundAndreas Leknessund
3
4
5Aleksandr Vlasov
6Nico DenzJakob FuglsangMichael Matthews
7Thibaut PinotSergio Higuita
8Remco EvenepoelGeraint Thomas
FinalGeraint ThomasMichael MatthewsQuinn Simmons

Classification standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamTime
133h 07' 09"
2+ 1' 12"
3+ 1' 16"
4+ 2' 10"
5+ 2' 25"
6+ 2' 59"
7+ 3' 37"
8+ 3' 39"
9+ 3' 42"
10+ 3' 45"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
130
220
318
418
513
612
712
812
910
109

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamPoints
160
231
328
420
516
615
714
812
910
1010

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
RankRiderTeamTime
133h 08' 21"
2+ 2' 52"
3+ 3' 14"
4+ 5' 55"
5+ 7' 25"
6+ 19' 40"
7+ 30' 03"
8+ 39' 23"
9Switzerland+ 44' 45"
10+ 48' 19"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
RankTeamTime
199h 28' 46"
2 + 1' 07"
3 + 17' 22"
4 + 31' 30"
5 + 38' 35"
6 + 39' 22"
7 + 42' 09"
8 + 1h 03' 34"
9 + 1h 18' 05"
10+ 1h 27' 56"

Notes

As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour de Suisse 2022 Teams. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  2. Web site: The route of the Tour de Suisse 2022. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Stage 1 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Stage 2 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Stage 3 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Stage 4 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  7. Web site: Stage 5 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Stage 6 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  9. Web site: Tour de Suisse leader Aleksandr Vlasov also out with COVID as UAE Emirates pulls entire team . . 17 June 2022 . 19 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Stage 7 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Stage 8 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 3 June 2022.
  12. The UCI takes strong measures in the face of the situation in Ukraine. UCI. 1 March 2022. 7 April 2022.