2022 Tour de Wallonie explained

2022 Tour de Wallonie
Series:	2022 UCI ProSeries
Date:	23–27 July 2022
Stages:	5
Distance:	962.4
Unit:	km
Time:	22h 49' 54"
First:	Robert Stannard
First Nat:	AUS
First Color:	orange
Second:	Loïc Vliegen
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	Mattias Skjelmose
Third Nat:	DEN
Points:	Robert Stannard
Points Nat:	AUS
Points Color:	yellow
Mountains:	Victor Campenaerts
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	white
Sprints:	Dries Van Gestel
Sprints Nat:	BEL
Sprints Color:	violet
Youth:	Robert Stannard
Youth Nat:	AUS
Youth Color:	red
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Tour de Wallonie (known as the Ethias–Tour de Wallonie for sponsorship reasons) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race mainly held in the Belgian region of Wallonia. It was a 2.Pro race as part of the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar. It was the 49th edition of the Tour de Wallonie, which started on 23 July and finished on 27 July.^[1]

Teams

Fourteen of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race.^[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	23 July	Temploux to Huy	174.4km (108.4miles)		Hilly stage
2	24 July	Verviers to Herve	176.8km (109.9miles)		Hilly stage
3	25 July	Visé to Rochefort	195.6km (121.5miles)		Hilly stage
4	26 July	Durbuy to Couvin	200.8km (124.8miles)		Hilly stage
5	27 July	Le Roeulx to Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont	214.8km (133.5miles)		Hilly stage
Total			938.7km (583.3miles)

Stages

Stage 1

23 July 2022 — Temploux to Huy, 174.4km (108.4miles)

Stage 2

24 July 2022 — Verviers to Herve, 176.8km (109.9miles)

Stage 3

25 July 2022 — Visé to Rochefort, 195.6km (121.5miles)

Stage 4

26 July 2022 — Durbuy to Couvin, 200.8km (124.8miles)

Stage 5

27 July 2022 — Le Roeulx to Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, 214.8km (133.5miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Julian Alaphilippe	Julian Alaphilippe	Julian Alaphilippe	Lennert Teugels	Fabien Lienhard	Robert Stannard
2		Robert Stannard
3	Arnaud De Lie		Alex Aranburu	Victor Campenaerts
4
5			Robert Stannard		Dries van Gestel
Final		Robert Stannard	Robert Stannard	Victor Campenaerts

Classification standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			22h 49' 54"
2			+ 10"
3			+ 12"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 26"
6			+ 38"
7			+ 43"
8			+ 46"
9			+ 51"
10			+ 55"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			45
2			32
3			31
4			26
5			25
6			25
7			24
8			20
9			20
10			15

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			50
2			30
3			28
4			28
5			26
6			22
7			20
8			20
9			14
10			14

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			15
2			11
3			10
4			9
5			7
6			5
7			5
8			5
9			5
10			5

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			22h 49' 54"
2			+ 12"
3			+ 38"
4			+ 43"
5			+ 55"
6			+ 1' 41"
7			+ 3' 03"
8			+ 10' 40"
9			+ 11' 42"
10			+ 12' 11"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		68h 34' 36"
2		+ 4' 28"
3		+ 6' 30"
4		+ 7' 15"
5		+ 7' 58"
6		+ 9' 10"
7		+ 10' 22"
8		+ 14' 17"
9		+ 15' 18"
10		+ 23' 54"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parcours de panache. French. Course of panache. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 24 April 2022. 23 July 2022.
2. Web site: Le peloton 2022 - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. The peloton 2022 – ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 6 July 2022. 23 July 2022.