2022 Tour of the Basque Country explained

2022 Tour of the Basque Country
Series:	2022 UCI World Tour
Race No:	13
Season No:	32
Date:	4–9 April 2022
Stages:	6
Distance:	882.20
Unit:	km
Time:	21h 59' 36"
First:	Daniel Martínez
First Nat:	COL
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Ion Izagirre
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Aleksandr Vlasov
Points:	Daniel Martínez
Points Nat:	COL
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Cristián Rodríguez
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Mountains Color:	polkadot
Youth:	Remco Evenepoel
Youth Nat:	BEL
Youth Color:	blue
Team Color:	red number
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2022^[1]) was a road cycling stage race held between 4 and 9 April 2022 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 61st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 13th race of the 2022 UCI World Tour.^[2]

Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race.^[3] All but five teams entered a full squad of seven riders;,,,, and entered six riders each.^[4] With one late non-starter, was also reduced to six riders. In total, 155 riders started the race, of which only 54 finished; there were 25 riders who did not finish the last stage, while a further 39 riders finished over the time limit on the final stage.^[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^{[6] [7]}

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	4 April	Hondarribia to Hondarribia	7.51km (04.67miles)		Individual time trial
2	5 April	Leitza to Viana	207.92km (129.2miles)		Hilly stage
3	6 April	Laudio to Amurrio	181.72km (112.92miles)		Hilly stage
4	7 April	Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio	185.6km (115.3miles)		Hilly stage
5	8 April	Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia	163.76km (101.76miles)		Mountain stage
6	9 April	Eibar to Arrate	135.69km (84.31miles)		Mountain stage
Total			882.2km (548.2miles)

Stages

Stage 1

4 April 2022 — Hondarribia to Hondarribia, 7.51km (04.67miles) (ITT)^[8]

Stage 2

5 April 2022 — Leitza to Viana, 207.92km (129.2miles)^[9]

Stage 3

6 April 2022 — Laudio to Amurrio, 181.72km (112.92miles)^[10]

Stage 4

7 April 2022 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio, 185.6km (115.3miles)^[11]

Stage 5

8 April 2022 — Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia, 163.76km (101.76miles)^[12]

Stage 6

9 April 2022 — Eibar to Arrate, 135.69km (84.31miles)^[13]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Basque rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Primož Roglič	Remco Evenepoel	Remco Evenepoel	Ion Izagirre		No award
2	Julian Alaphilippe			Ibon Ruiz				Ibon Ruiz
3	Pello Bilbao		Julian Alaphilippe	Cristián Rodríguez		Pello Bilbao		Cristián Rodríguez
4	Daniel Martínez							Victor Lafay
5	Carlos Rodríguez	Remco Evenepoel						Marc Soler
6	Ion Izagirre	Daniel Martínez	Daniel Martínez			Ion Izagirre		Ion Izagirre
Final		Daniel Martínez	Daniel Martínez	Cristián Rodríguez	Remco Evenepoel	Ion Izagirre		Not awarded

• On stage 2, Geraint Thomas, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification, and third-placed Rémi Cavagna wore the French national champion's jersey as the defending French national road race champion.
• On stage 2, Ben Tulett, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.
• On stage 3, Adam Yates, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification, and third-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the world champion's jersey as the defending world road race champion.
• On stage 6, Felix Gall, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

Team classification

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.^[14]

References

Sources

• Book: Itzulia Basque Country Libro de Ruta 2022. Spanish. Itzulia Basque Country Road Book 2022. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 2022. . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407024236/https://asociacionoce-my.sharepoint.com/personal/prensa_oceta_eus/Documents/Prensa/Itzulia%202022/Press%20Area/RoadBook/Libro%20de%20Ruta%202022_Bueno_Web_compressed.pdf. 7 April 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Itzulia Basque Country. UCI. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406224033/https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2022/ROA/65968. 6 April 2022.
2. Web site: Will Primoz Roglic demolish the field again in Itzulia Basque Country?. Alasdair. Fotheringham. Alasdair Fotheringham. CyclingNews. Future plc. 1 April 2022. 4 April 2022.
3. Web site: Teams. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406224852/https://itzulia.eus/en/teams/. 6 April 2022.
4. Web site: ITT startlist. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 3 April 2022. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406225351/https://itzulia.eus/en/itt-startlist/. 6 April 2022.
5. Web site: Startlist for Itzulia Basque Country 2022. ProCyclingStats. 9 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
6. Web site: Itzulia 2022 Route. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 3 April 2022. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407012107/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages-2022/. 7 April 2022.
7. Web site: Itzulia Basque Country 2022 Preview - Route, contenders, prediction. Katy. Madgwick. Rouleur. Gruppo Media. 4 April 2022. 6 April 2022.
8. Web site: Hondarribia – Hondarribia (ITT). Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013335/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/hondarribia-hondarribia-itt/. 7 April 2022.
9. Web site: Leitza – Viana. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013539/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/leitza-viana/. 7 April 2022.
10. Web site: Laudio – Amurrio. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013651/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/laudio-amurrio/. 7 April 2022.
11. Web site: Vitoria-Gasteiz – Ingeteam Parke Zamudio. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013630/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/vitoria-gasteiz-ingeteam-parke-zamudio/. 7 April 2022.
12. Web site: Ingeteam Parke Zamudio – Mallabia. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013755/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/ingeteam-parke-zamudio-mallabia/. 7 April 2022.
13. Web site: Eibar – Arrate. Tour of the Basque Country. Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407013852/https://itzulia.eus/en/stages/eibar-arrate/. 7 April 2022.
14. The UCI takes strong measures in the face of the situation in Ukraine. UCI. 1 March 2022. 7 April 2022.