2022 Giro d'Italia

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2022 Giro d'Italia
2022 UCI World Tour, race 20 of 32
The Gruppetto on Stage 15
The Gruppetto on Stage 15
Race details
Dates6–29 May 2022
Stages21
Distance3,445.6 km (2,141 mi)
Winning time86h 31' 14"
Results
Winner  Jai Hindley (AUS) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Richard Carapaz (ECU) (Ineos Grenadiers)
  Third  Mikel Landa (ESP) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
Points  Arnaud Démare (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ)
Mountains  Koen Bouwman (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
Youth  Juan Pedro López Pérez (ESP) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Sprints  Filippo Tagliani (ITA) (Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli)
  Team Team Bahrain Victorious
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The 2022 Giro d'Italia was the 105th edition of the Giro d'Italia, a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race. The race started on 6 May in Budapest, Hungary, and finished on 29 May in Verona, Italy.[1]

The race was won by Jai Hindley of Bora–Hansgrohe, taking his first Grand Tour victory and becoming the first Australian to win the Giro. Hindley came into the race as one of his team's three potential GC leaders before taking the team leadership when he won stage 9, which finished atop Blockhaus.[2] Over the last half of the race, he emerged as one of the strongest climbers, staying within ten seconds of the race lead until stage 20 to Marmolada. On that stage, he rode away from the rest of the contenders on the final climb to move into the race lead,[3] which he kept in the final day time trial. Second place went to Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers. Carapaz took the maglia rosa on stage 14, holding a slim advantage over Hindley.[4] The two were inseparable until the penultimate stage, when Carapaz was dropped inside the final three kilometres. He dropped to second place, which he solidified in the final day time trial. Third place went to Mikel Landa of Team Bahrain Victorious. He performed consistently in the mountains, emerging as one of the strongest climbers in the race to take his first podium result in a Grand Tour since the 2015 Giro.

In the race's other classifications, Arnaud Démare of Groupama–FDJ won the points classification. He was the race's best sprinter, winning three sprint stages along the way. Koen Bouwman of Team Jumbo–Visma won the mountains classification while also winning two stages from the breakaway. Juan Pedro López of Trek–Segafredo won the young rider classification. Apart from finishing in the top ten, López also held the maglia rosa for ten days before losing it to Carapaz midway through the race. Team Bahrain Victorious took both the teams classification and the fair play classification. Filippo Tagliani of Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli won the intermediate sprint classification for taking the most points in intermediate sprints while his teammate, Mattia Bais, took the breakaway classification for spending the greatest number of kilometres in the break. Meanwhile, Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Fenix won the combativity classification. He also won the first stage[5] and held the maglia rosa for the first three days before getting into multiple breaks over the rest of the race.

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2022 Giro d'Italia

Although Arkéa–Samsic are invited to all UCI World Tour events, they declined their invitation to this year's Giro deciding to focus on the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España.[6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Pre-race favourites

Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), the 2019 champion, was considered the pre-race favourite, followed by Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange–Jayco) and João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates). Their closest challengers were seen to be Miguel Ángel López (Astana Qazaqstan Team), Mikel Landa (Team Bahrain Victorious) and 2017 champion Tom Dumoulin (Team Jumbo–Visma). Other contenders were considered to be Wilco Kelderman (Bora–Hansgrohe), Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and Hugh Carthy (EF Education–EasyPost).[7] Defending champion Egan Bernal did not participate, as he had not recovered from injuries suffered on a training ride during the offseason.[8]

Riders believed to be the main contenders for victories on the sprint stages were Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin–Fenix), Arnaud Démare (Groupama–FDJ), and Caleb Ewan (Lotto–Soudal).[9][10]

Route and stages

Main articles: 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2022 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Stage characteristics and winners[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 6 May Budapest (Hungary) to Visegrád (Hungary) 195 km (121 mi) Flat stage  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
2 7 May Budapest (Hungary) 9.2 km (5.7 mi) Individual time trial  Simon Yates (GBR)
3 8 May Kaposvár (Hungary) to Balatonfüred (Hungary) 201 km (125 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
9 May Avola Rest day
4 10 May Avola to Etna (Rif. Sapienza) 172 km (107 mi) Mountain stage  Lennard Kämna (GER)
5 11 May Catania to Messina 174 km (108 mi) Flat stage  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
6 12 May Palmi to Scalea (Riviera dei Cedri) 192 km (119 mi) Flat stage  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
7 13 May Diamante to Potenza 196 km (122 mi) Intermediate stage  Koen Bouwman (NED)
8 14 May Naples to Naples (Procida Capitale Italiana della Cultura) 153 km (95 mi) Hilly stage  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
9 15 May Isernia to Blockhaus 191 km (119 mi) Mountain stage  Jai Hindley (AUS)
16 May Pescara Rest day
10 17 May Pescara to Jesi 196 km (122 mi) Hilly stage  Biniam Girmay (ERI)
11 18 May Santarcangelo di Romagna to Reggio Emilia 203 km (126 mi) Flat stage  Alberto Dainese (ITA)
12 19 May Parma to Genoa 204 km (127 mi) Intermediate stage  Stefano Oldani (ITA)
13 20 May Sanremo to Cuneo 150 km (93 mi) Flat stage  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
14 21 May Santena to Turin 147 km (91 mi) Mountain stage  Simon Yates (GBR)
15 22 May Rivarolo Canavese to Cogne 178 km (111 mi) Mountain stage  Giulio Ciccone (ITA)
23 May Salò Rest day
16 24 May Salò to Aprica (Sforzato Wine Stage) 202 km (126 mi) Mountain stage  Jan Hirt (CZE)
17 25 May Ponte di Legno to Lavarone 168 km (104 mi) Mountain stage  Santiago Buitrago (COL)
18 26 May Borgo Valsugana to Treviso 156 km (97 mi) Flat stage  Dries De Bondt (BEL)
19 27 May Marano Lagunare to Santuario di Castelmonte 177 km (110 mi) Mountain stage  Koen Bouwman (NED)
20 28 May Belluno to Marmolada (Passo Fedaia) 168 km (104 mi) Mountain stage  Alessandro Covi (ITA)
21 29 May Verona (Cronometro delle Colline Veronesi) 17.4 km (10.8 mi) Individual time trial  Matteo Sobrero (ITA)
Total 3,449.6 km (2,143.5 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 General Super Team Intermediate sprint classification Combativity classification
 Breakaway classification Fair play classification
1 Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel Biniam Girmay Ineos Grenadiers Filippo Tagliani Lennard Kämna Mattia Bais Alpecin–Fenix
2 Simon Yates Matteo Sobrero Team Jumbo–Visma Mattia Bais Rick Zabel
3 Mark Cavendish Rick Zabel Filippo Tagliani Mattia Bais
4 Lennard Kämna Juan Pedro López Lennard Kämna Juan Pedro López Bora–Hansgrohe Stefano Oldani Trek–Segafredo
5 Arnaud Démare Arnaud Démare Mattia Bais
6 Arnaud Démare Diego Rosa
7 Koen Bouwman Koen Bouwman Trek–Segafredo Tom Dumoulin
8 Thomas De Gendt Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux Thomas De Gendt Bora–Hansgrohe
9 Jai Hindley Diego Rosa Bora–Hansgrohe João Almeida Team DSM
10 Biniam Girmay Alessandro De Marchi
11 Alberto Dainese Dries De Bondt
12 Stefano Oldani Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux Lorenzo Rota
13 Arnaud Démare Pascal Eenkhoorn Bora–Hansgrohe
14 Simon Yates Richard Carapaz João Almeida Bora–Hansgrohe Richard Carapaz Team Bahrain Victorious
15 Giulio Ciccone Koen Bouwman Giulio Ciccone
16 Jan Hirt Thymen Arensman
17 Santiago Buitrago Team Bahrain Victorious Mathieu van der Poel
18 Dries De Bondt Juan Pedro López Edoardo Affini
19 Koen Bouwman Andrea Vendrame
20 Alessandro Covi Jai Hindley Alessandro Covi
21 Matteo Sobrero Mathieu van der Poel
Final Jai Hindley Arnaud Démare Koen Bouwman Juan Pedro López Team Bahrain Victorious Filippo Tagliani Mathieu van der Poel Mattia Bais Team Bahrain Victorious
  • On stage 2, Pello Bilbao, who was third in the points classification, wore the cyclamen jersey, because first placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification, and second placed Biniam Girmay wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification. Additionally, Magnus Cort Nielsen wore the blue jersey, although Van der Poel, Girmay and Bilbao were the only riders to score in the mountains classification until that point.
  • On stages 3 and 4, Biniam Girmay, who was second in the points classification, wore the cyclamen jersey, because first placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification. Because Van der Poel also led the mountains classification before stage 3, Rick Zabel, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue jersey on that stage.
  • On stages 5–9, Mauri Vansevenant, who was second in the young riders classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Juan Pedro López wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification. On stages 10–14, João Almeida wore the white jersey for the same reason.
  • On stage 18, Juan Pedro López, who was second in the young riders classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed João Almeida withdrew before the start of the stage.

Final classification standings

Legend
A pink jersey. Denotes the winner of the general classification A blue jersey. Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
A violet jersey. Denotes the winner of the points classification A white jersey. Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
A white jersey with a red number bib. Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jai Hindley (AUS) A pink jersey. Bora–Hansgrohe 86h 31' 14"
2  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 18"
3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 24"
4  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 9' 02"
5  Pello Bilbao (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 9' 14"
6  Jan Hirt (CZE) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 9' 28"
7  Emanuel Buchmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 13' 19"
8  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 17' 29"
9  Hugh Carthy (GBR) EF Education–EasyPost + 17' 54"
10  Juan Pedro López (ESP) A white jersey. Trek–Segafredo + 18' 40"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Arnaud Démare (FRA) A violet jersey. Groupama–FDJ 254
2  Fernando Gaviria (COL) UAE Team Emirates 136
3  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 132
4  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Alpecin–Fenix 105
5  Alberto Dainese (ITA) Team DSM 95
6  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 83
7  Simone Consonni (ITA) Cofidis 73
8  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 72
9  Koen Bouwman (NED) A blue jersey. Team Jumbo–Visma 71
10  Filippo Tagliani (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 70

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Koen Bouwman (NED) A blue jersey. Team Jumbo–Visma 294
2  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 163
3  Alessandro Covi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 102
4  Diego Rosa (ITA) Eolo–Kometa 94
5  Davide Formolo (ITA) UAE Team Emirates 87
6  Jai Hindley (AUS) A pink jersey. Bora–Hansgrohe 78
7  Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe 78
8  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious 71
9  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Ineos Grenadiers 65
10  Jan Hirt (CZE) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 57

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Pedro López (ESP) A white jersey. Trek–Segafredo 86h 49' 54"
2  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5' 43"
3  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 23' 03"
4  Thymen Arensman (NED) Team DSM + 23' 51"
5  Luca Covili (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 1h 11' 44"
6  Gijs Leemreize (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1h 41' 00"
7  Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 1h 44' 30"
8  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 1h 45' 04"
9  Attila Valter (HUN) Groupama–FDJ + 1h 57' 13"
10  Ben Tulett (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2h 08' 46"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Team Time
1 Team Bahrain Victorious 259h 48' 12"
2 Bora–Hansgrohe + 4' 07"
3 Ineos Grenadiers + 1h 22' 29"
4 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 1h 23' 57"
5 Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2h 18' 46"
6 Trek–Segafredo + 2h 21' 10"
7 Team Jumbo–Visma + 2h 40' 16"
8 UAE Team Emirates + 3h 21' 02"
9 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 3h 29' 58"
10 Movistar Team + 3h 39' 45"

Intermediate sprint classification

Final intermediate sprint classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Filippo Tagliani (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 78
2  Mattia Bais (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 45
3  Koen Bouwman (NED) A blue jersey. Team Jumbo–Visma 32
4  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Alpecin–Fenix 29
5  Diego Rosa (ITA) Eolo–Kometa 28
6  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 25
7  Julius van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 22
8  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Ineos Grenadiers 19
9  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 19
10  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo 19

Breakaway classification

Final breakaway classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Kilometres
1  Mattia Bais (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 617
2  Filippo Tagliani (ITA) Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli 581
3  Diego Rosa (ITA) Eolo–Kometa 301
4  Koen Bouwman (NED) A blue jersey. Team Jumbo–Visma 293
5  Mirco Maestri (ITA) Eolo–Kometa 247
6  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 207
7  Davide Gabburo (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 192
8  Alessandro Tonelli (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 188
9  Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 182
10  Samuele Rivi (ITA) Eolo–Kometa 172

Fair play classification

Final fair play classification (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Team Points
1 Team Bahrain Victorious 0
2 Cofidis 0
3 Team DSM 0
4 Trek–Segafredo 20
5 Bora–Hansgrohe 30
6 Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 30
7 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 50
8 Eolo–Kometa 50
9 Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè 60
10 Astana Qazaqstan Team 70

References

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