2022 UCI Women's World Tour

The 2022 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-three road cycling events throughout the 2022 women's cycling season. It was the seventh edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with Strade Bianche on 5 March, and finished with the final stage of the Tour de Romandie Féminin on 9 October.

2022 UCI Women's World Tour
Seventh edition of the UCI Women's World Tour
Details
Dates5 March – 9 October 2022
Location
Races23
Champions
Individual championAnnemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team)
Teams' championSD Worx
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Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) became the first rider to win the individual classification for a third time, having previously won the 2018 and 2021 titles. She won four overall victories during the season, including the Giro Donne and the inaugural Tour de France Femmes - becoming the first woman to complete a Giro–Tour double in the same year.

Second place went to fellow Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who won three events. Third place was taken by Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek–Segafredo) for the second year in succession - Borghini won five events, including Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Twelve different riders won races, with five riders holding the individual classification lead during the season.

As in previous years, the teams classification was won by SD Worx - their sixth win in seven seasons. The youth classification was won by Dutch rider Shirin van Anrooij (Trek–Segafredo).

Events

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Previous overall leader Elisa Balsamo
 
Shirin van Anrooij, leader U23
 
Pfeiffer Georgi, previous leader U23

The race calendar for the 2022 season was announced in June 2021,[1][2] with twenty-four races initially scheduled – up from eighteen that were held in 2021. The calendar featured several new events, including Tour de France Femmes. In September 2021, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was added to make a total of twenty-five races.[3] The two Chinese races were cancelled in June 2022, making a total of twenty-three races.[4][5]

2022 UCI Women's World Tour
Race Date First Second Third   Leader
  Strade Bianche Donne 5 March   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
  Ronde van Drenthe 12 March   Lorena Wiebes (NED)   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
  Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 20 March   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)   Soraya Paladin (ITA)   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
  Classic Brugge–De Panne 24 March   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Lorena Wiebes (NED)   Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
  Gent–Wevelgem 27 March   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Marianne Vos (NED)   Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)
  Tour of Flanders 3 April   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)
  Amstel Gold Race 10 April   Marta Cavalli (ITA)   Demi Vollering (NED)   Liane Lippert (GER)
  Paris–Roubaix Femmes 16 April   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)   Lucinda Brand (NED)   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
  La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 20 April   Marta Cavalli (ITA)   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Demi Vollering (NED)
  Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 24 April   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Grace Brown (AUS)   Demi Vollering (NED)
  Itzulia Women 13–15 May   Demi Vollering (NED)   Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)   Kristen Faulkner (USA)
  Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 19–22 May   Juliette Labous (FRA)   Évita Muzic (FRA)   Demi Vollering (NED)   Demi Vollering (NED)
  RideLondon Classique 27–29 May   Lorena Wiebes (NED)   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)   Emma Norsgaard (DEN)   Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
  The Women's Tour 6–11 June   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)   Grace Brown (AUS)   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
  Giro Donne 30 June–10 July   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Marta Cavalli (ITA)   Margarita Victoria García (ESP)   Elisa Balsamo (ITA)
  Tour de France Femmes 24–31 July   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Demi Vollering (NED)   Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
  Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden TTT 6 August Trek–Segafredo SD Worx Team DSM
  Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden RR 7 August   Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA)   Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)   Valerie Demey (BEL)
 / /  Tour of Scandinavia 9–14 August   Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)   Liane Lippert (GER)   Alexandra Manly (AUS)
  Classic Lorient Agglomération 27 August   Margarita Victoria García (ESP)   Amber Kraak (NED)   Grace Brown (AUS)
  Simac Ladies Tour 30 August – 4 September   Lorena Wiebes (NED)   Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA)   Karlijn Swinkels (NED)
  Challenge by La Vuelta 7–11 September   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)   Demi Vollering (NED)
  Tour de Romandie Féminin 7–9 October   Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)   Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)   Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

Cancelled events

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Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was cancelled.[6] In June 2022, the planned Chinese races (Tour of Chongming Island and Tour of Guangxi) were cancelled as the organisers did not wish to stage the events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Road calendar". Union Cycliste International. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ Mickey, Abby. "2022 Women's WorldTour Calendar includes Tour de France Femmes". Cyclingtips. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ Frattini, Kirsten. "Three-day Tour de Romandie added to the Women's WorldTour in 2022". cyclingnews. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (2022-06-21). "Women's WorldTour closer Tour of Chongming Island cancelled". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. ^ a b "UCI WorldTours shortened as Tours of Guangxi cancelled". cyclingnews.com. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  6. ^ "Ciclismo, emergenza Covid – Tour Down Under cancellato anche nel 2022, salta anche Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race". www.eurosport.it (in Italian). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.