2022 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var

Cycling race

2022 UCI Europe Tour

Race details

Dates

18–20 February 2022

Stages

Distance

438.04 km (272.2 mi)

Winning time

10h 56' 01"

Results


Winner	Nairo Quintana (COL)	(Arkéa–Samsic)
Second	Tim Wellens (BEL)	(Lotto–Soudal)
Third	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	(Cofidis)
Points	Nairo Quintana (COL)	(Arkéa–Samsic)
Mountains	Nairo Quintana (COL)	(Arkéa–Samsic)
Youth	Andreas Kron (DEN)	(Lotto–Soudal)
Team	Groupama–FDJ

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The 2022 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var was a road cycling stage race that took place between 18 and 20 February 2022 in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var in southeastern France. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and was the 54th edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var.

Teams

Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the 18 teams that participated in the race. 11 teams entered a full squad of seven riders each, and six teams entered six riders each, while Trek–Segafredo was the only team to enter five riders. There was one non-starter, which reduced Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole to six riders, so a total of 117 riders started the race. Of these riders, 96 finished.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	18 February	Saint-Raphaël to La Seyne-sur-Mer	176.3 km (109.5 mi)	Hilly stage	Caleb Ewan (AUS)
2	19 February	Puget-Théniers to La Turbie	149.13 km (92.67 mi)	Mountain stage	Tim Wellens (BEL)
3	20 February	Villefranche-sur-Mer to Blausasc	112.61 km (69.97 mi)	Mountain stage	Nairo Quintana (COL)
Total			438.04 km (272.19 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

18 February 2022 – Saint-Raphaël to La Seyne-sur-Mer, 176.3 km (109.5 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Lotto–Soudal	4h 14' 44"
2	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
3	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
4	Andrea Vendrame (ITA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 0"
5	Alex Kirsch (LUX)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
6	Kévin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
7	Anthony Maldonado (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"
8	Alexis Renard (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 0"
10	Damien Touzé (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Caleb Ewan (AUS)	Lotto–Soudal	4h 14' 44"
2	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
3	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
4	Andrea Vendrame (ITA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 0"
5	Alex Kirsch (LUX)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
6	Kévin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
7	Anthony Maldonado (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 0"
8	Alexis Renard (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 0"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 0"
10	Damien Touzé (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 0"

Stage 2

19 February 2022 – Puget-Théniers to La Turbie, 149.13 km (92.67 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	3h 46' 00"
2	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
3	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 25"
4	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 27"
5	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 27"
6	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 30"
7	Andreas Kron (DEN)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 1' 27"
8	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 1' 27"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 31"
10	Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN)	Riwal Cycling Team	+ 1' 33"

General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	8h 00' 44"
2	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
3	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 25"
4	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 27"
5	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 27"
6	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 30"
7	Andreas Kron (DEN)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 1' 27"
8	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 1' 27"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 31"
10	Kévin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 1' 33"

Stage 3

20 February 2022 – Villefranche-sur-Mer to Blausasc, 112.61 km (69.97 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	2h 55' 17"
2	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 21"
3	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 1' 30"
4	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 1' 30"
5	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 1' 30"
6	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 1' 37"
7	Andrea Vendrame (ITA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 2' 25"
8	Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 2' 25"
9	Rémy Mertz (BEL)	Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB	+ 2' 25"
10	Romain Combaud (FRA)	Team DSM	+ 2' 25"

General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	10h 56' 01"
2	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 1' 30"
3	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 48"
4	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2' 50"
5	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 52"
6	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 55"
7	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 2' 57"
8	Andreas Kron (DEN)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 3' 52"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 3' 56"
10	Kévin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 3' 58"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Caleb Ewan	Tristan Delacroix	Alexis Renard	Lotto–Soudal	Maël Guégan
2	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens	Tim Wellens	Jonathan Couanon	Andreas Kron	AG2R Citroën Team	Nairo Quintana
3	Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Andreas Kron	Groupama–FDJ	Thibaut Pinot
Final		Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Nairo Quintana	Andreas Kron	Groupama–FDJ	Not awarded

On stage 2, Anthony Turgis, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Caleb Ewan wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3, Ewan wore the green jersey in place of Tim Wellens, who took over the lead in both classifications.

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	10h 56' 01"
2	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 1' 30"
3	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 48"
4	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 2' 50"
5	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 52"
6	Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 2' 55"
7	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 2' 57"
8	Andreas Kron (DEN)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 3' 52"
9	James Shaw (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 3' 56"
10	Kévin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 3' 58"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	45
2	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	41
3	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	32
4	Andrea Vendrame (ITA)	AG2R Citroën Team	23
5	Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	22
6	Anthony Turgis (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	20
7	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Trek–Segafredo	17
8	Valentin Madouas (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	16
9	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	16
10	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	16

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Nairo Quintana (COL)	Arkéa–Samsic	18
2	Thibaut Pinot (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	16
3	Jonathan Couanon (FRA)	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	14
4	Lilian Calmejane (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	14
5	Roger Adrià (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	10
6	Tristan Delacroix (FRA)	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	10
7	Tim Wellens (BEL)	Lotto–Soudal	10
8	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	10
9	Michael Storer (AUS)	Groupama–FDJ	10
10	Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU)	Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole	8

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andreas Kron (DEN)	Lotto–Soudal	10h 59' 53"
2	Mark Donovan (GBR)	Team DSM	+ 19"
3	Andréa Mifsud (FRA)	Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur	+ 1' 44"
4	Roger Adrià (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 3' 09"
5	Valentin Ferron (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 7' 03"
6	Maxime Chevalier (FRA)	B&B Hotels–KTM	+ 10' 22"
7	Joris Delbove (FRA)	St. Michel–Auber93	+ 13' 48"
8	Louis Barré (FRA)	Team UC Nantes Atlantique	+ 15' 09"
9	Eugenio Sánchez (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 16' 26"
10	Maxime Jarnet (FRA)	Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole	+ 17' 27"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Time
1	Groupama–FDJ	33h 02' 30"
2	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 30"
3	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 2' 56"
4	Team DSM	+ 3' 04"
5	Team TotalEnergies	+ 8' 39"
6	Trek–Segafredo	+ 8' 59"
7	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 10' 27"
8	B&B Hotels–KTM	+ 14' 48"
9	Lotto–Soudal	+ 14' 49"
10	Cofidis	+ 18' 27"

References

"Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". UCI. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
"Les équipes engagées et coureurs engagés" [The participating teams and riders]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
"Liste des Partants" [List of Participants] (PDF). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
"Startlist for Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var 2022". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
"Les Parcours 2022" [The 2022 Route]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
Road Book 2022, pp. 8–9.
"Étape 1" [Stage 1]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
Road Book 2022, pp. 10–15.
^ Weislo, Laura (18 February 2022). "Caleb Ewan shines in opening sprint at Tour du Var". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ Lafargue, Frédéric (18 February 2022). "1ère étape Saint-Raphaël - La Seyne-sur-Mer" [1st stage Saint-Raphaël - La Seyne-sur-Mer] (PDF). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
"Étape 2" [Stage 2]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
Road Book 2022, pp. 16–21.
^ "Double win for Wellens on Tour du Var stage 2". CyclingNews. Future plc. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ Lafargue, Frédéric (19 February 2022). "2ème étape Puget-Théniers - La Turbie" [2nd stage Puget-Théniers - La Turbie] (PDF). Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
"Étape 3" [Stage 3]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
Road Book 2022, pp. 22–27.
^ Weislo, Laura; Ostanek, Daniel (20 February 2022). "Quintana clinches Tour du Var victory with final stage solo attack". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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Sources

Livre Technique [Technical Road Book] (PDF) (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

Official website

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