The 2022 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta is a women's road cycling stage race that was held in Spain from 7 to 11 September 2022. It was the eighth edition of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and was the twenty-second event on the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour calendar. As with previous editions, the final day of the race coincided with the final day of the men's race.
Teams
All fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and seven UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. was the only team not to enter a full squad of six riders. In total, 131 riders started the race.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Soltec Team
Route The 2022 edition increased the number of stages to 5, with the race finishing in Madrid. Ahead of the race, 3 time Giro Donne winner Annemiek van Vleuten criticised the race for not being difficult enough, stating "if you look at the course you can conclude that the Vuelta (sic) is not yet ready to call itself a grand tour". + Stage characteristics and winnersRoadbook Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 7 September Marina de Cudeyo to Marina de Cudeyo Team time trial 2 8 September Colindres de Colindres Mountain stage 3 9 September Camargo to Aguilar de Campoo Flat stage 4 10 September Palencia to Segovia Flat stage 5 11 September Madrid to Madrid Flat stage Total
Stages Stage 1 7 September 2022 — Marina de Cudeyo to Marina de Cudeyo, (TTT)
Stage 2 8 September 2022 — Colindres to Colindres,
Stage 3 9 September 2022 — Camargo to Aguilar de Campoo,
Stage 4 10 September 2022 — Palencia to Segovia,
Stage 5 11 September 2022 — Madrid to Madrid,
Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification Combativity award 1 Elisa Longo Borghini not awarded not awarded not awarded 2 Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Lucinda Brand Sarah Roy 3 Grace Brown Mavi García 4 Silvia Persico Silvia Persico Anna Kiesenhofer 5 Elisa Balsamo Mavi García Final Silvia Persico not awarded
Classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 12h 21' 46" 2 + 1' 44" 3 + 2' 11" 4 + 2' 34" 5 + 2' 43" 6 + 3' 03" 7 + 3' 07" 8 + 3' 29" 9 + 3' 35" 10 + 3' 38"
Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 48 2 48 3 44 4 41 5 41 6 34 7 33 8 32 9 25 10 23
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 44 2 32 3 22 4 20 5 16 6 16 7 15 8 9 9 7 10 6
Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 36h 27' 46" 2 + 5' 45" 3 + 6' 09" 4 + 6' 38" 5 + 9' 28" 6 + 10' 29" 7 + 18' 49" 8 + 19' 12" 9 + 31' 48" 10 + 32' 05"
See also 2022 in women's road cycling
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