# 2022 Four Days of Dunkirk

The 2022 Four Days of Dunkirk (French: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque 2022) was the 66th edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk cycling stage race. It started on 3 May in Dunkirk and ended on 8 May again in Dunkirk.

## Teams

Six of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental team made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Cofidis
* Groupama–FDJ
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team DSM
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Arkéa–Samsic
* B&B Hotels–KTM
* Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
* Burgos BH
* Human Powered Health
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Team TotalEnergies
UCI Continental Teams
* Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
* St. Michel–Auber93
* Team UC Nantes Atlantique

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 3 May | Dunkirk to Aniche | 161.1 km (100.1 mi) | Flat stage | Arvid De Kleijn (NED) |
| 2 | 4 May | Béthune to Maubege | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) | Flat stage | Jason Tesson (FRA) |
| 3 | 5 May | Péronne to Mont-Saint-Éloi | 170 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 4 | 6 May | Mazingarbe to Aire-sur-la-Lys | 170.8 km (106.1 mi) | Hilly stage | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) |
| 5 | 7 May | Roubaix to Cassel | 183.7 km (114.1 mi) | Hilly stage | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) |
| 6 | 8 May | Ardres to Dunkirk | 182.9 km (113.6 mi) | Flat stage | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 3 May 2022 — Dunkirk to Aniche, 161.1 km (100.1 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | 3h 31' 14" |
| 2 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 3 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 4 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Arnaud De Lie (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 7 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 8 | Daniel McLay (GBR) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 9 | Arne Marit (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 10 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | 3h 31' 04" |
| 2 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 4" |
| 3 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 6" |
| 4 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 6" |
| 5 | Milan Fretin (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 6" |
| 6 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 6" |
| 7 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 7" |
| 8 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 8" |
| 9 | Axel Zingle (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9" |
| 10 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 4 May 2022 — Béthune to Maubege, 181.5 km (112.8 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 4h 04' 25" |
| 2 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 3 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 4 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
| 5 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 6 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 9 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 10 | Óscar Pelegrí (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 7h 35' 20" |
| 2 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | + 9" |
| 3 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 13" |
| 4 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 13" |
| 5 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 15" |
| 6 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 15" |
| 7 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 15" |
| 8 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 16" |
| 9 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 10 | Ángel Fuentes (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 16" |

### Stage 3
#### 5 May 2022 — Péronne to Mont-Saint-Éloi, 170 km (110 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 4h 22' 14" |
| 2 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 3 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 4 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 6 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 8 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 9 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | 11h 57' 43" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 3 | Samuel Leroux (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 1" |
| 4 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 4" |
| 5 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 4" |
| 6 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 6" |
| 7 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 6" |
| 8 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 6" |
| 9 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 6" |
| 10 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 7" |

### Stage 4
#### 6 May 2022 — Mazingarbe to Aire-sur-la-Lys, 170.8 km (106.1 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 01' 54" |
| 2 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 3 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 5 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
| 6 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 7 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 8 | Jules Hesters (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 0" |
| 9 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 10 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 15h 59' 36" |
| 2 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1" |
| 3 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | + 1" |
| 4 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 1" |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1" |
| 6 | Samuel Leroux (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 2" |
| 7 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 3" |
| 8 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 9 | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Team DSM | + 7" |
| 10 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 7" |

### Stage 5
#### 7 May 2022 — Roubaix to Cassel, 183.7 km (114.1 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 39' 56" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 5 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 6 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 7 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 8" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 8" |
| 9 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 8" |
| 10 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 8" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 20h 39' 33" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 4 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 10" |
| 6 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 7 | Romain Cardis (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 16" |
| 8 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 17" |
| 9 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 18" |
| 10 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 18" |

### Stage 6
#### 8 May 2022 — Ardres to Dunkirk, 182.9 km (113.6 mi)

Stage 6 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 4h 20' 53" |
| 2 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 3 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 4 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 5 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 6 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 7 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 8 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 9 | Niklas Märkl (GER) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 10 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 25h 00' 26" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 4 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 10" |
| 6 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 12" |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 13" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 9 | Romain Cardis (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 16" |
| 10 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 18" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Arvid de Kleijn | Arvid de Kleijn | Arvid de Kleijn | Milan Fretin | Jason Tesson | Groupama–FDJ |
| 2 | Jason Tesson | Jason Tesson | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Jason Tesson | Groupama–FDJ |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert | Arvid de Kleijn | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Gerben Thijssen | Arkéa–Samsic |
| 4 | Lionel Taminiaux | Evaldas Šiškevičius | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Gerben Thijssen | Arkéa–Samsic |
| 5 | Gianni Vermeersch | Philippe Gilbert | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Jake Stewart | Lotto–Soudal |
| 6 | Gerben Thijssen | Philippe Gilbert | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Jake Stewart | Lotto–Soudal |
| Final | Final | Philippe Gilbert | Jason Tesson | Alex Colman | Jake Stewart | Lotto–Soudal |

## 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 |
| Denotes the winner of the team classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 25h 00' 26" |
| 2 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 4 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 10" |
| 6 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 12" |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 13" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 9 | Romain Cardis (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 16" |
| 10 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 18" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 43 |
| 2 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 36 |
| 3 | Arvid de Kleijn (NED) | Human Powered Health | 28 |
| 4 | Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 25 |
| 5 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 24 |
| 6 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 22 |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 21 |
| 8 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | 20 |
| 9 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 20 |
| 10 | Clément Russo (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 13 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alex Colman (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 40 |
| 2 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | Alpecin–Fenix | 17 |
| 3 | Louis Blouwe (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 11 |
| 4 | Samuel Leroux (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 10 |
| 5 | Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 9 |
| 6 | Milan Fretin (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 8 |
| 7 | Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 6 |
| 8 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 5 |
| 9 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4 |
| 10 | Gilles De Wilde (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 4 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | 25h 00' 31" |
| 2 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 13" |
| 3 | Hugo Page (FRA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 17" |
| 4 | Joris Delbove (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 54" |
| 5 | Ward Vanhoof (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 12" |
| 6 | Samuel Watson (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 12" |
| 7 | Hugo Toumire (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Paul Lapeira (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 38" |
| 9 | Laurence Pithie (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 39" |
| 10 | Ruben Apers (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 52" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lotto–Soudal | 75h 02' 34" |
| 2 | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 16" |
| 3 | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 28" |
| 4 | Cofidis | + 46" |
| 5 | Groupama–FDJ | + 51" |
| 6 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 55" |
| 7 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 13" |
| 8 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 39" |
| 9 | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 2' 21" |
| 10 | Team TotalEnergies | + 3' 51" |