# 2022 UCI World Tour

The 2022 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-one road cycling events throughout the 2022 cycling season. The tour started with the UAE Tour on 20 February, and concluded with the Il Lombardia on 8 October.

## Events

The 2022 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2021.
Races in the 2022 UCI World Tour :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| UAE Tour | 20–26 February | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Adam Yates (GBR) | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 26 February | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Strade Bianche | 5 March | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) |
| Paris–Nice | 6–13 March | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Simon Yates (GBR) | Daniel Martínez (COL) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 7–13 March | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Milan–San Remo | 19 March | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Volta a Catalunya | 21–27 March | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | João Almeida (POR) |
| Classic Brugge–De Panne | 23 March | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | 25 March | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 27 March | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 30 March | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Tom Pidcock (GBR) |
| Tour of Flanders | 3 April | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Valentin Madouas (FRA) |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 4–9 April | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Amstel Gold Race | 10 April | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
| Paris–Roubaix | 17 April | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 20 April | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Aleksandr Vlasov |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 24 April | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| Tour de Romandie | 26 April – 1 May | Aleksandr Vlasov | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Simon Geschke (GER) |
| Eschborn–Frankfurt | 1 May | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| Giro d'Italia | 6–29 May | Jai Hindley (AUS) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 5–12 June | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
| Tour de Suisse | 12–19 June | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Sergio Higuita (COL) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| Tour de France | 1–24 July | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 30 July | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Pavel Sivakov (FRA) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
| Tour de Pologne | 30 July – 5 August | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| Vuelta a España | 19 August – 11 September | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Enric Mas (ESP) | Juan Ayuso (ESP) |
| Hamburg Cyclassics | 21 August | Marco Haller (AUT) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
| Bretagne Classic Ouest–France | 28 August | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Axel Laurance (FRA) | Alexander Kamp (DEN) |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | 9 September | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Biniam Girmay (ERI) |
| Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | 11 September | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) |
| Il Lombardia | 8 October | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Enric Mas (ESP) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |

### Cancelled events

Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Tour Down Under (18–23 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (30 January) were cancelled. On 8 June 2022, the Benelux Tour (29 August – 4 September) was cancelled due to a pressurised calendar. On 17 June 2022, the Tour of Guangxi (13–18 October) was also cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Teams

The eighteen WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the top two UCI ProTeams listed on the 2021 UCI World Ranking (Alpecin–Deceuninck and Arkéa–Samsic) also invited automatically. Other teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates