# 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.
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

The race calendar for the 2022 season was announced in June 2021, 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. The Giro Donne also returned to the calendar, following promises of live television coverage. In September 2021, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was added to make a total of twenty-five races. The two Chinese races were cancelled in June 2022, making a total of twenty-three races.
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) | 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) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 27 March | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| Tour of Flanders | 3 April | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| Amstel Gold Race | 10 April | Marta Cavalli (ITA) | Demi Vollering (NED) | Liane Lippert (GER) | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| 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) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes | 24 April | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Grace Brown (AUS) | Demi Vollering (NED) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| Itzulia Women | 13–15 May | Demi Vollering (NED) | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) | Kristen Faulkner (USA) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| 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) | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| 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 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden RR | 7 August | Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA) | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Valerie Demey (BEL) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| // Tour of Scandinavia | 9–14 August | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | Liane Lippert (GER) | Alexandra Manly (AUS) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Classic Lorient Agglomération | 27 August | Margarita Victoria García (ESP) | Amber Kraak (NED) | Grace Brown (AUS) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Simac Ladies Tour | 30 August – 4 September | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA) | Karlijn Swinkels (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Challenge by La Vuelta | 7–11 September | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Demi Vollering (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| Tour de Romandie Féminin | 7–9 October | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |

### Cancelled events

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. 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.

## Teams

The fourteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the three best 2021 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling, Parkhotel Valkenburg and Valcar–Travel & Service) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
* Canyon–SRAM
* EF Education–Tibco–SVB
* FDJ Suez Futuroscope
* Human Powered Health
* Liv Racing–Xstra
* Movistar Team
* Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
* SD Worx
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team ADQ
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team