# 2022 Tour of the Basque Country

The 2022 Tour of the Basque Country (officially known as Itzulia Basque Country 2022) was a road cycling stage race held between 4 and 9 April 2022 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 61st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 13th race of the 2022 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

All 18 UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race. All but five teams entered a full squad of seven riders; Bora–Hansgrohe, EF Education–EasyPost, Israel–Premier Tech, Lotto–Soudal, and Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team entered six riders each. With one late non-starter, AG2R Citroën Team was also reduced to six riders. In total, 155 riders started the race, of which only 54 finished; there were 25 riders who did not finish the last stage, while a further 39 riders finished over the time limit on the final stage.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Team TotalEnergies

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 4 April | Hondarribia to Hondarribia | 7.51 km (4.67 mi) | | Individual time trial | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 2 | 5 April | Leitza to Viana | 207.92 km (129.20 mi) | | Hilly stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 3 | 6 April | Laudio to Amurrio | 181.72 km (112.92 mi) | | Hilly stage | Pello Bilbao (ESP) |
| 4 | 7 April | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio | 185.60 km (115.33 mi) | | Hilly stage | Daniel Martínez (COL) |
| 5 | 8 April | Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia | 163.76 km (101.76 mi) | | Mountain stage | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 6 | 9 April | Eibar to Arrate | 135.69 km (84.31 mi) | | Mountain stage | Ion Izagirre (ESP) |
| Total | Total | Total | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) | 882.20 km (548.17 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 4 April 2022 — Hondarribia to Hondarribia, 7.51 km (4.67 mi) (ITT)

Stage 1 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 9' 48" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 18" |
| 7 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 20" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 20" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 10 | Ben Tulett (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 21" |
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 9' 48" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 18" |
| 7 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 20" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 20" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 10 | Ben Tulett (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 21" |

### Stage 2
#### 5 April 2022 — Leitza to Viana, 207.92 km (129.20 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 5h 04' 35" |
| 2 | Fabien Doubey (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 3 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Hugo Houle (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 5 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Gotzon Martín (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 0" |
| 7 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 8 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 5h 14' 23" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 6 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 18" |
| 7 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 20" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 20" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 10 | Ben Tulett (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 21" |

### Stage 3
#### 6 April 2022 — Laudio to Amurrio, 181.72 km (112.92 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 4h 35' 24" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 7 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 9h 49' 47" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 19" |
| 6 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 19" |
| 7 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 20" |
| 8 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 21" |
| 9 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 25" |
| 10 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 28" |

### Stage 4
#### 7 April 2022 — Vitoria-Gasteiz to Ingeteam Parke Zamudio, 185.60 km (115.33 mi)

Stage 4 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 4h 15' 23" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 6 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 7 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 8 | Rudy Molard (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 14h 05' 10" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 11" |
| 4 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14" |
| 5 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 18" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 19" |
| 7 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 19" |
| 8 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 20" |
| 9 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 22" |
| 10 | David Gaudu (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 32" |

### Stage 5
#### 8 April 2022 — Ingeteam Parke Zamudio to Mallabia, 163.76 km (101.76 mi)

Stage 5 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 4h 07' 09" |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 7" |
| 3 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 5 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 11" |
| 7 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 18" |
| 8 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 38" |
| 10 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 07" |
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 18h 12' 29" |
| 2 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2" |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 21" |
| 5 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 6 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 29" |
| 7 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 37" |
| 8 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 05" |
| 9 | Adam Yates (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 30" |

### Stage 6
#### 9 April 2022 — Eibar to Arrate, 135.69 km (84.31 mi)

Stage 6 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 3h 47' 07" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3" |
| 6 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 13" |
| 7 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 24" |
| 8 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 52" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 29" |
| 10 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 41" |
General classification after Stage 6 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 21h 59' 36" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 21" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 32" |
| 6 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 32" |
| 7 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 26" |
| 8 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 18" |
| 9 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 55" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 03" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Basque rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | No award |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Ibon Ruiz | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | Ibon Ruiz |
| 3 | Pello Bilbao | Primož Roglič | Julian Alaphilippe | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Pello Bilbao | Team Jumbo–Visma | Cristián Rodríguez |
| 4 | Daniel Martínez | Primož Roglič | Julian Alaphilippe | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Pello Bilbao | Ineos Grenadiers | Victor Lafay |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Julian Alaphilippe | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Pello Bilbao | Ineos Grenadiers | Marc Soler |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre | Daniel Martínez | Daniel Martínez | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Ineos Grenadiers | Ion Izagirre |
| Final | Final | Daniel Martínez | Daniel Martínez | Cristián Rodríguez | Remco Evenepoel | Ion Izagirre | Ineos Grenadiers | Not awarded |
* On stage 2, Geraint Thomas, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification, and third-placed Rémi Cavagna wore the French national champion's jersey as the defending French national road race champion.
* On stage 2, Ben Tulett, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.
* On stage 3, Adam Yates, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification, and third-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the world champion's jersey as the defending world road race champion.
* On stage 6, Felix Gall, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the team classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 21h 59' 36" |
| 2 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 21" |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 32" |
| 6 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 32" |
| 7 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 26" |
| 8 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 18" |
| 9 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 55" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 5' 03" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 74 |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 65 |
| 3 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 65 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe | 62 |
| 5 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 61 |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 57 |
| 7 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 56 |
| 8 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 45 |
| 9 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 38 |
| 10 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 37 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 40 |
| 2 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 38 |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 17 |
| 4 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 12 |
| 5 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 12 |
| 6 | Marc Soler (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 12 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 8 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | 10 |
| 9 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 10 |
| 10 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 9 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 21h 59' 57" |
| 2 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 03" |
| 3 | Felix Gall (AUT) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 5' 37" |
| 4 | Ben Tulett (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13' 04" |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 14' 41" |
| 6 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | + 16' 17" |
| 7 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23' 38" |
| 8 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29' 21" |
| 9 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 36' 33" |
| 10 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 51' 00" |

### Basque rider classification

Final Basque rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Cofidis | 21h 59' 47" |
| 2 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 21" |
| 3 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 8' 32" |
| 4 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 12' 57" |
| 5 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 20' 12" |
| 6 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 23' 48" |
| 7 | Gotzon Martín (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 30' 10" |
| 8 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 40' 47" |
| 9 | Ibon Ruiz (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 51' 10" |
| 10 | Xabier Isasa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1h 10' 23" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ineos Grenadiers | 66h 20' 44" |
| 2 | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 16" |
| 3 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 11' 25" |
| 4 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 11' 47" |
| 5 | Movistar Team | + 13' 35" |
| 6 | Groupama–FDJ | + 18' 16" |
| 7 | Trek–Segafredo | + 22' 09" |
| 8 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 29' 24" |
| 9 | Cofidis | + 31' 30" |
| 10 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 32' 47" |