# 2022 Route d'Occitanie

The 2022 Route d'Occitanie (known as the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi for sponsorship reasons) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 19 June 2022 in the southern French region of Occitanie. The race is the 46th edition of the Route d'Occitanie and is rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

Nine UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Cofidis
* EF Education–EasyPost
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Movistar Team
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI ProTeams
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Burgos BH
* B&B Hotels–KTM
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Team TotalEnergies
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Electro Hiper Europa–Caldas
* 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 | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 16 June | Séméac to L'Isle-Jourdain | 174.4 km (108.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
| 2 | 17 June | Graulhet Belmont-sur-Rance to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon | 34.3 km (21.3 mi) | | Hilly stage | Roger Adrià (ESP) |
| 3 | 18 June | Sigean to Les Angles | 188.7 km (117.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Michael Woods (CAN) |
| 4 | 19 June | Les Angles to Auterive | 188.3 km (117.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 585.7 km (363.9 mi) | 585.7 km (363.9 mi) | 585.7 km (363.9 mi) | 585.7 km (363.9 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 16 June 2022 – Séméac to L'Isle-Jourdain, 174.4 km (108.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 4h 13' 55" |
| 2 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 4 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 5 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 7 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 8 | Léo Bouvier (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 0" |
| 9 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 4h 13' 45" |
| 2 | Pierre Barbier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 4" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 6" |
| 4 | Jean Goubert (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | + 8" |
| 5 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 10" |
| 6 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 7 | Davide Cimolai (ITA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 8 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 9 | Léo Bouvier (FRA) | Bike Aid | + 10" |
| 10 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 17 June 2022 – Graulhet Belmont-sur-Rance to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, 34.3 km (21.3 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 42' 42" |
| 2 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 3 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 4 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Axel Mariault (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 0" |
| 6 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 7 | Filippo Baroncini (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 8 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 0" |
| 10 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 4h 56' 27" |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Michael Valgren (DEN) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 4" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 6" |
| 5 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 10" |
| 7 | Óscar Pelegrí (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 10" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 10" |
| 9 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 10" |
| 10 | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 10" |

### Stage 3
#### 18 June 2022 – Sigean to Les Angles, 188.7 km (117.3 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 5h 23' 35" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 11" |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 12" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 34" |
| 6 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 35" |
| 7 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 35" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 35" |
| 9 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 35" |
| 10 | Michel Ries (LUX) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 2' 26" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 10h 19' 59" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 16" |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 24" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 48" |
| 7 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | EF Education–EasyPost | + 1' 48" |
| 8 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 48" |
| 9 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 2' 39" |

### Stage 4
#### 19 June 2022 – Les Angles to Auterive, 188.3 km (117.0 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Team TotalEnergies | 4h 13' 49" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 5 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 6 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Jesus Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 10 | Kim Heiduk (GER) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 14h 33' 48" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 16" |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 24" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 44" |
| 6 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 47" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 48" |
| 8 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 48" |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 3' 41" |
| 10 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 4' 48" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Arnaud Démare | Arnaud Démare | Arnaud Démare | Jean Goubert | Pierre Barbier | AG2R Citroën Team | Óscar Cabedo |
| 2 | Roger Adrià | Roger Adrià | Max Kanter | Alan Jousseaume | Roger Adrià | AG2R Citroën Team | Niki Terpstra |
| 3 | Michael Woods | Michael Woods | Michael Woods | Michael Woods | Carlos Rodríguez | Arkéa–Samsic | Igor Arrieta |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio | Michael Woods | Max Kanter | Winner Anacona | Carlos Rodríguez | Arkéa–Samsic | Winner Anacona |
| Final | Final | Michael Woods | Max Kanter | Winner Anacona | Carlos Rodríguez | Arkéa–Samsic | |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 14h 33' 48" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 16" |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 1' 21" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 24" |
| 5 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 44" |
| 6 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 47" |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 48" |
| 8 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 1' 48" |
| 9 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 3' 41" |
| 10 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 4' 48" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Max Kanter (GER) | Movistar Team | 38 |
| 2 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 29 |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 28 |
| 4 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Team TotalEnergies | 27 |
| 5 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 23 |
| 6 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 20 |
| 7 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 20 |
| 8 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 20 |
| 9 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 17 |
| 10 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 17 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Winner Anacona (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 25 |
| 2 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel–Premier Tech | 17 |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 16 |
| 4 | Igor Arrieta (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 12 |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 11 |
| 6 | Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) | Team TotalEnergies | 11 |
| 7 | Michel Ries (LUX) | Arkéa–Samsic | 10 |
| 8 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | 8 |
| 9 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 7 |
| 10 | Laurens de Plus (BEL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 7 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 14h 35' 04" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 28" |
| 3 | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 31" |
| 4 | Michel Ries (LUX) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 6' 29" |
| 5 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 8' 34" |
| 6 | Filippo Baroncini (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 12' 16" |
| 7 | Louis Richard (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 13' 10" |
| 8 | Jordan Jegat (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 13' 18" |
| 9 | Jacob Hindsgaul Madsen (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 13' 24" |
| 10 | Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 13' 56" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Arkéa–Samsic | 43h 49' 32" |
| 2 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 9' 59" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 15' 22" |
| 4 | Team TotalEnergies | + 27' 05" |
| 5 | Movistar Team | + 28' 21" |
| 6 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 32' 15" |
| 7 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 33' 27" |
| 8 | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 36' 17" |
| 9 | Cofidis | + 36' 40" |
| 10 | Burgos BH | + 44' 54" |