# 2022 The Women's Tour

The 2022 The Women's Tour was the eighth staging of The Women's Tour, a women's cycling stage race held in Great Britain. It ran from 6 to 11 June 2022, as part of the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by Elisa Longo Borghini of Trek–Segafredo, by a margin of just 1 second.

## Route

The route was announced in spring 2022, with stage 5 having a mountain top finish on Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. The finish was noted to be the hardest mountain top finish of a Women's Tour, with an average gradient of 5.3%.
Stage schedule :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 6 June | Colchester to Bury St Edmunds | 142.1 km (88.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Clara Copponi (FRA) |
| 2 | 7 June | Harlow to Harlow | 92.1 km (57.2 mi) | | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 3 | 8 June | Tewkesbury to Gloucester | 107.9 km (67.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 4 | 9 June | Wrexham to Welshpool | 144.7 km (89.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Grace Brown (AUS) |
| 5 | 10 June | Pembrey Country Park to Black Mountain | 106.6 km (66.2 mi) | | Mountain stage | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
| 6 | 11 June | Chipping Norton to Oxford | 142.9 km (88.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| Total | Total | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) | 736.3 km (457.5 mi) |

## Summary

97 riders from 17 teams were entered in the race, with 13 of the teams being from the UCI Women's World Tour. For the first time, all stages were broadcast live.
Elisa Longo Borghini came third in the final bunch sprint in Oxford, gaining 4 bonus seconds and taking the overall classification by just 1 second from Grace Brown. To honour journalist Richard Moore, a special award for the rider who "went above and beyond with the media" was presented to Clara Copponi.

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Clara Copponi | Clara Copponi | Clara Copponi | Christine Majerus | Maike van der Duin | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |
| 2 | Lorena Wiebes | Clara Copponi | Clara Copponi | Christine Majerus | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
| 3 | Lorena Wiebes | Lorena Wiebes | Lorena Wiebes | Christine Majerus | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
| 4 | Grace Brown | Grace Brown | Lorena Wiebes | Elise Chabbey | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
| 5 | Elisa Longo Borghini | Grace Brown | Lorena Wiebes | Elise Chabbey | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
| 6 | Lorena Wiebes | Elisa Longo Borghini | Lorena Wiebes | Elise Chabbey | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
| Final | Final | Elisa Longo Borghini | Lorena Wiebes | Elise Chabbey | Maike van der Duin | Canyon–SRAM |
* ↑ On stage 2, Sofia Bertizzolo, who was second in the points classification, wore the pink jersey, because first-placed Clara Copponi wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Lorena Wiebes wore the pink jersey in stage 3
* ↑ On stage 4, Clara Copponi, who was second in the points classification, wore the pink jersey, because first-placed Lorena Wiebes wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

## Result

Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 19h 19' 07" |
| 2 | Grace Brown (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | +1" |
| 3 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Canyon–SRAM | +5" |
| 4 | Alexandra Manly (AUS) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | +24" |
| 5 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) | SD Worx | +32" |
| 6 | Elise Chabbey (SUI) | Canyon–SRAM | +49" |
| 7 | Kristen Faulkner (USA) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | +54" |
| 8 | Veronica Ewers (USA) | EF Education–Tibco–SVB | +1'45" |
| 9 | Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) | UAE Team ADQ | +1'50" |
| 10 | Mikayla Harvey (NZL) | Canyon–SRAM | +1'56" |