# 2022 Boucles de la Mayenne

The 2022 Boucles de la Mayenne (transl. Loops of the Mayenne) is the 47th edition of the Boucles de la Mayenne road cycling stage race, which took place between 26 and 29 May 2022 in the Mayenne department in northwestern France.

## Teams

Five UCI WorldTeams, twelve UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Cofidis
* Groupama–FDJ
* Movistar Team
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
* Burgos BH
* B&B Hotels–KTM
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Human Powered Health
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Team TotalEnergies
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole
* Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur
* St. Michel–Auber93
* Team Lotto–Kern Haus
* Team UC Nantes Atlantique

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 26 May | Saint-Pierre-des-Landes to Andouillé | 180 km (110 mi) | | Hilly stage | Jason Tesson (FRA) |
| 2 | 27 May | Jublains to Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson | 171 km (106 mi) | | Hilly stage | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) |
| 3 | 28 May | Saint-Berthevin to Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne | 188 km (117 mi) | | Hilly stage | Amaury Capiot (BEL) |
| 4 | 29 May | Martigné-sur-Mayenne to Laval | 180 km (110 mi) | | Hilly stage | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| Total | Total | Total | 719 km (447 mi) | 719 km (447 mi) | 719 km (447 mi) | 719 km (447 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 26 May 2022 – Saint-Pierre-des-Landes to Andouillé, 180 km (110 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 4h 12' 05" |
| 2 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 4 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 7 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 9 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 4h 11' 55" |
| 2 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 4" |
| 3 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 4" |
| 4 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 6" |
| 5 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 6" |
| 6 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Human Powered Health | + 8" |
| 7 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 10" |
| 8 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 9 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 10 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 27 May 2022 – Jublains to Pré-en-Pail-Saint-Samson, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 4h 11' 30" |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 7 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 4" |
| 8 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 4" |
| 9 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 6" |
| 10 | Thibault Ferasse (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 13" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 8h 23' 25" |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 5 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 6 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 10" |
| 7 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 14" |
| 8 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 9 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 23" |

### Stage 3
#### 28 May 2022 – Saint-Berthevin to Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, 188 km (117 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 4h 06' 48" |
| 2 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 0" |
| 4 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 0" |
| 6 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 7 | Antonio Angulo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 0" |
| 8 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 0" |
| 9 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 10 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 12h 30' 13" |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 5 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 10" |
| 6 | Finn Fisher-Black (NZL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 7 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 8 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 9 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 29 May 2022 – Martigné-sur-Mayenne to Laval, 180 km (110 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 10' 09" |
| 2 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 8 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 9 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 16h 40' 22" |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 5 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 10" |
| 6 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 7 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 8 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 9 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 19" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 20" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Jason Tesson | Jason Tesson | Jason Tesson | Lindsay De Vylder | Jason Tesson | Team TotalEnergies |
| 2 | Benjamin Thomas | Benjamin Thomas | Benjamin Thomas | Gilles De Wilde | Finn Fisher-Black | Team TotalEnergies |
| 3 | Amaury Capiot | Benjamin Thomas | Jason Tesson | Gilles De Wilde | Finn Fisher-Black | Team TotalEnergies |
| 4 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Benjamin Thomas | Orluis Aular | Gilles De Wilde | Jake Stewart | Team TotalEnergies |
| Final | Final | Benjamin Thomas | Orluis Aular | Gilles De Wilde | Jake Stewart | Team TotalEnergies |
* On stage 2, Bram Welten, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Jason Tesson wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Milan Fretin who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey.
* On stage 3, Jason Tesson, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Benjamin Thomas wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.

## Final classification standings

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

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 16h 40' 22" |
| 2 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |
| 5 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 10" |
| 6 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 7 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 14" |
| 8 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 16" |
| 9 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 19" |
| 10 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 20" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Orluis Aular (VEN) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 42 |
| 2 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 41 |
| 3 | Bram Welten (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | 39 |
| 4 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 33 |
| 5 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 32 |
| 6 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 32 |
| 7 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Movistar Team | 31 |
| 8 | Jérémy Lecroq (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | 28 |
| 9 | Thomas Boudat (FRA) | Go Sport–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 27 |
| 10 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Cofidis | 25 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gilles De Wilde (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 74 |
| 2 | Paul Hennequin (FRA) | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | 46 |
| 3 | Lindsay De Vylder (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 19 |
| 4 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Human Powered Health | 18 |
| 5 | Damien Touzé (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 14 |
| 6 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | 10 |
| 7 | Romain Cardis (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 10 |
| 8 | Dimitri Peyskens (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 8 |
| 9 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | 6 |
| 10 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 6 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | 16h 40' 34" |
| 2 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 7" |
| 4 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 11" |
| 5 | Lewis Askey (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 11" |
| 6 | Axel Mariault (FRA) | Team UC Nantes Atlantique | + 11" |
| 7 | Ward Vanhoof (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 41" |
| 8 | Paul Penhoët (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 41" |
| 9 | Jon Barrenetxea (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 41" |
| 10 | Josu Etxeberria (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 41" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team TotalEnergies | 50h 02' 02" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ | + 4" |
| 3 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 30" |
| 4 | Cofidis | + 46" |
| 5 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 58" |
| 6 | St. Michel–Auber93 | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | Burgos BH | + 1' 13" |
| 8 | Movistar Team | + 1' 40" |
| 9 | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 1' 40" |
| 10 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 1' 53" |