# 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (English: Tour of the Valencian Community) was a road cycling stage race that took place from 2 to 6 February 2022 in the autonomous community of Valencia in eastern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 73rd edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana.

## Teams

15 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 23 teams that participated in the race. All but two teams entered a full squad of seven riders; Team BikeExchange–Jayco and UAE Team Emirates each entered six riders.
Before stage 3, Team BikeExchange–Jayco voluntarily withdrew from the race after two unspecified members of their squad tested positive for COVID-19. Before stage 4, Team Jumbo–Visma and Team DSM followed suit after two and three unspecified members, respectively, of both teams tested positive. On the other hand, Movistar Team opted to continue racing after two riders, Juri Hollmann and Einer Rubio, tested positive after stage 1, though both riders were withdrawn. As a result, only 117 of the 159 riders who started the race finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Movistar Team
* Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* B&B Hotels–KTM
* Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Human Powered Health

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 2 February | Les Alqueries to Torralba del Pinar | 166.7 km (103.6 mi) | | Mountain stage | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) |
| 2 | 3 February | Bétera to Torrent | 172.1 km (106.9 mi) | | Hilly stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 4 February | Alicante to Alto de las Antenas del Maigmó Tibi | 155.1 km (96.4 mi) | | Mountain stage | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) |
| 4 | 5 February | Orihuela to Torrevieja | 193.1 km (120.0 mi) | | Flat stage | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) |
| 5 | 6 February | Paterna to Valencia | 92 km (57 mi) | | Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 779 km (484 mi) | 779 km (484 mi) | 779 km (484 mi) | 779 km (484 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 2 February 2022 — Les Alqueries to Torralba del Pinar, 166.7 km (103.6 mi)

Stage 1 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 4h 16' 32" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 16" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 31" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 32" |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 32" |
| 6 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 32" |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 32" |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 32" |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 42" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 53" |
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 4h 16' 22" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 37" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 42" |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 42" |
| 6 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 42" |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 42" |
| 8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 42" |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 48" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1' 03" |

### Stage 2
#### 3 February 2022 — Bétera to Torrent, 172.1 km (106.9 mi)

Stage 2 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 4h 09' 51" |
| 2 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 4 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 6 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
| 7 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 9 | Laurenz Rex (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Jesús Ezquerra (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 8h 26' 13" |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 37" |
| 4 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 42" |
| 5 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 42" |
| 6 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 42" |
| 7 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 42" |
| 8 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 42" |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 48" |
| 10 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 14" |

### Stage 3
#### 4 February 2022 — Alicante to Alto de las Antenas del Maigmó Tibi, 155.1 km (96.4 mi)

Stage 3 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 02' 17" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 14" |
| 3 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 21" |
| 4 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 29" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 32" |
| 7 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 35" |
| 8 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 41" |
| 9 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 41" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 50" |
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12h 28' 39" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 36" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 00" |
| 9 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 28" |

### Stage 4
#### 5 February 2022 — Orihuela to Torrevieja, 193.1 km (120.0 mi)

Stage 4 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 4h 32' 17" |
| 2 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 7 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 9 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 0" |
| 10 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 17h 00' 56" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 36" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 00" |
| 9 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 28" |

### Stage 5
#### 6 February 2022 — Paterna to Valencia, 92 km (57 mi)

Stage 5 Result (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 1h 55' 49" |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 0" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 5 | Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 6 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 7 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 8 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 10 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 18h 56' 45" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 36" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 00" |
| 9 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 28" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Remco Evenepoel | Remco Evenepoel | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 3 | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 4 | Matteo Moschetti | Aleksandr Vlasov | Aleksandr Vlasov | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Aleksandr Vlasov | Fabio Jakobsen | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Final | Final | Aleksandr Vlasov | Fabio Jakobsen | Ben King | Remco Evenepoel | Ineos Grenadiers |
* On stage 2, Aleksandr Vlasov, who was second in the points classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Fabio Jakobsen wore the orange jersey on stage 3, while Carlos Rodríguez, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey on stages 2 and 3.
* On stages 4 and 5, Carlos Rodríguez, who was third in the points classification, wore the orange jersey, because first-placed Aleksandr Vlasov wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Remco Evenepoel wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider 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 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 18h 56' 45" |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | + 32" |
| 3 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 36" |
| 4 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 00" |
| 9 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 05" |
| 10 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 28" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 62 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 50 |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 50 |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 44 |
| 5 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 42 |
| 6 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 37 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 36 |
| 8 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 32 |
| 9 | Manuel Peñalver (ESP) | Burgos BH | 31 |
| 10 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 30 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ben King (USA) | Human Powered Health | 30 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 14 |
| 3 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 10 |
| 4 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | 8 |
| 6 | Enric Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 8 |
| 7 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 6 |
| 8 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Groupama–FDJ | 6 |
| 9 | Joan Bou (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 6 |
| 10 | Jesús Ezquerra (ESP) | Burgos BH | 6 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 18h 57' 17" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4" |
| 3 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 33" |
| 4 | Juan Ayuso (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 56" |
| 5 | Maxime Chevalier (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 4' 35" |
| 6 | Attila Valter (HUN) | Groupama–FDJ | + 4' 54" |
| 7 | José Félix Parra (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 6' 19" |
| 8 | Pelayo Sánchez (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 6' 49" |
| 9 | Axel Laurance (FRA) | B&B Hotels–KTM | + 8' 17" |
| 10 | Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10' 28" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ineos Grenadiers | 56h 56' 00" |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 31" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 51" |
| 4 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 6' 51" |
| 5 | Movistar Team | + 7' 02" |
| 6 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 8' 18" |
| 7 | Israel–Premier Tech | + 10' 09" |
| 8 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 14' 41" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19' 39" |
| 10 | Groupama–FDJ | + 20' 08" |