# 2022 Giro di Sicilia

The 2022 Giro di Sicilia (known as Il Giro di Sicilia EOLO for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th edition of the Giro di Sicilia road cycling stage race and the third edition since its revival in 2019.

## Teams

Three of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, eleven UCI Continental teams and one national team made up the 19 teams that participated in the race. Trek–Segafredo, EF Education–Nippo Development Team, Zalf Euromobil Fior and Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè, with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 129 riders started the race, of which 91 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI ProTeams
* Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
* Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli
* Eolo–Kometa
* Human Powered Health
UCI Continental Teams
* Biesse–Carrera
* Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano
* Cycling Team Friuli ASD
* D'Amico–UM Tools
* EF Education–Nippo Development Team
* Giotti Victoria–Savini Due
* MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM
* Team Corratec
* Team Qhubeka
* Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega
* Zalf Euromobil Fior
National Team
* Italy

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 12 April | Milazzo to Bagheria | 199 km (124 mi) | | Flat stage | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) |
| 2 | 13 April | Palma di Montechiaro to Caltanissetta | 152 km (94 mi) | | Hilly stage | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
| 3 | 14 April | Realmonte to Piazza Armerina | 171 km (106 mi) | | Hilly stage | Fran Miholjević (CRO) |
| 4 | 15 April | Ragalna to Mount Etna | 140 km (87 mi) | | Mountain stage | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 712 km (442 mi) | 712 km (442 mi) | 712 km (442 mi) | 712 km (442 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 12 April 2022— Milazzo to Bagheria, 199 km (124 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Italy | 4h 21' 36" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 4 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | + 0" |
| 5 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | + 0" |
| 6 | David Martín (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 7 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 8 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
| 9 | Carloalberto Giordani (ITA) | Biesse–Carrera | + 0" |
| 10 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Italy | 4h 21' 36" |
| 2 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 4 | Alejandro Ropero (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 5 | Michael Belleri (ITA) | Biesse–Carrera | + 0" |
| 6 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | + 0" |
| 7 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | + 0" |
| 8 | David Martín (ESP) | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 9 | Gerben Thijssen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 10 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |

### Stage 2
#### 13 April 2022 — Palma di Montechiaro to Caltanissetta, 152 km (94 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 3h 45' 18" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 4 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy' | + 3" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 3" |
| 7 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 3" |
| 8 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 3" |
| 9 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 3" |
| 10 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 3" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 8h 06' 54" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 6" |
| 4 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 9" |
| 5 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 10" |
| 6 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | + 13" |
| 7 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 13" |
| 8 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 13" |
| 9 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 13" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 13" |

### Stage 3
#### 14 April 2022 — Realmonte to Piazza Armerina, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | 4h 54' 07" |
| 2 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | + 41" |
| 3 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 41" |
| 4 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | + 41" |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 41" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 41" |
| 7 | Jacopo Mosca (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 41" |
| 8 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 41" |
| 9 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 41" |
| 10 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | + 41" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | 13h 01' 14" |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | +18" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 22" |
| 4 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 23" |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 24" |
| 6 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 28" |
| 7 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | + 31" |
| 8 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 31" |
| 9 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 31" |
| 10 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 31" |

### Stage 4
#### 15 April 2022 — Ragalna to Mount Etna, 140 km (87 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 4h 01' 47" |
| 2 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 5" |
| 3 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 10" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 17" |
| 5 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 50" |
| 6 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 57" |
| 7 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 06" |
| 8 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 18" |
| 9 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 20" |
| 10 | Luca Rastelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 2' 22" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 17h 03' 09" |
| 2 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 29" |
| 3 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 29" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 31" |
| 5 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 17" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 41" |
| 8 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 2' 45" |
| 9 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 52" |
| 10 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 57" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Matteo Malucelli | Matteo Malucelli | Matteo Malucelli | Stefano Gandin | Alejandro Ropero | Italy |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Stefano Gandin | Nicola Conci | Italy |
| 3 | Fran Miholjević | Fran Miholjević | Filippo Fiorelli | Stefano Gandin | Fran Miholjević | Italy |
| 4 | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Stefano Gandin | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
| Final | Final | Damiano Caruso | Damiano Caruso | Stefano Gandin | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda | Astana Qazaqstan Team |

## Final 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 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 17h 03' 09" |
| 2 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 29" |
| 3 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 29" |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 31" |
| 5 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 17" |
| 6 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 2' 41" |
| 8 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 2' 45" |
| 9 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 52"" |
| 10 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 2' 57" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 30 |
| 2 | Filippo Fiorelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 24 |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 22 |
| 4 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | 15 |
| 5 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 14 |
| 6 | Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) | Italy | 14 |
| 7 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | 13 |
| 8 | Matteo Malucelli (ITA) | Italy | 12 |
| 9 | Kenny Elissonde (FRA) | Trek–Segafredo | 12 |
| 10 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | 11 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Stefano Gandin (ITA) | Team Corratec | 34 |
| 2 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Italy | 25 |
| 3 | Germán Dario Gómez (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | 23 |
| 4 | Pier-André Coté (CAN) | Human Powered Health | 20 |
| 5 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 17 |
| 6 | Rafael Pineda (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | 15 |
| 7 | Nicola Venchiarutti (ITA) | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | 14 |
| 8 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | 12 |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 10 |
| 10 | Matteo Zurlo (ITA) | Zalf Euromobil Fior | 10 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (ECU) | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | 17h 03' 38" |
| 2 | Nicola Conci (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 00" |
| 3 | Edgar Andrés Pinzon (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 2' 16" |
| 4 | Simone Raccani (ITA) | Zalf Euromobil Fior | + 2' 34" |
| 5 | Luca Rastelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 3' 32" |
| 6 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 4' 26" |
| 7 | Fran Miholjević (CRO) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | + 7' 09" |
| 8 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Italy | + 8' 18" |
| 9 | Cristian David Rico (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 8' 42" |
| 10 | Germán Dario Gómez (COL) | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 8' 49" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 51h 15' 53" |
| 2 | Italy | + 23" |
| 3 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 3' 48" |
| 4 | Eolo–Kometa | + 3' 57" |
| 5 | Drone Hopper–Androni Giocattoli | + 6' 43" |
| 6 | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 11' 46" |
| 7 | Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Shimano | + 12' 05" |
| 8 | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | + 28' 41" |
| 9 | Work Service–Vitalcare–Vega | + 37' 42" |
| 10 | Zalf Euromobil Fior | + 38' 17" |