The 2022 Itzulia Women was a women's cycle stage race that was held in the
Basque Country from 13 to 15 May 2022. The 2022 edition of the race was the first running of the
Itzulia Women, being held as part of the
UCI Women's World Tour.[1]
The race was won by Dutch rider
Demi Vollering of
SD Worx, who won all three stages of the event.[2]
Route
The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with thirteen categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed
Jaizkibel climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the
Clásica de San Sebastián.[3]
On stage 2 & 3,
Pauliena Rooijakkers, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed
Demi Vollering wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 2,
Heidi Franz, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.