The 2022 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race which took place in the Netherlands and Spain between 19 August and 11 September 2022. It was the 77th edition of the
Vuelta a España and the third and final
grand tour of the
2022 men's road cycling season. The race started in
Utrecht and finished in
Madrid.[1] In the third stage, the route briefly passed through
Baarle-Hertog, in Belgium.
The race was won by Belgium's
Remco Evenepoel which was his first Grand Tour triumph.[2][3]
Twenty-three teams participated in the 2022 Vuelta a España. All eighteen
UCI WorldTeams were obliged to participate. Five
UCI ProTeams also participated:
Alpecin–Deceuninck and
Arkéa–Samsic were automatically invited as the two best-performing ProTeams in 2021.
^Although
Primož Roglič received the jersey on the podium in Utrecht, and wore it during stage 2, no points were on offer during stage 1.
^Although
Chris Harper received the jersey on the podium in Utrecht, and wore it during stage 2, no points were on offer during stage 1.
^On stages 7-8 and stages 16-19,
Juan Ayuso, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed
Remco Evenepoel wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
^On stages 9-10,
Carlos Rodríguez, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed
Remco Evenepoel wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
^On stages 11-15,
Juan Ayuso, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed
Remco Evenepoel wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification while second placed
Carlos Rodríguez wore his Spanish national champion's jersey.