The 2022 Itzulia Women was a women's cycle stage race that was held in the
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
from 13 to 15 May 2022. The 2022 edition of the race was the first running of the
Itzulia Women
The Itzulia Women is a women's cycle stage race in Spain, part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race takes place in the Basque Country autonomous community in Northern Spain, on tough, hilly roads - with the 2022 edition featuring thirteen cli ...
, being held as part of the
UCI Women's World Tour
The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling tour.
History
In order to increase the coverage of Women's cycling the UCI held a summit in December 2014 between the UCI Women’s Working Group and the UCI Women's ...
.
The race was won by Dutch rider
Demi Vollering
Demi Vollering (born 15 November 1996) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2019 she won the Volta Limburg Classic and the Giro dell'Emilia. In 2021 she won Liège–Bastogne–Liège, her fi ...
of
SD Worx
SD Worx () is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour.
Between 2012 and 2020, the team's title sponsors were the Dutch equipment rental company ...
, who won all three stages of the event.
Route
The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with thirteen categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed
Jaizkibel
Jaizkibel is a mountain range of the Basque Country located east of Pasaia, north of Lezo and west of Hondarribia, in Spain, with at the highest point (peak Alleru). The range stretches south-west to north-east, where it plunges into the sea at ...
climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the mo ...
.
Classification leadership table
* On stage 2 & 3,
Pauliena Rooijakkers
Pauliena Rooijakkers (born 12 May 1993) is a road cyclist from the Netherlands, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She participated at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships in the Women's team time trial for the team.
Major resul ...
, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed
Demi Vollering
Demi Vollering (born 15 November 1996) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2019 she won the Volta Limburg Classic and the Giro dell'Emilia. In 2021 she won Liège–Bastogne–Liège, her fi ...
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.
Result
See also
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2022 in women's road cycling
2022 in women's road cycling is about the 2022 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2022 UCI Women's Teams.
World Championships
UCI Women's WorldTour
UCI Women's ProSeries
Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)
Stage races ( ...
References
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2022 in women's road cycling
2022 in Spanish road cycling
May 2022 sports events in Spain