The 2022 Saudi Tour was a

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stage race that took place between 1 and 5 February 2022 in Saudi Arabia. The race was rated as a category

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event on the 2022 UCI Asia Tour calendar, and was the sixth edition of the

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Teams

Eight of the 18

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teams made up the 15 teams that participated in the race. Of these teams, only eight entered a full squad of seven riders. Five teams (, , , , and ) entered six riders each, while the remaining two teams ( and ) entered five riders each. In total, 96 riders started the race, of which 86 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;1 February 2022 — Winter Park to Winter Park,

Stage 2

;2 February 2022 —

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to Abu Rakah,

Stage 3

;3 February 2022 — Tayma Hadaj Well to Al Ula Old Town,

Stage 4

;4 February 2022 — Winter Park to Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid,

Stage 5

;5 February 2022 — Al Ula Old Town to Al Ula Old Town,

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the red jersey, because first-placed Caleb Ewan wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 2, Polychronis Tzortzakis, who was second in the active rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Martin Urianstad wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification. * On stages 3 and 4,

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, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed

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wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 5, Buitrago wore the white jersey with

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leading the general classification.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Active rider classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saudi Tour, 2022

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