The 2022 Clásica de Almería was the 37th edition of the
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event ...
one-day road cycling race. It was held on 13 February 2022 as a category
1.Pro race on the
2022 UCI ProSeries
The 2022 UCI ProSeries is the third season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
The original calendar consisted of 56 events, of which 30 are o ...
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The race took place in the Spanish
province of Almería
Almería (, also , ) is a province of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is the homonymous city of Almería.
Almería has an area of . With ...
, from
El Ejido
El Ejido () is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is located 32 km from Almería with a surface area of 227 km2, and as reported in 2014 had 84,144 inhabitants. El Ejido is the centre of pro ...
to
Roquetas de Mar
Roquetas de Mar () is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain. In 2016, the population was 91,965, the municipality with the second highest population in the province behind the capital, the 14th in A ...
. The first half of the race course featured several climbs, the most prominent of which was the second-category
Alto de Celín, which crested less than into the race. On the other hand, the last were mostly flat, finishing with a longer circuit around Roquetas de Mar before a shorter finishing circuit at long.
The race's main breakaway consisted of three riders:
Xabier Azparren
Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun (born 25 February 1999) is a Spanish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
He turned professional in 2021 with , where he was named to their squad for the 2021 Vuelta a España.
Major results
;2016
: 1st ...
,
Gilles De Wilde
Gilles De Wilde (born 12 October 1999) is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . In September 2020, he rode in the BinckBank Tour in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Major results
;2017
: 3rd Menen–Kemmel� ...
, and
Lukas Pöstlberger
Lukas Pöstlberger (born 10 January 1992) is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2012.
Born in Vöcklabruck, Pöstlberger was named in the start list for the 2017 ...
. The trio claimed almost all of the intermediate sprint and mountains classifications points on offer throughout the route, with Azparren winning the mountains classification and Pöstlberger winning the intermediate sprint classification. With over left, De Wilde was the first to be dropped from the lead group, while the remaining duo were caught by the peloton with under left. There were several crashes in the final few kilometres, but in the final sprint,
Alexander Kristoff
Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2007 and 2011. His biggest victories have been the 2014 Milan� ...
won by a narrow margin ahead of
Nacer Bouhanni
Nacer Bouhanni (born 25 July 1990) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . A sprinter, he was the winner of the 2012 French National Road Race Championships. Although his first Grand Tour was in 2012, his r ...
and defending champion
Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career Leopard Trek (2011–18)
Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He laun ...
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Teams
Eight of the 18
UCI WorldTeam
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s and 11
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer In ...
s made up the 19 teams that participated in the race. 12 teams entered a full squad of seven riders each. Four teams (, , , and ) entered a squad of six riders each, and two teams ( and ) entered a squad of five riders each, while was only able to enter a squad of four riders. In total, 122 riders started the race, of which 112 finished.
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Result
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Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event ...
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event ...
Clásica de Almería
The Clásica de Almería ( en, Classic of Almería) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February or March in Almería, Spain, starting and finishing in Almería itself. Established in 1986, the race was run as an amateur event ...
2020s in Andalusia