The 2022 Tour de la Provence was a
road cycling
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stage race
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that took place between 10 and 13 February 2022 in the French
region
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of
Provence
Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which stretches from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the France–Italy border, Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterrane ...
. The race was rated as a category
2.Pro event on the
2022 UCI ProSeries
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The original calendar consisted of 56 event ...
calendar, and was the seventh edition of the
Tour de la Provence.
Teams
11 of the 18
UCI WorldTeam
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s, three
UCI ProTeams, and three
UCI Continental
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teams made up the 17 teams that participated in the race. Only six teams entered a full squad of seven riders each; eight teams entered six riders each, while the remaining three teams entered five riders each. In total, 105 riders started the race, of which 91 finished.
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Route
Stages
Prologue
;10 February 2022 –
Berre-l'Étang
Berre-l'Étang (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France.
Population
See also
* Étang de Berre
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, (
ITT
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Communication
*Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
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Stage 1
;11 February 2022 –
Istres
Istres (; Occitan: Istre) is a commune in southern France, some 60 km (38 mi) northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture.
Location
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to
Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,
Stage 2
;12 February 2022 –
Arles
Arles ( , , ; ; Classical ) is a coastal city and Communes of France, commune in the South of France, a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône Departments of France, department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Reg ...
to
Manosque
Manosque (; Provençal Occitan: ''Manòsca'' in classical norm or ''Manosco'' in Mistralian norm) is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the ''préfecture'' (capital ...
,
Stage 3
;13 February 2022 – Manosque to ,
Classification leadership table
* On stage 1, as per race regulations,
Tobias Ludvigsson and
Samuele Battistella
Samuele Battistella (born 14 November 1998) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Battistella's first professional win was at the 2021 Veneto Classic. He was initially named to the Astana team for the 2022 Tour de France, ...
, who were the next two best-placed riders in the general classification not already leading a classification after the prologue, wore the yellow and blue polka-dot jerseys, respectively. However, neither rider was deemed to be officially leading those respective classifications, as no points had been awarded on the prologue for either classification.
Final classification standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
Notes
References
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External links
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2022
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