The 2022 Trofeo Laigueglia was a one-day

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race that took place on 2 March 2022 in and around Laigueglia. It was the 59th edition of the

Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi. From 2005 to 2014, the race was organised as a ...

and was rated as a 1.Pro event as part the

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. The race covered 202 kilometres (126 mi) and finished off with four laps of a finishing circuit that was 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and featured two short and sharp climbs, the Colla Micheri and the Capo Mele. The race was won by

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racing for .

Teams

Twenty-five teams were invited to the race. Along with the Italian national team, there were eight

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teams, seven

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s, and eight

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teams. Each team entered up to seven riders, with the exceptions of , which entered six riders, and , which only entered five. Of the starting peloton of 165 riders, only 79 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * UCI Continental teams * * * * * * * * National teams *

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Result

References

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