The 2022 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-one
road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws a ...
events throughout the
2022 cycling season.
The tour started with the
UAE Tour
The UAE Tour () are road cycling stage races in the United Arab Emirates. A men's event was first held in 2019 as part of the UCI World Tour. It was created as a result of the merging of the Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour. A women's event was ...
on 20 February,
and concluded with the
Il Lombardia on 8 October.
Events
The 2022 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2021.
Cancelled events
Due to
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (currently branded as the Santos Tour Down Under for sponsorship reasons) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and UCI Women’s WorldTour ...
(18–23 January) and the
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along t ...
(30 January) were cancelled. On 8 June 2022, the
Benelux Tour
The Benelux Tour (previously known as the Eneco Tour and the BinckBank Tour) is a road bicycle racing stage-race that is part of the UCI World Tour. The race was established in 2005 and was originally known as the Eneco Tour, named after the ori ...
(29 August – 4 September) was cancelled due to a pressurised calendar. On 17 June 2022, the
Tour of Guangxi
The Tour of Guangxi (officially known as the GREE-Tour of Guangxi for sponsorship purposes) is an annual professional Road bicycle racing, cycling race held in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.
The m ...
(13–18 October) was also cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
Teams
The eighteen
WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the top two
UCI ProTeams listed on the 2021 UCI World Ranking (
Alpecin–Deceuninck and
Arkéa–Samsic) also invited automatically. Other teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
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2022
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2022 in men's road cycling