The 2022 ZLM Tour was the 33rd edition of the ZLM Tour cycling

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. It started on 8 June in

Kapelle Kapelle () is a municipality and a town in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland. As of January 2017, the municipality's population amounts to 12,620. Population centers Topography ''The municipality of Kapelle, June 2015'' Transport ...

and ended on 12 June in

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and was part of the

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Teams

Three

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s, five UCI ProTeams, nine

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teams and the Dutch national team made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * National Teams *

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Route

Stages

Stage 1

;8 June 2022 –

to Kapelle,

Stage 2

;9 June 2022 –

Veere Veere (; zea, label=Zeelandic, Ter Veere) is a municipality with a population of 22,000 and a town with a population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, in the region of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland. History The name ''Veere'' ...

Goes Goes () is a city and municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland, in the province of Zeeland. The city of Goes has approximately 27,000 residents. History Goes was founded in the 10th century on the edge of a creek: de Kort ...

Stage 3

;10 June 2022 –

Heythuysen Heythuysen (; li, Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp, and between the Bevelandse beek and t ...

to Buchten,

Stage 4

;11 June 2022 –

Rucphen Rucphen () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands between Roosendaal and Etten-Leur, south of the railway, but without a train-station. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Rucphen, J ...

Mierlo Mierlo is a town in the southern Netherlands, in the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant. Until 2004, it was a separate municipality with an area of . Mierlo is home to a few interesting buildings, for example the old Council house and ...

Stage 5

;12 June 2022 –

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Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the blue jersey, because first placed

Olav Kooij Olav Kooij (born 17 October 2001) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Kooij rode for the Forte U19 Cycling Team and Willebrord Wil Vooruit as a junior, before signing for the for their inaugura ...

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3 and 4,

Elia Viviani Elia Viviani (born 7 February 1989) is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . On 10 May 2015, Viviani won his first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d'Italia, winning stage 2 in a bunch sprint before Moreno ...

wore the blue jersey for the same reason. * On stage 2,

Tim van Dijke Tim van Dijke (born 15 March 2000) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His twin brother Mick also rides for . Major results ;2019 : 1st Ronde van Oud-Vossemeer ;2020 : 9th Overall Tour Bitwa Warsz ...

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

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3,

Tomáš Kopecký Tomáš Kopecký (; born 5 February 1982) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers. He is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, hav ...

wore the blue jersey for the same reason. On stage 4,

Mick van Dijke Mick van Dijke (born 15 March 2000) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . His twin brother Tim van Dijke also rides for the same formation. Van Dijke was contracted to join UCI WorldTeam in the 2022 ...

wore the white jersey for the same reason.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

*{{official website, https://zlmtour.nl/ Ster ZLM Toer ZLM Tour ZLM Tour ZLM Tour ZLM Tour