The 2022 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-three road cycling events throughout the 2022 women's cycling season. It was the seventh edition of the UCI Women's World Tour, the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2016. The competition began with Strade Bianche on 5 March, and finished with the final stage of the Tour de Romandie Féminin on 9 October.
Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten () became the first rider to win the individual classification for a third time, having previously won the 2018 and 2021 titles. She won four overall victories during the season, including the Giro Donne and the inaugural Tour de France Femmes - becoming the first woman to complete a Giro–Tour double in the same year.
Second place went to fellow Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who won three events. Third place was taken by Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek–Segafredo) for the second year in succession - Borghini won five events, including Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Twelve different riders won races, with five riders holding the individual classification lead during the season.
As in previous years, the teams classification was won by SD Worx - their sixth win in seven seasons. The youth classification was won by Dutch rider Shirin van Anrooij (Trek–Segafredo).
Events
The race calendar for the 2022 season was announced in June 2021, with twenty-four races initially scheduled – up from eighteen that were held in 2021. The calendar featured several new events, including Tour de France Femmes. The Giro Donne also returned to the calendar, following promises of live television coverage. In September 2021, the Tour de Romandie Féminin was added to make a total of twenty-five races. The two Chinese races were cancelled in June 2022, making a total of twenty-three races.
+ 2022 UCI Women's World Tour Race Date First Second Third Leader Strade Bianche Donne 5 March Ronde van Drenthe 12 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 20 March Classic Brugge–De Panne 24 March Gent–Wevelgem 27 March Tour of Flanders 3 April Amstel Gold Race 10 April Paris–Roubaix Femmes 16 April La Flèche Wallonne Femmes 20 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes 24 April Itzulia Women 13–15 May Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 19–22 May RideLondon Classique 27–29 May The Women's Tour 6–11 June Giro Donne 30 June–10 July Tour de France Femmes 24–31 July Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden TTT 6 August Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden RR 7 August // Tour of Scandinavia 9–14 August Classic Lorient Agglomération 27 August Simac Ladies Tour 30 August – 4 September Challenge by La Vuelta 7–11 September Tour de Romandie Féminin 7–9 October
Cancelled events Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was cancelled. In June 2022, the planned Chinese races (Tour of Chongming Island and Tour of Guangxi) were cancelled as the organisers did not wish to stage the events due to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.
Teams The fourteen Women's WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with the three best 2021 UCI Women's Continental Teams (Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling, Parkhotel Valkenburg and Valcar–Travel & Service) also invited automatically. Other Continental women's teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
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