2022 Tour de la Provence

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2022 Tour de la Provence

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series = 2022 UCI ProSeries

| race_no =

| season_no =

| date = 10–13 February 2022

| stages = 3 + Prologue

| distance = 505.7

| unit = km

| time = 12h 09' 11"

| first = Nairo Quintana

| first_nat = COL

| first_team = {{UCI team code|ARK men|2022}}

| first_color = black

| second = Julian Alaphilippe

| second_nat = FRA

| second_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2022}}

| third = Mattias Skjelmose Jensen

| third_nat = DEN

| third_team = {{UCI team code|TFS men|2022}}

| points = Julian Alaphilippe

| points_nat = FRA

| points_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2022}}

| points_color = yellow

| mountains = Nairo Quintana

| mountains_nat = COL

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|ARK men|2022}}

| mountains_color = bluedot

| youth = Mattias Skjelmose Jensen

| youth_nat = DEN

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|TFS men|2022}}

| youth_color = green

| team = {{UCI team code|QST|2022}}

| previous = 2021

| next = 2024

}}

The 2022 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 10 and 13 February 2022 in the French region of Provence. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the seventh edition of the Tour de la Provence.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2022/ROA/66948|title=Tour de la Provence|publisher=UCI|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204154314/https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2022/ROA/66948|archive-date=4 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-la-provence-2022/preview/|title=Tour de la Provence - preview|first=Barry|last=Ryan|website=CyclingNews|publisher=Future plc|date=8 February 2022|access-date=10 February 2022}}

Teams

11 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the 17 teams that participated in the race.{{cite web|url=https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-equipes-2/|title=Les équipes|language=French|trans-title=The teams|publisher=Tour de la Provence|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204154822/https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-equipes-2/|archive-date=4 February 2022}}{{sfn|Route Book|2022|pp=14}} 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,{{cite web|url=https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/coureurs-engages/|title=Coureurs engagés|language=French|trans-title=Committed riders|publisher=Tour de la Provence|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210181234/https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/coureurs-engages/|archive-date=10 February 2022}} of which 91 finished.{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-cycliste-international-la-provence/2022/gc/startlist/roster-with-dropouts|title=Startlist for Tour de la Provence 2022|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=13 February 2022}}

UCI WorldTeams

{{UCI team code|ALM|2022}}
{{UCI team code|AST|2022}}
{{UCI team code|COF men|2022}}
{{UCI team code|GFC|2022}}
{{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}
{{UCI team code|IPT|2022}}
{{UCI team code|LTS|2022}}
{{UCI team code|MOV men|2022}}
{{UCI team code|QST|2022}}
{{UCI team code|DSM men|2022}}
{{UCI team code|TFS men|2022}}

UCI ProTeams

{{UCI team code|ARK men|2022}}
{{UCI team code|BBK|2022}}
{{UCI team code|TDE|2022}}

UCI Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|GRL|2022}}
{{UCI team code|NMC|2022}}
{{UCI team code|AUB|2022}}

Route

class="wikitable" \|+ Stage characteristics and winners{{cite web\|url=https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-etapes/\|title=Les étapes\|language=French\|trans-title=The stages\|publisher=Tour de la Provence\|access-date=7 February 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207045912/https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-etapes/\|archive-date=7 February 2022}}{{sfn\|Route Book\|2022\|pp=15}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.flobikes.com/articles/7364451-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-tour-de-la-provence\|title=Everything You Need To Know About The 2022 Tour De La Provence\|first=Jessica\|last=Alexander\|work=FloBikes\|publisher=FloSports\|date=21 January 2022\|access-date=7 February 2022}}
scope="col" \| Stage ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Course ! scope="col" \| Distance ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Type ! scope="col" \| Stage winner
scope="row" \| P \| style="text-align:center;" \| 10 February \| Berre-l'Étang \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|7.1\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Time Trial.svg \| Individual time trial \| {{flagathlete\|Filippo Ganna\|ITA}}
scope="row" \| 1 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 11 February \| Istres to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|152\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Plainstage.svg \| Flat stage \| {{flagathlete\|Elia Viviani\|ITA}}
scope="row" \| 2 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 12 February \| Arles to Manosque \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|180.5\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Hillystage.svg \| Hilly stage \| {{flagathlete\|Bryan Coquard\|FRA}}
scope="row" \| 3 \| style="text-align:center;" \| 13 February \| Manosque to {{ill\|Montagne de Lure\|fr}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|166.1\|km\|abbr=on}} \| File:Mountainstage.svg \| Mountain stage \| {{flagathlete\|Nairo Quintana\|COL}}
colspan="3" \| Total \| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" \| {{convert\|505.7\|km\|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"

|+ Stage characteristics and winners{{cite web|url=https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-etapes/|title=Les étapes|language=French|trans-title=The stages|publisher=Tour de la Provence|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207045912/https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/les-etapes/|archive-date=7 February 2022}}{{sfn|Route Book|2022|pp=15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flobikes.com/articles/7364451-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-2022-tour-de-la-provence|title=Everything You Need To Know About The 2022 Tour De La Provence|first=Jessica|last=Alexander|work=FloBikes|publisher=FloSports|date=21 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Stage winner

scope="row" | P

| style="text-align:center;" | 10 February

| Berre-l'Étang

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|7.1|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Filippo Ganna|ITA}}

scope="row" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 11 February

| Istres to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|152|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Elia Viviani|ITA}}

scope="row" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 12 February

| Arles to Manosque

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|180.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Bryan Coquard|FRA}}

scope="row" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 13 February

| Manosque to {{ill|Montagne de Lure|fr}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|166.1|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Nairo Quintana|COL}}

colspan="3" | Total

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|505.7|km|abbr=on}}

Stages

= Prologue =

;10 February 2022 – Berre-l'Étang, {{convert|7.1|km|abbr=on}} (ITT){{cite web|url=https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/le-parcours/|title=Le parcours|language=French|trans-title=The route|publisher=Tour de la Provence|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051344/https://www.tourdelaprovence.fr/le-parcours/|archive-date=7 February 2022}}{{sfn|Route Book|2022|pp=17-21}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=Prologue Result (1–10){{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-la-provence-2022/prologue/results/|title=Tour de la Provence: Filippo Ganna wins prologue|first=Laura|last=Weislo|website=CyclingNews|publisher=Future plc|date=10 February 2022|access-date=10 February 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://chronoconsult.fr/_archives/resultats/tourdelaprovence/2022/TDLP2022_R%C3%A9sultats_Prologue|title=TDLP2022 Résultats Prologue|language=French|trans-title=TDLP2022 Prologue Results|work=Tour de la Provence|publisher=Chrono Consult|date=10 February 2022|access-date=10 February 2022}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Filippo Ganna|ITA|{{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}|8' 04"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Ethan Hayter|GBR|{{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}|+ 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Tobias Ludvigsson|SWE|{{UCI team code|GFC|2022}}|+ 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Samuele Battistella|ITA|{{UCI team code|AST|2022}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Pierre Latour|FRA|{{UCI team code|TDE|2022}}|+ 15"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Julian Alaphilippe|FRA|{{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Maciej Bodnar|POL|{{UCI team code|TDE|2022}}|+ 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Mathias Norsgaard|DEN|{{UCI team code|MOV men|2022}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Dries Devenyns|BEL|{{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|+ 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Ilan Van Wilder|BEL|{{UCI team code|QST|2022}}|+ 20"}}

{{cyclingresult start|title=General classification after Prologue (1–10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Filippo Ganna|ITA|{{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}|8' 04"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Ethan Hayter|GBR|{{UCI team code|IGD|2022}}|+ 12"|20px}}