2022 UAE Tour
The 2022 UAE Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 20 and 26 February 2022 in the United Arab Emirates. It was the fourth edition of the UAE Tour and the opening race of the 2022 UCI World Tour.
Teams
All but one of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, and three UCI ProTeams, make up the 20 teams that are participating in the race., the only UCI WorldTeam to not be participating in the race, declined their invitation, citing a full schedule. and received automatic invitations as the best performing UCI ProTeams in the 2021 season, but only the former accepted their invitation. The other two UCI ProTeams, and, were selected by RCS Sport, the race organisers.With many teams experiencing positive COVID-19 test results and having to withdraw riders and staff from competition, only 10 teams were able to enter a full squad of seven riders, with a further seven teams entering six riders each. and were only able to enter five riders each, while was the only team to enter a squad of four riders. also had one late non-starter, reducing their squad to six riders. In total, 125 riders started the race, of which 122 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
Route
Stages
Stage 1
;20 February 2022 — Madinat Zayed to Madinat Zayed,Stage 2
;21 February 2022 – Al Hudayriat Island to Abu Dhabi Breakwater,Stage 3
;22 February 2022 – Ajman,Stage 4
;23 February 2022 – Fujairah Fort to Jebel Jais,Stage 5
;24 February 2022 – Ras Al Khaimah Corniche to Al Marjan Island,Stage 6
;25 February 2022 – Expo 2020 Dubai to Expo 2020 Dubai,Stage 7
;26 February 2022 – Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet,Classification leadership table
- On stage 2, Sam Bennett, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Jasper Philipsen wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Dmitry Strakhov wore the black jersey as the leader of the sprints classification. For the same reason, Mark Cavendish wore the green jersey on stage 3.
- On stages 2 and 3, Xandres Vervloesem, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Jasper Philipsen wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 4, Tadej Pogačar, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Stefan Bissegger wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stages 5–7, João Almeida, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings