2022 Itzulia Women

The 2022 Itzulia Women was a women's cycle stage race that was held in the Basque Country from 13 to 15 May 2022. The 2022 edition of the race was the first running of the Itzulia Women, being held as part of the UCI Women's World Tour.^[1]

2022 Itzulia Women

2022 UCI Women's World Tour, race 9 of 20
Race details
Dates	13–15 May 2022
Stages	3
Distance	363.6 km (225.9 mi)
Winning time	10h 11' 54"
Results
Winner  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)   Second  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) (Canyon–SRAM)   Third  Kristen Faulkner (USA) (Team BikeExchange–Jayco) Points  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx) Mountains  Elise Chabbey (SUI) (Canyon–SRAM) Youth  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) (SD Worx)   Team Team DSM
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The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of SD Worx, who won all three stages of the event.^[2]

Route

The race used the hilly landscape of the Basque Country, with thirteen categorised climbs over the 3 stages, including the famed Jaizkibel climb (7.9km at 5.6%) used in the Clásica de San Sebastián.^[3]

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner	Team
1	13 May	Vitoria-Gasteiz to Labastida	105.9 km (65.8 mi)		Hilly stage	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx
2	14 May	Mallabia to Mallabia	117.9 km (73.3 mi)		Hilly stage	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx
3	15 May	Donostia-San Sebastián to Donostia-San Sebastián	139.8 km (86.9 mi)		Hilly stage	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx
Total			363.6 km (225.9 mi)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage^[2]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Elise Chabbey	Niamh Fisher-Black	SD Worx
2	Demi Vollering
3	Demi Vollering					Team DSM
Final		Demi Vollering	Demi Vollering	Elise Chabbey	Niamh Fisher-Black	Team DSM

• On stage 2 & 3, Pauliena Rooijakkers, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Demi Vollering wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, on stage 2, Heidi Franz, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.

Result

Final general classification^[2][5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Demi Vollering (NED)	SD Worx	10h 11' 54"
2	Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 47"
3	Kristen Faulkner (USA)	Team BikeExchange–Jayco	+ 1' 07"
4	Marta Cavalli (ITA)	FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	+ 1' 21"
5	Juliette Labous (FRA)	Team DSM	+ 1' 33"
6	Liane Lippert (GER)	Team DSM	+ 1' 44"
7	Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)	SD Worx	+ 1' 47"
8	Floortje Mackaij (NED)	Team DSM	+ 1' 47"
9	Paula Patiño (COL)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 50"
10	Veronica Ewers (USA)	EF Education–Tibco–SVB	+ 1' 50"

See also

• 2022 in women's road cycling