WorldTour
UCI WorldTour 2022 events
UCI WorldTour events are top-level races for professional cyclists.
The events form a series, with riders competing for the overall title as well as individual wins. The UCI Women's WorldTour was launched in 2016, replacing the original World Cup and therefore adding stage races to the calendar.
After two years of disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022 calendar largely returned events to their traditional spots in the year. Australian races Santos Tour Down Under and Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race were removed from early in the year, though, with the effects of the pandemic still affecting the organisation of certain events.
Men's UCI WorldTour 2022 calendar
Date | Race | Country | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
February 20-26 | UAE Emirates Tour | United Arab Emirates | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
February 26 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Belgium | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
March 5 | Strade Bianche | Italy | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
March 6-13 | Paris-Nice | France | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
March 7-13 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Italy | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
March 19 | Milan-San Remo | Italy | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
March 21-27 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Spain | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
March 23 | Minerva Classic Brugge-De Panne | Belgium | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
March 25 | E3 Saxo Bank Classic | Belgium | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
March 27 | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders fields | Belgium | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
March 30 | Dwars Door Vlaanderen | Belgium | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
April 3 | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
April 4-9 | Tour of the Basque Country | Spain | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
April 10 | Amstel Gold Race | Netherlands | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
April 17 | Paris-Roubaix | France | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
April 20 | Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
April 24 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège | Belgium | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
April 26-May 1 | Tour de Romandie | Switzerland | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
May 1 | Eschborn Frankfurt | Germany | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
May 6-29 | Giro d'Italia | Italy | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
June 5-12 | Critérium du Dauphiné | France | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
June 12-19 | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
July 1-24 | Tour de France | France | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
July 30 | San Sebastain Klasikoa | Spain | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
July 30-August 5 | Tour of Poland | Poland | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
August 19-September 11 | Vuelta a España | Spain | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
August 21 | Bemer Cyclassics | Germany | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
August 28 | Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France | France | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
September 9 | Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | Canada | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
September 11 | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | Canada | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
October 8 | Il Lombardia | Italy | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
October 13-18 | Gree-Tour of Guangxi | China | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
UCI Women's WorldTour 2022 calendar
Date | Race | Country | Row 0 - Cell 3 |
March 5 | Strade Bianche Donne | Italy | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
March 12 | Ronde van Drenthe | Netherlands | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
March 20 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda | Italy | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
March 24 | Exterioo Classic Brugge-De Panne | Belgium | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
March 27 | Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields | Belgium | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
April 3 | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
April 10 | Amstel Gold Race Ladies Edition | Netherlands | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
April 16 | Paris-Roubaix Femmes | France | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
April 20 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Belgium | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
April 24 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes | Belgium | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
May 13-15 | Itzulia Women | Spain | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
May 19-22 | Vuelta a Burgos Feminas | Spain | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
May 27-29 | RideLondon Classique | Great Britain | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
June 6-11 | Women's Tour | Great Britain | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
June 30-July 10 | Giro d'Italia Donne | Italy | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
July 24-31 | Tour de France Femmes | France | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
August 6 | Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden TTT | Sweden | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
August 7 | Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda West Sweden RR | Sweden | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
August 9-14 | Tour of Scandinavia | Norway | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
August 27 | Classic Lorient Agglomération - Trophée Ceratizit | France | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
August 30-September 4 | Simac Ladies Tour | Netherlands | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
September 7-11 | Ceratizit Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta | Spain | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
October 7-9 | Tour de Romandie Féminin | Switzerland | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
October 13-15 | Tour of Chongming Island | China | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
October 18 | Tour of Guangxi | China | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
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