The 2022 Okolo Slovenska (transl. Tour of Slovakia) is the 66th edition of the Okolo Slovenska road cycling stage race.[2] It is being held between 13 and 17 September 2022, as a category 2.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour.[3]

Teams

Five of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Continental teams, and the Slovakian national team make up the twenty-one teams that are participating in the race.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner
P 13 September Bratislava 7.0 km (4.3 mi) Individual time trial  Ethan Vernon (GBR)
1 14 September Šamorín to Trnava 142.3 km (88.4 mi) Flat stage  Ethan Vernon (GBR)
2 15 September Hlohovec to Banská Štiavnica 186.3 km (115.8 mi) Mountain stage  Archie Ryan (IRL)
3 16 September Detva to Spišská Nová Ves 210.0 km (130.5 mi) Hilly stage  Koen Bouwman (NED)
4 17 September Levoča to Košice 182.1 km (113.2 mi) Hilly stage  Jasper Haest (NED)
Total 727.7 km (452.2 mi)

Stages

Prologue

13 September 2022 — Bratislava, 7.0 km (4.3 mi) (ITT)[6]
Prologue Result[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 7' 33"
2  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 7"
3  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 15"
4  Loe van Belle (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 15"
5  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 18"
6  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 19"
7  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 20"
8  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 21"
9  Martin Svrček (SVK) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 22"
10  Liam Bertazzo (ITA) Maloja Pushbikers + 24"
General classification after Prologue[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 7' 33"
2  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 7"
3  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 15"
4  Loe van Belle (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 15"
5  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 18"
6  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 19"
7  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 20"
8  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 21"
9  Martin Svrček (SVK) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 22"
10  Liam Bertazzo (ITA) Maloja Pushbikers + 24"

Stage 1

14 September 2022 — Bratislava to Trnava, 139.3 km (86.6 mi) [9]
Stage 1 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 3h 09' 02"
2 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7"
3  Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 15"
4  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 15"
5  Tomáš Bárta (CZE) ATT Investments + 18"
6  Colin Joyce (USA) Human Powered Health + 19"
7  Loe van Belle (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 20"
8  Daniel Skerl (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 21"
9  Adam Toupalik (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 22"
10  Filippo Fortin (ITA) Maloja Pushbikers + 24"
General classification after Stage 1[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 3h 16' 25"
2  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 17"
3  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 25"
4  Loe van Belle (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 25"
5  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 28"
6  Maikel Zijlaard (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 29"
7  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 30"
8 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 30"
9  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 31"
10  Martin Svrček (SVK) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 32"

Stage 2

15 September 2022 — Hlohovec to Banská Štiavnica, 186.3 km (115.8 mi) [12]
Stage 2 Result[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Archie Ryan (IRL) Team Jumbo–Visma 4h 32' 22"
2  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
3  Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) Elkov–Kasper + 0"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 3"
5  Bart Lemmen (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 4"
6  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4"
7  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 4"
8  Davide De Cassan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 4"
9  Koen Bouwman (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 7"
10  Abel Balderstone (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 9"
General classification after Stage 2[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 7h 49' 14"
2  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 4"
3  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 5"
4  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 6"
5  Archie Ryan (IRL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
6  Bart Lemmen (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 13"
7  Koen Bouwman (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 14"
8  Abel Balderstone (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 17"
9  Davide De Cassan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 25"
10  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 27"

Stage 3

16 September 2022 — Detva to Spišská Nová Ves, 214.8 km (133.5 mi) [14]
Stage 3 Result[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Koen Bouwman (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma 5h 04' 07"
2  Luca Colnaghi (ITA) Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè + 0"
3  Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 0"
4  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
5  Diego Pablo Sevilla (ESP) Eolo–Kometa + 0"
6  Davide Bais (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 0"
7  Tomasz Budziński (POL) HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski + 0"
8  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0"
9  Jiří Petruš (CZE) ATT Investments + 0"
10  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 3[15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 12h 53' 21"
2  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 3"
3  Koen Bouwman (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 3"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 4"
5  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 4"
6  Archie Ryan (IRL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 10"
7  Bart Lemmen (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 12"
8  Abel Balderstone (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 17"
9  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 23"
10  Davide De Cassan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 24"

Stage 4

17 September 2022 — Levoča to Košice, 182.1 km (113.2 mi) [16]
Stage 4 Result[17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jasper Haest (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team 3h 59' 41"
2  Peter Schulting (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 0"
3  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 13"
4  Ethan Vernon (GBR) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 13"
5 Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 13"
6  Filippo Fortin (ITA) Maloja Pushbikers + 13"
7  Giovanni Leonardi (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 13"
8  Yuval Ben Moshe (ISR) Israel–Premier Tech + 13"
9  Daniel Babor (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 13"
10  Daniel Skerl (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 13"
General classification after Stage 4[17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Josef Černý (CZE) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 16h 53' 12"
2  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team + 6"
3  Koen Bouwman (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 6"
4  Stefan de Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7"
5  Jakub Otruba (CZE) Elkov–Kasper + 7"
6  Archie Ryan (IRL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 13"
7  Bart Lemmen (NED) VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 14"
8  Abel Balderstone (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 20"
9  Jonathan Lastra (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 26"
10  Davide De Cassan (ITA) Cycling Team Friuli ASD + 27"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
General classification
Points classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
P Ethan Vernon Ethan Vernon not awarded not awarded Ethan Vernon Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
1 Ethan Vernon Ethan Vernon Matúš Štocek
2 Archie Ryan Josef Černý Lorenzo Fortunato Archie Ryan Team Jumbo–Visma
3 Koen Bouwman
4 Jasper Haest Jasper Haest
Final Josef Černý Jasper Haest Lorenzo Fortunato Archie Ryan Team Jumbo–Visma

References

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