| 2022 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 32 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Official event poster | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 19 March 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 293 km (182.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 27' 49" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
← 2021 2023 → | |||||||||||||
The2022 Milan–San Remo was aroad cycling one-day race that took place on 19 March 2022 in northwestern Italy.[1][2] It was the 113th edition of theMilan–San Remocycling classic.[3] Originally the eighth event on the2022 UCI World Tour calendar, it became the sixth event after the cancellation of theTour Down Under and theCadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.[4]
In a similar move to the one that wonJasper Stuyven theprevious edition,Matej Mohorič attacked on the descent of thePoggio di San Remo with under 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to go and soloed to the win.Anthony Turgis, who had attacked in the final kilometre to try to bridge the gap to Mohorič, stayed ahead of the chasing group to finish second, withMathieu van der Poel winning the sprint for third from the aforementioned group.[5][6]
All eighteenUCI WorldTeams and the top twoUCI ProTeams from the 2021 season,Alpecin–Fenix andArkéa–Samsic, were automatically invited.[7][8] The next best ProTeam from the 2021 season,Team TotalEnergies also received an automatic invitation, while four additional UCI ProTeams received wild card invitations.[9] Among these teams wasGazprom–RusVelo, but on 1 March 2022, theUCI revoked the licences of Russian and Belarusian teams due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[10]
Twenty-four teams participated in the race.[11] Of these teams,Bora–Hansgrohe andLotto–Soudal, with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders.[12]Team BikeExchange–Jayco was reduced to six riders with one non-starter. Of the 165 riders who took part in the race, 159 finished.[13]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 6h 27' 49" |
| 2 |  Anthony Turgis (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 2" |
| 3 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 2" |
| 4 |  Michael Matthews (AUS) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 2" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2" |
| 6 |  Mads Pedersen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 7 | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 2" |
| 8 |  Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2" |
| 9 | Jan Tratnik (SLO) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 5" |
| 10 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 11" |
