2022 Vuelta a Andalucía

The 2022 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol (English: Tour of Andalucia Route of the Sun) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 16 and 20 February 2022 in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 68th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.

After the 2021 edition was postponed to May due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, the race returned to its traditional mid-February timeslot.

Teams
12 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and ten UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race. Only 14 teams entered a full squad of seven riders each. Four teams entered six riders each, and three teams entered five riders each, while was the only team to enter four riders. , with one non-starter, was reduced to six riders. In total, 140 riders started the race, of which 108 finished.

Before stage 3, and  both withdrew from the race after returning multiple positive COVID-19 test results.

UCI WorldTeams



UCI ProTeams



Stage 1

 * 16 February 2022 – Ubrique to Iznájar, 200.7 km

Stage 2

 * 17 February 2022 – Archidona to Alcalá la Real, 150.6 km

Stage 3

 * 18 February 2022 – Lucena to Otura, 153.2 km

Stage 4

 * 19 February 2022 – Cúllar Vega to Baza, 167.4 km

Stage 5

 * 20 February 2022 – Huesa to Chiclana de Segura, 146.4 km

Classification leadership table

 * On stage 2, Ander Okamika, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Rune Herregodts wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Stephen Bassett wore the blue jersey as the leader of the sprints classification.
 * On stage 3, Rune Herregodts, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Alessandro Covi wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Simon Clarke wore the green jersey on stage 4.