After missing the race for nine years, Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team) returned to make his mark in the 2022 Giro d’Italia, winning the 201km long Stage 3 of the race, starting from Kaposvár and finishing in Balatonfüred.
Simon Yates came with an unexpected time trial victory for Stage 2 of the 2022 Giro d’Italia in front of the Royal Palace of Budapest as he rode three seconds faster than race leader Mathieu van der Poel, and five seconds faster than hot favorite Tom Dumoulin.
Mathieu van der Poel claimed the Maglia Rosa in his debut at the 2022 Giro d’Italia in a stage where he was a strong favorite.
Dylan Van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) not only won the 2022 edition of Paris-Roubaix, but he completed the 257.2-kilometer cobbled classic at a best-ever average speed of 45.8km/h.
Warren Barguil went solo 3km before the end in the hill of “the stage of the muri” (walls) to claim his first-ever victory on Italian soil in Stage 5 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Tim Merlier opened his victory account for the year, winning Stage 2 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico.
A recent event celebrating the 20-year partnership between Banca Mediolanum and the Giro d’Italia took place at the Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan. The new Maglia Azzurra was also unveiled during the soirée.
During the annual press day of Lotto Soudal the plans of the team leaders were announced. Sprinter Caleb Ewan aims for stage wins in Giro and Tour again, Philippe Gilbert hopes to end his career in style and will be present in all the hilly Classics and Florian Vermeersch hopes to excel in the Flemish Classics.
Peter Sagan won the first-ever Giro d’Italia Criterium, organised by RCS Sport with the support of MadeinItaly.gov.it, Dubai Sports Council and Expo 2020 Dubai.
The 2022 Giro d’Italia will begin with three stages on Hungarian soil – including an individual time trial through the streets of Budapest.