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.
Fabio Jakobsen gave himself a 25th birthday present, winning Stage 16 of the 2021 Vuelta a Espana in Santa Cruz de Bezana
Florian Sénéchal brought Deceuninck – Quick-Step their 52nd victory of the season, winning Stage 13 of the 2021 Vuelta a Espana in Villanueva de la Serena.
The 78th edition of the Vuelta a Espana is back and on schedule with its usual mid-August start date.
South African champion Daryl Impey stormed to victory in Stage 9 of the 2019 tour de France in Brioude.