2022 Tour de l’Ardèche
Male Team 06 - 12 Sep

Tour de l'Ardèche

752 Kilometers 7 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alicia González
  2. Lourdes Oyarbide
  3. Gloria Rodríguez
  4. Sheyla Gutiérrez
  5. Paula Patiño
  6. Jelena Erić
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Timetable

There’s no pattern for the stages’ finishing times, with every single one of them ending with a different schedule. The only matches are the opening two and the last two stages, finishing around 5pm CEST; the other ones will end earlier. It’s better to just check the times on the schedules listed at every stage down below.

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Bonus

There’s NO bonus seconds available in this race.

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Social Media

The only reliable sources of information for this event are the official website, tcfia.com, and the timekeeper, STSport.

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Score

The Movistar Team won the 2021 edition of this race with Leah Thomas, who claimed a solo victory on stage two and went on to defend her advantage all the way until stage seven.

Stages

Analysis

01
Le Teil - Villeneuve de Berg (109.5km)
06 September
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  1. 01 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team 3h03'23"
  2. 02 Simone Boilard St Michel – Auber 93 "
  3. 03 Silvia Zanardi BePink +2"
  4. 08 Jelena Erić Movistar Team +5"
  5. 11 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  6. 26 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +11"
  7. 57 Alicia González Movistar Team +1'56"
  8. 65 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +3'42"
02
Lac de Champos - Montélimar (109.6km)
07 September
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  1. 01 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team 2h56'29"
  2. 02 Silvia Zanardi BePink "
  3. 03 Coralie Demay St Michel – Auber 93 "
  4. 10 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  5. 33 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  6. 59 Jelena Erić Movistar Team "
  7. 70 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team "
  8. 88 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +6'44"
03
Avignon - Pernes les Fontaines (103.8km)
08 September
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  1. 01 Loes Adegeest IBCT 2h33'35"
  2. 02 Ricarda Bauernfeind Canyon-SRAM "
  3. 01 Emma Langley USA "
  4. 06 Jelena Erić Movistar Team +31"
  5. 15 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  6. 18 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +39"
  7. 45 Alicia González Movistar Team +6'05"
  8. 46 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team "
  9. 75 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +14'37"
04
Beauchastel - Sarras (105.2km)
09 September
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  1. 01 Antonia Niedermaier Canyon-SRAM 2h45'33"
  2. 02 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +1'11"
  3. 03 Silvia Zanardi BePink "
  4. 06 Jelena Erić Movistar Team "
  5. 08 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  6. 40 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +5'30"
  7. 67 Alicia González Movistar Team +16'30"
  8. 83 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +23'20"
05
Florac-Trois-Rivières - Mont Lozère (109.4km)
10 September
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  1. 01 Antonia Niedermaier Canyon-SRAM 3h26'15"
  2. 02 Claire Steels Sopela Women’s Team +32"
  3. 03 Silvia Zanardi BePink +45"
  4. 05 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +47"
  5. 14 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +2'31"
  6. 19 Jelena Erić Movistar Team +8'45"
  7. 22 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +12'01"
  8. 60 Alicia González Movistar Team +16'16"
  9. 68 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +27'07"
06
Alès (96.3km)
11 September
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  1. 01 Silvia Zanardi BePink 2h26'40"
  2. 02 Jelena Erić Movistar Team "
  3. 03 Danique Braam Bingoal Casino – Chevalmeire "
  4. 11 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  5. 20 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  6. 33 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team "
  7. 61 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +2'15"
  8. 70 Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team +5'29"
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Vesseaux - Privas (121km)
12 September
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  1. 01 Coralie Demay St Michel – Auber 93 3h25'09"
  2. 02 Loes Adegeest IBCT
  3. 03 Henrietta Colborne GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
  4. 04 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +28"
  5. 09 Jelena Erić Movistar Team +1'45"
  6. 23 Lourdes Oyarbide Movistar Team +3'20"
  7. 41 Alicia González Movistar Team +6'15"
  8. —  Gloria Rodríguez Movistar Team DNF
  9. —  Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team DNF

Analysis

It’s races like the Tour de l’Ardèche in France, so modest, kept alive by the support from ‘bénevoles’ who earn no money with it, which have led women’s cycling to the point it’s now reached with Grand Tours and big classics dominating the scene. That’s the spirit which remains the core of one of the most mountainous races in the UCI calendar, one that in recent years -most notably this 2022- has flattened its route quite a bit, its short stages now opening room for all kinds of riders.

The last event before the World Championships already features a hilly finish on stage one, with slopes around 3-4% in Villeneuve de Berg (Tuesday 6th). Following three group sprint chances in Montélimar -Wednesday 7th; watch out for the La Lartaiguille (Cat-3) ascent with 27km to go-, Pernes les Fontaines (Thursday 8th) and Sarras (Friday 9th), the race will start defining its GC outcome on Saturdya 10th, with the finish up the Mont Lozère (5km at 6%) after the ascent of Le Goulet (7km at 5%).

The biggest climb of the race, however, will arguably be crested on the final day: the Col de Benas (Cat.1), 7.5km at 5%, will be overcome just 13km from the finish in Privas (Monday 12th), and looks like the really pivotal moment of the race. Before that, sprinters will have a last chance in Alès on Sunday 11th.