All 18
UCI WorldTeams and four
UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[2] Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, for a total of 154 riders who started the race.[3]
A wave of flu-like symptoms, although with no positive
COVID-19 test results, resulted in an unusually high attrition rate as many riders were forced to withdraw from the race.[4] A total of 37 riders withdrew before the final stage or abandoned during the stage, as most of them were not in contention for any of the final classifications. As a result, only 59 riders finished the race,[5] which was the fewest number since the
1985 edition.[6]
On stage 2,
PrimoĆŸ RogliÄ, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Christophe Laporte wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.[11] On stage 3,
Fabio Jakobsen wore the green jersey for the same reason.[14]
On stage 5,
Mads Pedersen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Wout van Aert wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.[20]
a As of 1 March 2022, the
UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.[34]
All 18
UCI WorldTeams and four
UCI ProTeams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[2] Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, for a total of 154 riders who started the race.[3]
A wave of flu-like symptoms, although with no positive
COVID-19 test results, resulted in an unusually high attrition rate as many riders were forced to withdraw from the race.[4] A total of 37 riders withdrew before the final stage or abandoned during the stage, as most of them were not in contention for any of the final classifications. As a result, only 59 riders finished the race,[5] which was the fewest number since the
1985 edition.[6]
On stage 2,
PrimoĆŸ RogliÄ, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Christophe Laporte wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.[11] On stage 3,
Fabio Jakobsen wore the green jersey for the same reason.[14]
On stage 5,
Mads Pedersen, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Wout van Aert wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.[20]
a As of 1 March 2022, the
UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine.[34]