Ruta del Sol 2022

Wout Poels won the general classification of the 68th edition of the Ruta del Sol, while Cristián Rodríguez and Miguel Ángel López rounded out the podium. The race started on Wednesday 16 February 2022 to finish on Sunday the 20th.

Top 5 Ruta del Sol 2022
1. Wout Poels
2. Cristián Rodríguez + 0.14
3. Miguel Ángel López + 0.15
4. Carlos Rodriguez + 0.19
5. Simon Yates + 0.20

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Kämna climbs to victory, Poels seals GC

Lennard Kämna climbs to the stage honours on the last day of the Ruta del Sol, while Wout Poels seals the GC victory.

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Poels outsprints Lutsenko to take race lead

Wout Poels and Alexey Lutsenko attack from the breakway in the finale. The Dutchman outsprints the Kazach on the line and moves into the overall race lead, 10 seconds ahead of Miguel Ángel López.

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Sheffield wins with late attack, Covi keeps lead

A bunch sprint was the most likely outcome before the start. But that does not happen. Young Magnus Sheffield takes the spoils with a late attack.

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Covi climbs into leader's jersey

The 2nd stage of the Ruta del Sol boils down to the steep finish climb. Alessandro Covi attacks inside the last kilometre to solo to victory. The Italian is the new GC leader.

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Young Rune Herregodts wins stage 1

Rune Herregodts wins the 1st stage of the Ruta del Sol from the breakaway. He outsprints Stephen Bassett on the line. Obviously, the young Flemish rider is the first leader on GC.

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