Mont Ventoux Challenge 2022: Guerreiro solos to victory

image: Cor VosRuben Guerreiro succeeds Miguel Ángel López, Aleksandr Vlasov and Jésus Herrada by winning the 4th edition of the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge. His team mate Esteban Chaves and Michael Storer round out the podium. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 2022 Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge

1. Ruben Guerreiro (por)
2. Esteban Chaves (col) + 0.53
3. Michael Storer (aus) + 1.28
4. Tobias Halland Johannessen (nor) + 2.00
5. Guillaume Martin (fra) + 2.15
6. Cristián Rodríguez (spa) + 2.28
7. Carlos Verona (spa) + 2.30
8. Andrey Zeits (kaz)+ 2.55
9. Roger Adrià (spa) + 3.08
10. Attila Valter (hun) + 3.14

How the race unfolded
Calmejane, Debeaumarché, Jousseaume, Koretzky and Riabushenko form the breakaway. The five put 4 minutes into the peloton.

In the first Ventoux ascent Debeaumarché is distanced. Meanwhile, the peloton ups the pace and the gap falls to 1.35 minutes at the summit.

The gap is down to 1 minute with 18 kilometres to, which inspires Riabushenko to attack. Jousseaume goes with him, but the Russian heads out alone in the woods.

It’s to no avail, as the favourites overhaul him inside the last 12 kilometres. Following several attacks, Guerreiro gives it a go. As the first chasers are his team mate Chaves and Storer, a victory at the Bald Mountain beckons.

And so it happens. Chaves completes the EF Education-EasyPost party by finishing in second.

Another interesting read: route and start list 2022 Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge.