The Race
Tour de l'Ain 2022
The next Tour de l’Ain will take place from 9th to 11th August. A cycling event for all, it brings together, over 3 days, nearly 800 participants from all categories.
The Tour de l’Ain is above all a revealer of future champions: Thibaut PINOT, Romain BARDET, Julian ALAPHILIPPE, Warren BARGUIL, the current leaders of French cycling won their first professional victory or got first noticed at the event.
This is no coincidence: one of the strengths of the Tour de l’Ain is its territory, a playground which, thanks to its geographical diversity, enables us to create a stage race, alternating between plains and mountains, which will allow the best riders to emerge at the end of an often captivating and fiercely contested race.
The Tour de l’Ain is a festive and friendly event, which actively participates in the animation of every town visited by the peloton. This year, its different partners will develop events to promote cycling in every day life and its benefits on our health.
These new events show the importance of our partners’ commitment to bring the Tour de l’Ain to life: institutional partners, local authorities, economic partners, broadcasters and media, volunteers, cycling fans and general public… Without all our partners and the public, the Tour de l’Ain would not exist as it is. And for this, we thank everyone!
| Date | Start / Finish | Type | Distance | Climbing | Video | Presented by | ||
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Stage 1
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9 August
Tuesday 9 August
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Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne
(12:15)
Val-Revermont
(15:45 estim.)
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Flat
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151 km
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+1,210 m
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Stage 2
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10 August
Wednesday 10 August
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Saint-Vulbas
(12:00)
Lagnieu
(15:28 estim.)
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Hilly
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143 km
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+2,679 m
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Stage 3
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11 August
Thursday 11 August
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Plateau d'Hauteville
(12:35)
Lélex
(15:45 estim.)
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Mountain
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129 km
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+3,214 m
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The Prizes
Yellow Jersey
Blue Polka Dot Jersey
Green Jersey
White Jersey
Most Combative Rider
Best regional rider
History
Created in 1989, the Tour de l’Ain is part of the International Cycling Union calendar (Class 2.1) and counts for the UCI Europe Tour. A classification that allows it to host 20 of the world’s best teams.
Taking place a few weeks after the Tour de France, a special place is given to neo-pros and development teams.
The Tour de l’Ain has thus allowed young talents such as Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil, Pierre Latour or more recently David Gaudu to assert themselves alongside experienced riders such as David Moncoutié, Alexander Vinokourov or Thomas Voeckler.
The short and dynamic stages that take in the relief of the Haut-Jura at the end of the race make the Tour de l’Ain a significant event of the international circuit, favouring a complete rider with strong climbing qualities.
The previous edition
| Winner | Michael STORER (AUS) – Team DSM |
| Second | Harm VANHOUCKE (BEL) - Lotto Soudal |
| Third | Matteo BADILATTI (SUI) - Groupama FDJ |
| Green Jersey | Michael STORER (AUS) – Team DSM |
| Polka Dot Jersey | Michael STORER (AUS) – Team DSM |
| White Jersey | Andrea BAGIOLI (ITA) – Deceuninck QuickStep |
| Team Classification | Lotto Soudal |
