GP Miguel Indurain 2022 [FULL RACE]

April 2, 2022

GP Miguel Indurain 2022 – Estella-Lizarra – Estella-Lizarra : 190 km

The Gran Premio Miguel Indurain, which was formerly known as the Grand Prix Navarre up until the late 90s, is a Spanish semi-Classic and one of the few one-day races on the European calendar that actually favours the climbers. The race first debuted back in 1951, but it was limited to just amateurs and local riders until the late 80s. Once the race opened its doors to the pros however it suddenly saw a number of legendary riders etch their names onto its winners list. In 1998 the race was rebranded to honour Indurain, a local rider and Spain’s most successful road cyclist. The race follows a hilly loop around the city of Estella-Lizarra every year, conquering many of Navarre’s most famous climbs along the way. Over the last decade it has mainly been the preserve of Spanish climbers, but we have seen a couple of fast-finishing all-rounders also scalp a big win.

Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic) came late in a hectic downhill sprint to win the Gran Premio Miguel Indurain.

The one-day race was reduced to 192km, with several key climbs removed from the route due to overnight snow and cold conditions in the Basque Country. However, it remained a race for the climbers with the late steep climb above the finish in Estella sparking late attacks.

Alexis Vuillermoz (TotalEnergies) got away with Marc Hirschi (UAE Team Emirates) but other riders joined them on the twisting descent to the finish, with riders spread across the road as they sprint to the line.

Barguil came off the wheels and timed his final kick to perfection to beat Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech).

“It was a very close sprint but I had the speed to win it. I’m always ready for a final sprint and I’m really happy I was able to pull it off,” Barguil said.

“I wasn’t confident about the race going ahead but in the end, it wasn’t that cold and I felt good. It turned out to be a good day.”

Riders and teams awoke to a thick covering of snow 24 hours after seeing their colleagues experience the same wintry conditions in Belgium before the Tour of Flanders.

However, this was a race day and the show must go on. Fortunately, the race organisers agreed to cut the three major climbs of the race: the Guirguillano, Lezáun and Eraúl but that still left 2400m to climb around Estella, in the autonomous community of Navarre in northern Spain.

The race started under heavy rain and the peloton remained together for the opening 40km.

Paul Lapeira (AG2R Citroën), the USA’s Stephen Bassett (Human Powered Health), Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Alex Martin (Eolo-Kometa), Xabier Mikel Azparren (Euskaltel – Euskadi), Rafael Reis (Glassdrive Q8 Anicolor), Oscar Cabedo (Burgos-BH), Mikel Bizkarra (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Ivan Cobo (Equipo Kern Pharma) then formed the break of he day and opened a gap of three minutes, with local team Movistar and UAE Team Emirates leading the peloton.

Bahrain Victorious and then Arkea-Samsic also joined the chase with 60km to go, with the break’s lead falling to 1:30 as a consequence. Bassett tried a solo attack but was soon brought back before the peloton arrived to race aggressively on the hilly finishing circuits.

Enric Mas (Movistar) sparked an attack on the first climb above Estella, with Gorka Izagirre (Cofidis) also aggressive. They were joined by Luis León Sánchez, Jefferson Cepeda, Victor Lafay and Aleksandr Vlasov. However, the peloton chased them down at the start of the last lap.

On the final climb, with just 2.5km to go, Latour attacked first and was joined by an impressive-looking Hirschi. However, the technical descent and the television motorbike slowing the move meant their lead was reduced and a small, select group formed for the downhill sprint.

Clarke and Vlasov hit out first but Barguil came from behind with speed to hit the line first and give Arkea-Samsic their eighth victory of 2022.

Results :
1 Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 4:57:49
2 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe
3 Simon Clarke (Aus) Israel-Premier Tech
4 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) TotalEnergies
5 Andrea Vendrame (Ita) AG2R Citroen Team
6 Pierre Latour (Fra) TotalEnergies
7 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Cofidis
8 Marc Hirschi (Swi) UAE Team Emirates
9 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
10 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
11 Pello Bilbao Lopez De Armentia (Spa) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:03
12 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal
13 Fernando Barceló Aragon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:00:06
14 Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Lotto Soudal
15 Edoardo Zambanini (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:11
16 Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:00:14
17 Stefan De Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:00:18
18 Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 0:00:20
19 Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
20 Igor Arrieta Lizarraga (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:00:25
21 Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious
22 Sylvain Moniquet (Bel) Lotto Soudal
23 Frederico Figueiredo (Por) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor
24 Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
25 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Bahrain Victorious 0:00:28
26 Aleksandr Riabushenko (Blr) Astana Qazaqstan Team
27 Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain Victorious
28 Valentin Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 0:00:31
29 Gavin Mannion (USA) Human Powered Health
30 Ibai Azurmendi Sagastibeltza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
31 Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:00:38
32 Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Burgos-BH 0:00:39
33 Kyle Murphy (USA) Human Powered Health 0:00:43
34 Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35 Jefferson Cepeda (Ecu) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
36 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 0:00:46
37 Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis 0:00:49
38 Victor Lafay (Fra) Cofidis 0:00:50
39 Javier Romo Oliver (Spa) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:00:55
40 Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis 0:01:08
41 Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:01:13
42 Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:31
43 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
44 Simon Guglielmi (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
45 Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Team Emirates
46 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar Team
47 Patrick Bevin (NZl) Israel-Premier Tech 0:01:43
48 Fabien Grellier (Fra) TotalEnergies 0:01:47
49 Fabien Doubey (Fra) TotalEnergies
50 Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:55
51 Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain Victorious 0:02:33
52 Victor Langellotti (Mon) Burgos-BH 0:03:27
53 Sergio Garcia Gonzalez (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
54 Asier Etxeberria Zafra (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:03:29
55 Pedro Silva (Por) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor
56 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos-BH
57 Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) TotalEnergies
58 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
59 Alexander Cataford (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
60 Yuriy Natarov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team
61 David Lozano Riba (Spa) Novo Nordisk
62 Edward Ravasi (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
63 Daniel Jimenez Martinez (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
64 Péter Kusztor (Hun) Novo Nordisk
65 Winner Anacona (Col) Arkea-Samsic
66 Pelayo Sanchez Mayo (Spa) Burgos-BH
67 Alessandro Fancellu (Ita) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
68 Filippo Conca (Ita) Lotto Soudal 0:03:32
69 Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
70 Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates
71 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
72 Dayer Quintana (Col) Arkea-Samsic
73 Julen Amezqueta Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
74 Alan Jousseaume (Fra) TotalEnergies
75 Simon Pellaud (Swi) Trek-Segafredo
76 Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Movistar Team
77 Diego Lopez Fuentes (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
78 Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:03:42
79 Daniel Alejandro Mendez Noreña (Col) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:03:47
80 Antonio Nibali (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:03:49
81 Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis 0:03:50
82 Antonio Pedrero (Spa) Movistar Team 0:03:54
83 Frederik Wandahl (Den) Bora-Hansgrohe
84 Felix Gall (Aut) AG2R Citroen Team
85 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain Victorious
86 Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Israel-Premier Tech 0:04:00
87 Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:05:19
88 Sergio Araiz Michel (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma 0:05:48
89 Michel Ries (Lux) Arkea-Samsic 0:05:54
90 Unai Cuadrado Ruiz De Gauna (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
91 Viktor Verschaeve (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:06:00
92 Sam Brand (GBr) Novo Nordisk 0:07:57
93 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
94 Txomin Juaristi Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
95 Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
96 David Martin (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team 0:08:00
97 Daniel Viegas (Por) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
98 Alex Martin Gutierrez (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
99 Alejandro Ropero Molina (Spa) Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
100 Stephen Bassett (USA) Human Powered Health
101 Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:08:08
102 Guy Niv (Isr) Israel-Premier Tech 0:08:20
103 Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 0:09:32
104 Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Arkea-Samsic 0:09:36
105 Rafael Reis (Por) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor 0:13:23
106 Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Human Powered Health 0:17:57
DNS Alexander Molenaar (Ned) Burgos-BH
DNS Derek Gee (Can) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Paul Lapeira (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
DNF Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Sergio Higuita Garcia (Col) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Lennard Kämna (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNF Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos-BH
DNF Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Burgos-BH
DNF Ivan Cobo Cayon (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma
DNF Afonso Eulálio (Por) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor
DNF Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor
DNF Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Glassdrive-Q8-Anicolor
DNF Ben King (USA) Human Powered Health
DNF Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal
DNF Harry Sweeny (Aus) Lotto Soudal
DNF Isaac Canton Serrano (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Franklin Chacon Ortega (Ven) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Erik Martorell Haga (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Eduardo Perez-Landaluce Gonzalez (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Raul Rota Rus (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Miquel Valls Alemany (Spa) Manuela Fundacion
DNF Sergio Samitier Samitier (Spa) Movistar Team
DNF Stephen Clancy (Irl) Novo Nordisk
DNF Lucas Daugé (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Logan Lakota Phippen (USA) Novo Nordisk
DNF Filippo Ridolfo (Ita) Novo Nordisk
DNF Jeremy Cabot (Fra) TotalEnergies
DNF Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Tony Gallopin (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Juan Pedro Lopez Perez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
DNF João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates
DNF Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates