Date: Thursday, 02 June 2022
Natnael Tesfatsion, Louis Meintjes and Georg Zimmermann on the podium of the Giro dell'Appennino 2022. (Photo © Intermarché)
Italy | 1.1 | 
191.7 km
| POS | RIDER TEAM | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Louis Meintjes Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 4:56:30 |
| 02 |  | Natnael Tesfazion Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | + 1:37 |
| 03 |  | Georg Zimmermann Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | + 1:37 |
| 04 |  | Simon Clarke Israel-Premier Tech | + 1:37 |
| 05 | | Alessandro Verre Team Arkéa-Samsic | + 1:37 |
Natnael Tesfatsion won the sprint for second place from Georg Zimmermann. (Photo © Intermarché-Wanty-GobertLouis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) won the Giro dell’Appennino for his first victory of the season. He broke free of a small breakaway group to win solo in Genoa.
Both Meintjes and Zimmermann were in a leading group of five riders, accompanied by Alessandro Verre and Michel Ries for Arkéa-Samsic and Tesfatsion, on the fifth and final categorised climb of the long 191.7km route. On the winding path towards Bolzaneto, four riders bridged to the front to make it nine riders with 10km to go - Paul Double (Mg K Vis), Alessio Martinelli (Bardiani CSF Faizanè), Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) and Ivan Moreno (Equipo Kern Pharma).
Giro dell'Appennino 2022 (1.1)
Results (191.7 km)
| 1 |  louis meintjes | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | |||
| 2 |  Natnael Tesfazion | Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli | |||
| 3 |  Georg Zimmerman | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | |||
| 4 |  simon clarke | Israel-Premier Tech | |||
| 5 |  Alessandro Verre | Team Arkéa-Samsic | |||
| 6 |  Paul Double | MG.K vis Colors for Peace VPM | |||
| 7 | Alessio Martinelli | Bardiani CSF Faizanè | |||
| 8 |  Ivan Moreno | Kern Pharma Team | |||
| 9 |  Michael Ries | Team Arkéa-Samsic |
