Team Profiles: La Vuelta 2022
23 teams will compete in the 2022 edition of La Vuelta. Some will offer true contenders for the overall win. Every team will seek a piece of the glory, whether that’s a stage win or a prize jersey. Hump Day News spells out the rosters below, highlighting the riders to watch as part of our Preview of La Vuelta 2022.
AG2R Citroën Team
Clément Champoussin (FRA)
Dorian Godon (FRA)
Jaako Hänninen (FIN)
Bob Jungels (LUX)
Nans Peters (FRA)
Nicolas Prodhomme (FRA)
Andrea Vendrame (ITA)
Astana Qazaqstan
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
Harold Tejada (COL)
Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ)
David de la Cruz (ESP)
Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ)
Samuele Battistella (ITA)
Bahrain Victorious
Gino Mäder (SUI)
Wout Poels (NED)
Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
Jasha Sütterlin (GER)
Fred Wright (GBR)
Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)
Santiago Buitrago (COL)
Bora-Hansgrohe
Sam Bennett (IRE)
Sergio Higuita (COL)
Wilco Kelderman (NED)
Emanuel Buchmann (GER)
Ryan Mullen (IRE)
Jonas Koch (GER)
Danny van Poppel (NED)
Cofidis
Davide Cimolai (ITA)
Thomas Champion (FRA)
Jesús Herrada (ESP)
José Herrada (ESP)
Davide Villella (ITA)
Bryan Coquard (FRA)
Rubén Fernández (ESP)
Rémy Rochas (FRA)
EF Education-EasyPost
Mark Padun (UKR)
Esteban Chaves (COL)
James Shaw (GBR)
Merhawi Kudus (ERI)
Jonathan Caicedo (ECU)
Julius van den Berg (NED)
Groupama-FDJ
Jake Stewart (GBR)
Fabian Lienhard (SUI)
Bruno Armirail (FRA)
Quentin Pacher (FRA)
Miles Scotson (AUS)
Rudy Molard (FRA)
Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI)
Ineos Grenadiers
Ethan Hayter (GBR)
Pavel Sivakov (FRA)
Ben Turner (GBR)
Luke Plapp (AUS)
Carlos Rodriguez (ESP)
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
Rein Taaramäe (EST)
Gerben Thijssen (BEL)
Jan Bakelants (BEL)
Tom Devriendt (BEL)
Julius Johansen (DEN)
Jan Hirt (CZE)
Israel-Premier Tech
Carl Frederik Hagen (NOR)
Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)
Omer Goldstein (ISR)
Michael Woods (CAN)
Itamar Einhorn (ISR)
Patrick Bevin (NZL)
Daryl Impey (RSA)
Jumbo-Visma
Edoardo Affini (ITA)
Sam Oomen (NED)
Sepp Kuss (USA)
Robert Gesink (NED)
Mike Teunissen (NED)
Chris Harper (AUS)
Rohan Dennis (AUS)
Lotto Soudal
Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
Cedric Beullens (BEL)
Filippo Conca (ITA)
Steff Cras (BEL)
Jarrad Drizners (AUS)
Kamil Małecki (POL)
Harry Sweeny (AUS)
Maxim Van Gils (BEL)
Movistar Team
Carlos Verona (ESP)
José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
Nelson Oliveira (POR)
Mathias Norsgaard (DEN)
Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
Lluís Mas (ESP)
QuickStep-AlphaVinyl
Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
Fausto Masnada (ITA)
Pieter Serry (BEL)
Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)
Louis Vervaeke (BEL)
BikeExchange-Jayco
Lawson Craddock (USA)
Lucas Hamilton (AUS)
Callum Scotson (AUS)
Kaden Groves (AUS)
Kelland O’Brien (AUS)
Luke Durbridge (AUS)
Michael Hepburn (AUS)
Team DSM
Nikias Arndt (GER)
Mark Donovan (GBR)
Henri Vandenabeele (BEL)
Thymen Arensman (DSM)
Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)
Marco Brenner (GER)
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg (NOR)
Trek-Segafredo
Mads Pedersen (DEN)
Dario Cataldo (ITA)
Kenny Elissonde (FRA)
Julien Bernard (FRA)
Antonio Tiberi (ITA)
Alex Kirsch (LUX)
Daan Hoole (NED)
UAE Team Emirates
Pascal Ackermann (GER)
Juan Ayuso (ESP)
Brandon McNulty (USA)
Juan Molano (COL)
Ivo Oliveira (POR)
Jan Polanc (SLO)
Marc Soler (ESP)
Alpecin-Deceuninck
Jimmy Janssens
Tim Merlier
Xandro Meurisse
Oscar Riesebeek
Robert Stannard
Lionel Taminiaux
Gianni Vermeersch
Jay Vine
Team Arkéa-Samsic
Nairo Quintana (COL) (busted for Tramadol)
Daniel McLay (GBR)
Anthony Delaplace (FRA)
Élie Gesbert (FRA)
Thibault Guernalec (FRA)
Simon Guglielmi (FRA)
Łukasz Owsian (POL)
Clément Russo (FRA)
Burgos-BH
Jetse Bol (NED)
Óscar Cabedo (ESP)
José Manuel Díaz (ESP)
Jesús Ezquerra (ESP)
Ángel Madrazo (ESP)
Daniel Navarro (ESP)
Ander Okamika (ESP)
Manuel Peñalver (ESP)
Equipo Kern Pharma
Roger Adrìa (ESP)
Urko Berrade (ESP)
Héctor Carretero (ESP)
Francisco Galván (ESP)
Raúl García Pierna (ESP)
Pau Miquel (ESP)
José Félix Parra (ESP)
Vojtech Repa (CZE)
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Luis Ángel Maté (ESP)
Ibai Azurmendi (ESP)
Carlos Canal (ESP)
Xabier Mikel Azparren (ESP)
Joan Bou (ESP)
Mikel Iturria (ESP)
Mikel Bizkarra (ESP)
Gotzon Martín (ESP)