The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 48th edition of the Volta ao Algarve.

[1] After the 2021 edition was postponed to May due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in Portugal,[2][3] the race returned to its traditional mid-February timeslot.

[5][6] Only five teams did not enter a full squad of seven riders; Groupama–FDJ and Trek–Segafredo each entered six riders, while Human Powered Health, Team Jumbo–Visma, and UAE Team Emirates each entered five riders.

There were two non-starters, one from Cofidis and Human Powered Health each, which reduced those teams to six and four riders, respectively.

In total, 165 riders started the race,[7] of which 133 finished.