It was held on 12 February 2022 in the titular region of southeastern Spain as a category 1.1 event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour calendar.

The 183.2-kilometre (113.8 mi) long race started in Fortuna and finished in Puerto de Cartagena.

[1] It was won by Italian rider Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates), finishing one second ahead of the peloton after a 5 kilometer solo.

Covi's teammate and fellow Italian Matteo Trentin won the sprint for second, followed by French rider Matis Louvel (Arkéa–Samsic) coming in third.

Of the 134 riders to start the race, 113 finished.