Tour of Azerbaijan 2005 was the 20th running of the Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), which took place between 22 May and 29 2005 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 7 stages, in which Ghader Mizbani from Iran won the first place in over all of the tour. [1]
| Stage | Date | start | finish | length | winner | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proluge | 22 May | Hossein Askari |  IRN | |||
| 1 | 23 May | Omar Hasanin |  SYR | |||
| 2 | 24 May | Ghader Mizbani | IRN | |||
| 3 | 25 May | David McCann |  Ireland | |||
| 4 | 26 May | Abbas Saedi Tanha | IRN | |||
| 5 | 27 May | Paul Griffin | Ireland | |||
| 6 | 28 May | Mehdi Sohrabi | IRN | |||
| 7 | 29 May | Mostafa Seyed Rezaei Khormizi | IRN |
| Rank | Rider | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghader Mizbani | IRN |
| 2 | Ahmad Kazemi Sarai | IRN |
| 3 | Omar Hasanin | SYR |
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region, and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.
Azerbaijani or Azeri, also referred to as Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, is a Turkic language from the Oghuz sub-branch spoken primarily by the Azerbaijani people, who live mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the North Azerbaijani variety is spoken, and in the Azerbaijan region of Iran, where the South Azerbaijani variety is spoken. Although there is a very high degree of mutual intelligibility between both forms of Azerbaijani, there are significant differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology, syntax, and sources of loanwords.
Azerbaijanis or Azeris, also known as Azerbaijani Turks, are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, with a mixed heritage of Caucasian, Iranian, and Turkic elements. They are the second-most numerous ethnic group among the Turkic-speaking peoples after Turkish people and are predominantly nominal Shia Muslims. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second-largest ethnic group in neighboring Iran and Georgia. They speak the Azerbaijani language, belonging to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages.
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Hossein Askari is an Iranian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2005 and 2016 for the Giant Asia Racing Team, Tabriz Petrochemical Team, Ayandeh Continental Team and Pishgaman–Giant teams. During his career, Askari was suspended for one year for doping in 2013 and 2014.
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