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  Madrid | |
| Venue | Madrid, Spain |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 19–25 September 2005 |
| Coordinates | 40°25′0″N3°43′0″W / 40.41667°N 3.71667°W |
| Events | 6 |
The 2005 UCI Road World Championships took place in Madrid, Spain, between September 19 and September 25, 2005. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.
The Men's road race saw Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen winning.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race | Tom Boonen  Belgium | 6h26'10" | Alejandro Valverde  Spain | s.t. | Anthony Geslin  France | s.t. |
| Men's time trial | Michael Rogers  Australia | 53'34" | Iván Gutiérrez Spain | + 23" | Fabian Cancellara  Switzerland | s.t. |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race | Regina Schleicher  Germany | 3h08'52" | Nicole Cooke  Great Britain | s.t. | Oenone Wood Australia | s.t. |
| Women's time trial | Karin Thürig Switzerland | 28'51" | Joane Somarriba Spain | + 5" | Kristin Armstrong  United States | + 39" |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race | Dimitry Grabovsky  Ukraine | 3h26'23" | William Walker Australia | + 26" | Yevgeni Popov  Russia | s.t. |
| Men's under-23 time trial | Mikhail Ignatiev Russia | 47'24" | Dmytro Grabovskyy Ukraine | + 34" | Peter Latham  New Zealand | + 37" |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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