2005 in men's road cycling

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The 2005 season will be best remembered for Lance Armstrong's unparalleled seventh successive victory in the Tour de France, however it was also notable for other reasons. After months of wrangling between the UCI, teams, and organizers of the major tours, the ProTour finally became a reality.

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Elite Men

January

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
01/18 – 01/23 Tour Down Under AustraliaHors Catégorie Luis León Sánchez ESP
01/28 – 02/06 Tour de Langkawi Malaysia Hors CatégorieRyan Cox RSA
01/29Doha International GP Qatar Robert Hunter RSA
01/31 – 02/04 Tour of Qatar Qatar Lars Michaelsen DEN

February

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
02/01GP d'Ouverture La MarseillaiseFrance Nicki Sørensen DEN
02/02Étoile de BessègesFranceFreddy Bichot FRA
02/06GP Costa degli EtruschiItaly Alessandro Petacchi ITA
02/06Trofeo MallorcaSpain Óscar Freire ESP
02/07Trofeo AlcudiaSpain Óscar Freire ESP
02/08Trofeo SollerSpain Alejandro Valverde ESP
02/09Trofeo ManacorSpain Alejandro Valverde ESP
02/09 – 02/13 Tour Méditerranéen France Jens Voigt GER
02/10Trofeo CalviàSpainToni Colom ESP
02/10 – 02/13GP Internacional Costa AzulPortugalRubén Plaza ESP
02/13 – 02/17 Vuelta a Andalucía SpainFrancisco Cabello Luque ESP
02/15 Trofeo Laigueglia Italy Kim Kirchen LUX
02/16 – 02/20 Volta ao Algarve PortugalHugo Sabido POR
02/19 Tour du Haut Var France Philippe Gilbert BEL
02/19 Trofeo Luis Puig Spain Alessandro Petacchi ITA
02/20 Classic Haribo FranceGorik Gardeyn BEL
02/22 – 02/26 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Spain Alessandro Petacchi ITA
02/26 Gran Premio di Chiasso Switzerland Kim Kirchen LUX
02/26 Omloop "Het Volk" BelgiumHors Catégorie Nick Nuyens BEL
02/27 Clásica de Almería Spain Ivan Gutierrez ESP
02/27 Gran Premio di Lugano Switzerland Rik Verbrugghe BEL
02/27 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Belgium George Hincapie United States

March

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
03/02 – 03/06 Vuelta a Murcia Spain Koldo Gil ESP
03/05 Milano–Torino ItalyHors CatégorieFabio Sacchi ITA
03/06 – 03/13 Paris–Nice FranceProTour Bobby Julich United States
03/07Giro della Provincia di LuccaItaly Mario Cipollini ITA
03/09 – 03/15 Tirreno–Adriatico ItalyProTour Óscar Freire ESP
03/16Nokere-KoerseBelgiumSteven de Jongh NED
03/19 Milan–San Remo ItalyProTour Alessandro Petacchi ITA
03/20Cholet-Pays De LoireFrance Pierrick Fédrigo FRA
03/20GP Rudy DhaenensBelgiumKoen Barbé BEL
03/20Stausee-Rundfahrt KlingnauSwitzerland Danilo Napolitano ITA
03/21 – 03/25Setmana Catalana de CiclismeSpainHors CatégorieAlberto Contador Velasco ESP
03/22 – 03/26Settimana Ciclistica InternazionaleItalyFranco Pellizotti ITA
03/23Dwars door VlaanderenBelgiumNiko Eeckhout BEL
03/26 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen BelgiumHors Catégorie Tom Boonen BEL
03/26 – 03/27 Critérium International FranceHors Catégorie Bobby Julich United States
03/27Brabantse PijlBelgium Óscar Freire ESP
03/28Giro della Provincia Reggio-CalabriaItalyGuillermo Ruben Bongiorno ARG
03/28Rund um KölnGermanyDavid Kopp GER
03/29 Paris–Camembert France Laurent Brochard FRA
03/29 – 03/31 Three Days of De Panne BelgiumHors Catégorie Stijn Devolder BEL

April

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
04/01Route Adélie de VitréFranceDaniele Contrini ITA
04/02GP Miguel IndurainSpainJavier Pascual-Rodriguez ESP
04/02Hel van het Mergelland The Netherlands Nico Sijmens BEL
04/03 Tour of Flanders BelgiumProTour Tom Boonen BEL
04/03GP de la Ville de RennesFranceLudovic Turpin FRA
04/04 Tour of the Basque Country SpainProTour Danilo Di Luca ITA
04/05 – 04/08Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la LoireFrance Sylvain Chavanel FRA
04/06 Gent–Wevelgem BelgiumProTourNico Mattan BEL
04/07GP CeramiBelgiumKai Reus NED
04/09Albert Achterhes Profronde van Drenthe The Netherlands Marcel Sieberg GER
04/10 Paris–Roubaix FranceProTour Tom Boonen BEL
04/10Klasika PrimaveraSpainDavid Etxebarria Alkorta ESP
04/13 Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen BelgiumHors CatégorieThorwald Veneberg NED
04/13 – 04/17Vuelta a AragónSpainRubén Plaza ESP
04/14GP de Denain Porte du HainautFranceJimmy Casper FRA
04/15 Veenendaal–Veenendaal The Netherlands Hors CatégoriePaul Van Schalen NED
04/16Tour du FinistèreFrance Simon Gerrans AUS
04/17 Amstel Gold Race The Netherlands ProTour Danilo Di Luca ITA
04/17Giro d'OroItalyLuca Mazzanti ITA
04/17Tro-Bro LéonFranceTristan Valentin FRA
04/19 – 04/22Giro del TrentinoItalyJulio Alberto Perez Cuapio MEX
04/19 – 04/24Tour de GeorgiaUnited States Tom Danielson United States
04/20 La Flèche Wallonne BelgiumProTour Danilo Di Luca ITA
04/20 – 04/24Internationale Niedersachsen-RundfahrtGermanyStefan Schumacher GER
04/21 – 04/24Vuelta Ciclista a la RiojaSpainJavier Pascual Rodriguez ESP
04/24 Liège–Bastogne–Liège BelgiumProTour Alexander Vinokourov KAZ
04/24Berner-Rundfahrt – Tour de BerneSwitzerlandRené Weissinger GER
04/24Giro dell'AppenninoItaly Gilberto Simoni ITA
04/24Ronde van Noord-Holland The Netherlands Paul van Schalen NED
04/26 – 05/01 Tour de Romandie SwitzerlandProTour Santiago Botero COL
04/27 – 04/30Circuit de Lorraine ProfessionnelsFranceAndris Naudužs LAT
04/27 – 05/01Vuelta a Castilla y LeónSpain Carlos García Quesada ESP
04/30GP HerningDenmark Michael Blaudzun DEN
04/30GP Industria & Artigianato – LarcianoItalyLuca Mazzanti ITA

May

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
05/01CSC ClassicDenmarkJacob Moe Rasmussen DEN
05/01Giro di ToscanaItalyDaniele Bennati ITA
05/01 Rund um den Henninger Turm GermanyHors Catégorie Erik Zabel GER
05/01Trophée des Grimpeurs – PolymultipliéeFrancePhilippe Gilbert BEL
05/02 – 05/05Internationale UNIQA ClassicAustriaBram de Groot NED
05/04 – 05/08 4 Jours de Dunkerque FranceHors CatégoriePierrick Fedrigo FRA
05/07 – 05/29 Giro d'Italia ItalyProTour Paolo Savoldelli ITA
05/07 – 05/08Clasica Internacional a AlcobendasSpainPavel Tonkov RUS
05/11 – 05/15Internationale Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtGermany Stefan Schumacher GER
05/13 – 05/15Tour de PicardieFranceJanek Tombak EST
05/16 – 05/22 Volta a Catalunya SpainProTour Yaroslav Popovych UKR
05/16Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts – Trophée Skoda AutomobilesFrance Bradley McGee AUS
05/22Tour de VendéeFranceJonas Ljungblad SWE
05/25 – 05/29Bayern-RundfahrtGermanyHors Catégorie Michael Rich GER
05/25 – 05/29Tour de BelgiqueBelgium Tom Boonen BEL
05/25 – 05/29Volta ao AlentejoPortugalXabier Tondo ESP
05/27Ühispanga Tartu GP Estonia Tomas Vaitkus LTU
05/28EOS Tallinn GP Estonia Janek Tombak EST
05/29GP LlodioSpainDavid Herrero ESP
05/31Wachovia Invitational – LancasterUnited StatesGreg Henderson NZL

June

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
06/01 – 06/05Euskal BizikletaSpainHors CatégorieEladio Jiménez ESP
06/02Wachovia Classic – TrentonUnited StatesGordon FraserCanada
06/02 – 06/05Tour de Luxembourg Luxembourg Hors CatégorieLászló Bodrogi HUN
06/04GP SchwarzwaldGermanyFabian Wegmann GER
06/05 – 06/12 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré FranceProTourInigo Landaluze Intxaurraga ESP
06/05GP Kanton AargauSwitzerlandHors CatégorieAlexandre Moos SWI
06/05Wachovia USPRO ChampionshipUnited StatesHors Catégorie Chris Wherry United States
06/09 – 06/12Tour de Slovénie Slovenia Przemyslaw Niemiec POL
06/10 – 06/12GP CTT Correios de PortugalPortugalAlexei Markov RUS
06/19 UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time Trial The Netherlands ProTour Gerolsteiner
06/15Subida al NarancoSpainRinaldo Nocentini ITA
06/15 – 06/18Ster Elektrotoer The Netherlands Stefan Schumacher GER
06/16 – 06/19Route du SudFranceSandy Casar FRA
06/17 – 06/21Vuelta Ciclista AsturiasSpainAdolfo García Quesada ESP
06/11 – 06/19 Tour de Suisse SwitzerlandProTourAitor González Jimenez ESP
06/22Brussel – Ingooigem – Omloop van de Vlaamse GemeenschapBelgiumBert Roesems BEL
06/22Noord Nederland Tour The Netherlands Stefan Van Dijk NED
06/29 – 07/03Course de la Solidarité OlympiquePolandPiotr Wadecki POL

July

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
07/02 – 07/24 Tour de France FranceProTour Lance Armstrong United States
07/03Tour du DoubsFrancePhilip Deignan IRL
07/03Trofeo MatteottiItalyRuggero Marzoli ITA
07/04 – 07/10Wiesbauer Tour – Internationale Österreich-RundfahrtAustriaJuan Miguel Mercado ESP
07/06 – 07/10Troféu Joaquim Agostinho GP Int de Ciclismo de Torres VedrasPortugalGuido Trentin ITA
07/16 – 07/24Tour of Qinghai LakeChinaHors CatégorieMartin Mares CZE
07/20 – 07/24Sachsen-Tour InternationalGermanyMathew Hayman AUS
07/22 – 07/24Brixia TourItalyEmanuele Sella ITA
07/25Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clasica de OrdiziaSpainCarlos García Quesada ESP
07/25 – 07/29Tour de la Région WallonneBelgiumHors CatégorieLuca Celli ITA
07/26 – 07/30Wyscig Dookola MazowskaPolandPiotr Zaradny POL
07/30LUK Challenge Chrono BühlGermanyTime Trial Team CSC DEN
07/31 HEW Cyclassics GermanyProTourFilippo Pozzato ITA
07/31Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Ricardo OtxoaSpainDavid Fernández Domingo ESP
07/31PolynormandeFrancePhilippe Gilbert BEL

August

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
08/02 – 08/04 Paris–Corrèze FranceFrédéric Finot FRA
08/03 – 08/10 Eneco Tour The Low Countries ProTour Bobby Julich United States
08/03 – 08/07Post Danmark RundtDenmarkHors Catégorie Ivan Basso ITA
08/04GP Città' di CamaioreItalyMaxim Iglinskiy KAZ
08/05 – 08/15 Volta a Portugal PortugalHors CatégorieVladimir Efimkin RUS
08/06Giro del LazioItalyHors Catégorie Filippo Pozzato ITA
08/07Sparkassen Giro BochumGermanyLubor Tesar CZE
08/07 – 08/10Tour de l'AinFranceCarl Naibo FRA
08/07 – 08/11Vuelta a BurgosSpainHors CatégorieJuan Carlos Domínguez ESP
08/092 Giorni Marchigiana – GP Fred MengoniItalyLuca Mazzanti ITA
08/102 Giorni Marchigiana – Trofeo Città' di CastelfidardoItalyMurilo Fischer BRA
08/10 – 08/14Regio-TourGermanyNico Sijmens BEL
08/13 Clásica de San Sebastián SpainProTourConstantino Zaballa Gutierrez ESP
08/13TEAG HainleiteGermanyBert Grabsch GER
08/14Memoriał Henryka ŁasakaPolandMarek Maciejewski POL
08/14Urkiola Igoera – Subida UrkiolaSpainJoaquín Rodríguez Oliver ESP
08/15 – 08/23 Deutschland Tour GermanyProTour Levi Leipheimer United States
08/16Tre Valli VaresineItalyHors Catégorie Stefano Garzelli ITA
08/16 – 08/19Tour du LimousinFrance Sébastien Joly FRA
08/17Coppa AgostoniItalyPaolo Valoti ITA
08/18Coppa BernocchiItaly Danilo Napolitano ITA
08/20Giro del VenetoItalyHors Catégorie Eddy Mazzoleni ITA
08/20Tour de Rijke The Netherlands Stefan Van Dijk NED
08/21Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée FeniouxFrance Jimmy Casper FRA
08/21Clasica Ciclista los PuertosSpain Xabier Zandio ESP
08/21USPRO National Criterium ChampionshipsUnited States Tyler Farrar United States
08/23GP Stad ZottegemBelgium Thomas Dekker NED
08/23 – 08/26Tour du Poitou-CharentesFrance Sylvain Chavanel FRA
08/24Druivenkoers – OverijseBelgium Leonardo Duque COL
08/24GP Nobili Rubinetterie – BorgomaneroItaly Damiano Cunego ITA
08/25GP Industria e Commercio Artigianato CarnagheseItaly Simon Gerrans AUS
08/28 GP Ouest France – Plouay FranceProTour George Hincapie United States
08/27 – 09/18 Vuelta a España SpainProTour Denis Menchov RUS
08/30Schaal Sels – MerksemBelgium Marcin Sapa POL
08/30 – 09/04 Tour of Britain United Kingdom Nick Nuyens BEL
08/31 – 09/04Internationale Hessen-RundfahrtGermany Cezary Zamana POL

September

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
09/01Trofeo MelindaItaly Damiano Cunego ITA
09/01 – 09/10 Tour de l'Avenir France Lars Bak DEN
09/03Coppa PlacciItalyHors Catégorie Paolo Valoti ITA
09/04Giro della RomagnaItaly Danilo Napolitano ITA
09/04GP Jef Scherens LeuvenBelgium Joost Posthuma NED
09/04Barclay's Global Investors Grand PrixUnited StatesHors Catégorie Fabian Wegmann GER
09/07Memorial Rik Van SteenbergenBelgium Jean-Patrick Nazon FRA
09/10 Paris–Brussels BelgiumHors Catégorie Robbie McEwen AUS
09/11 Grand Prix de Fourmies – La Voix du NordFranceHors Catégorie Robbie McEwen AUS
09/11Rund um die Nürnberger AltstadtGermany Ronny Scholz GER
09/12 – 09/18 Tour de Pologne PolandProTourKim Kirchen LUX
09/14GP de WallonieBelgium Nick Nuyens BEL
09/16Kampioenschap van VlaanderenBelgium Sergey Lagutin UZB
09/17Gran Premio Città di Misano – AdriaticoItaly Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno ARG
09/18GP d'IsberguesFrance Niko Eeckhout BEL
09/18GP Industria & Commercio di PratoItaly Murilo Fischer BRA
09/22 World Time Trial Championship SpainTime Trial Michael Rogers AUS
09/24Delta Profronde The Netherlands Bram de Groot NTH
09/25 World Road Race Championship SpainProTour Tom Boonen BEL
09/27Omloop van de Vlaamse ScheldeboordenBelgium Niko Eeckhout BEL
09/29 – 10/02Circuit Franco-BelgeBelgium Marco Zanotti ITA

October

DateRaceLocationNotesWinnerNationality
10/01Memorial CimurriItalyMurilo Fischer BRA
10/02 Züri-Metzgete SwitzerlandProTour Paolo Bettini ITA
10/06Coppa SabatiniItalyAlessandro Bertolini ITA
10/06 Paris–Bourges France Lars Ytting Bak DEN
10/08Giro dell'EmiliaItalyHors Catégorie Gilberto Simoni ITA
10/09 Paris–Tours FranceProTour Erik Zabel GER
10/09GP BeghelliItalyMurilo Fischer BRA
10/11Nationale Sluitingprijs – Putte-KapellenBelgiumGert Steegmans BEL
10/13Giro del PiemonteItalyHors CatégorieMurilo Fischer BRA
10/15 Giro di Lombardia ItalyProTour Paolo Bettini ITA

November – December

No major races.

Final rankings

ProTour

RankRiderNationalityTeamNationalityNotesPoints
1 Danilo Di Luca ITA Liquigas-Bianchi ITA 229
2 Tom Boonen BEL Quick Step BEL 171
3 Davide Rebellin ITA Gerolsteiner GER 151
4 Jan Ullrich GER T-Mobile GER 140
5 Lance Armstrong United States Discovery Channel United States139

Continental Circuits

CircuitWinnerNationalityTeamNationalityNotesPoints
AfricaTiaan Kannemeyer RSA Team Barloworld-Valsir GBR 163
America Edgardo Simón ARG Selle Italia COL 238
AsiaAndrey Mizurov KAZ Capec KAZ 213
EuropeMurilo Fischer BRA Naturini-Sapore Di Mare ITA 748
Oceania Robert McLachlan AUS MG XPower AUS 85

See also

References

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