| Tour of Flanders | |
| Series: | 2005 UCI ProTour |
| Race No: | 4 |
| Season No: | 29 |
| Date: | 3 April 2005 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 256 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 22' |
| Speed: | 40.208 |
| First: | Tom Boonen |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| First Team: | Quick Step - Innergetic |
| Second: | Andreas Klier |
| Second Nat: | GER |
| Second Team: | T-Mobile Team |
| Third: | Peter Van Petegem |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Third Team: | Lotto-Domo |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The 89th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic saw the emergence of Tom Boonen in the Flemish classics.[1]
This edition was run under clear skies and good weather. Even past the feared Muur van Geraardsbergen there were still a handful of riders in the front group: favorites Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) and Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto), Erik Zabel and Andreas Klier (T-Mobile), Roberto Petito (Fassa Bortolo), and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre). Klier set the tempo to keep the group together for a final sprint, hoping for Zabel to win.
Given Boonen's reputation as a sprinter, he surprised his adversaries by launching a solo attack in the run-in to the finish to counter van Petegem's attack, after the Bosberg climb. Despite being chased by the two T-Mobile riders, he managed to take a solo win to Meerbeke.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6h 22' 00" | |||
| 2 | + 35" | |||
| 3 | + 40" | |||
| 4 | + 40" | |||
| 5 | Fassa Bortolo | + 40" | ||
| 6 | + 40" | |||
| 7 | + 1' 42" | |||
| 8 | + 1' 42" | |||
| 9 | + 1' 42" | |||
| 10 | + 1' 42" |