2005 Tour of the Basque Country explained

2005 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:	4–8 April 2005
Stages:	5
Distance:	743.3^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	18h 13' 53"
First:	Danilo Di Luca
First Nat:	ITA
Second:	Davide Rebellin
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Alberto Contador
Third Nat:	ESP
Previous:	2004
Next:	2006

The 2005 Tour of the Basque Country was the 45th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 4 April to 8 April 2005.^[2] The race started in Zarautz and finished with an individual time trial in Oñati. The race was won by Danilo Di Luca of the team.

Stages

Stage 1

4 April 2005 - Zarautz, 133km (83miles)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.

Stage 2

5 April 2005 - Zarautz to Trapagaran, 166km (103miles)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 3"

Stage 3

6 April 2005 - Ortuella to Gasteiz, 176km (109miles)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.

Stage 4

7 April 2005 - Gasteiz to Alsasua, 167km (104miles)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.

Stage 5a

8 April 2005 - Alsasua to Arantzazu, 93km (58miles)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1' 15"
3			+ 1' 34"

Stage 5b

8 April 2005 - Oñati, 9.3km (05.8miles) (ITT)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 8"

General standings

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1
2			+ 3"
3			+ 11"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 18"
6			+ 24"
7			+ 25"
8			+ 26"
9			+ 27"
10		Kaiku	+ 29"

External links

• Race website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 17 February 2020.
2. Web site: 45th Vuelta al Pais Vasco - PT. Cycling News. 17 February 2020.