| 2005 Vuelta a Venezuela | |
| Date: | August 29 - September 11 |
| Stages: | 14 |
| Distance: | 1983.9 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 50h 38' 59" |
| Speed: | 39.1709 |
| First: | José Chacón Díaz |
| First Nat: | VEN |
| First Team: | Gob Boliv. Car. Fundadeporte |
| First Color: | red |
| Second: | Artur García |
| Second Nat: | VEN |
| Second Team: | Loteria del Táchira |
| Third: | Iván Castillo |
| Third Nat: | VEN |
| Third Team: | Gobernacíon del Zulía |
| Points: | Gil Cordovés |
| Points Nat: | CUB |
| Points Team: | Gobernacíon del Zulía |
| Mountains: | José Alirio Contreras |
| Mountains Nat: | VEN |
| Mountains Team: | Gobernación de Lara Alcaldía |
| Team: | Lotería del Táchira |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The 42nd edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 29 to September 11, 2005. The stage race started in Guanare, and ended in Carúpano.
| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gob Boliv. Car. Fundadeporte | 50:38:59 | ||
| 2. | Loteria del Táchira | + 0:28 | ||
| 3. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 1:58 | ||
| 4. | Loteria del Táchira | + 1:59 | ||
| 5. | Selle Italia Trecolli | + 2:40 | ||
| 6. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 3:45 | ||
| 7. | Gobernación de Lara Alcaldía | + 3:50 | ||
| 8. | Gobernación del Estado Bolívar | + 4:00 | ||
| 9. | Cuban National Team | + 4:11 | ||
| 10. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 4:44 |