2005 in men's road cycling explained

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.

Elite Men

January

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
01/18 – 01/23Tour Down UnderAustraliaHors CatégorieLuis León SánchezESP
01/28 – 02/06Tour de LangkawiMalaysiaHors CatégorieRyan CoxRSA
01/29Doha International GPQatarRobert HunterRSA
01/31 – 02/04Tour of QatarQatarDEN

February

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
02/01GP d'Ouverture La MarseillaiseFranceDEN
02/02Étoile de BessègesFranceFreddy BichotFRA
02/06GP Costa degli EtruschiItalyAlessandro PetacchiITA
02/06Trofeo MallorcaSpainÓscar FreireESP
02/07Trofeo AlcudiaSpainÓscar FreireESP
02/08Trofeo SollerSpainAlejandro ValverdeESP
02/09Trofeo ManacorSpainAlejandro ValverdeESP
02/09 – 02/13Tour MéditerranéenFranceJens VoigtGER
02/10Trofeo CalviàSpainToni ColomESP
02/10 – 02/13GP Internacional Costa AzulPortugalRubén PlazaESP
02/13 – 02/17Vuelta a AndalucíaSpainFrancisco Cabello LuqueESP
02/15Trofeo LaiguegliaItalyKim KirchenLUX
02/16 – 02/20Volta ao AlgarvePortugalHugo SabidoPOR
02/19Tour du Haut VarFrancePhilippe GilbertBEL
02/19Trofeo Luis PuigSpainAlessandro PetacchiITA
02/20Classic HariboFranceGorik GardeynBEL
02/22 – 02/26Volta a la Comunitat ValencianaSpainAlessandro Petacchi
02/26Gran Premio di ChiassoSwitzerlandKim KirchenLUX
02/26Omloop "Het Volk"BelgiumHors CatégorieNick NuyensBEL
02/27Clásica de AlmeríaSpainIvan GutierrezESP
02/27Gran Premio di LuganoSwitzerlandRik VerbruggheBEL
02/27Kuurne–Brussels–KuurneBelgiumGeorge HincapieUnited States

March

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
03/02 – 03/06Vuelta a MurciaSpainKoldo GilESP
03/05Milano–TorinoItalyHors CatégorieFabio SacchiITA
03/06 – 03/13Paris–NiceFranceProTourBobby JulichUnited States
03/07Giro della Provincia di LuccaItalyMario CipolliniITA
03/09 – 03/15Tirreno–AdriaticoItalyProTourÓscar Freire
03/16Nokere-KoerseBelgiumSteven de JonghNED
03/19Milan–San RemoItalyProTourAlessandro Petacchi
03/20Cholet-Pays De LoireFrancePierrick FédrigoFRA
03/20GP Rudy DhaenensBelgiumKoen BarbéBEL
03/20Stausee-Rundfahrt KlingnauSwitzerlandDanilo NapolitanoITA
03/21 – 03/25Setmana Catalana de CiclismeSpainHors CatégorieAlberto Contador VelascoESP
03/22 – 03/26Settimana Ciclistica InternazionaleItalyFranco PellizottiITA
03/23Dwars door VlaanderenBelgiumNiko EeckhoutBEL
03/26E3 Prijs VlaanderenBelgiumHors CatégorieTom BoonenBEL
03/26 – 03/27Critérium InternationalFranceHors CatégorieBobby JulichUnited States
03/27Brabantse PijlBelgiumÓscar Freire
03/28Giro della Provincia Reggio-CalabriaItalyGuillermo Ruben BongiornoARG
03/28Rund um KölnGermanyDavid KoppGER
03/29Paris–CamembertFranceLaurent BrochardFRA
03/29 – 03/31Three Days of De PanneBelgiumHors CatégorieStijn DevolderBEL

April

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
04/01Route Adélie de VitréFranceDaniele ContriniITA
04/02GP Miguel IndurainSpainJavier Pascual-RodriguezESP
04/02Hel van het MergellandThe NetherlandsNico SijmensBEL
04/03Tour of FlandersBelgiumProTourTom BoonenBEL
04/03GP de la Ville de RennesFranceLudovic TurpinFRA
04/04Tour of the Basque CountrySpainProTourDanilo Di LucaITA
04/05 – 04/08Circuit Cycliste Sarthe – Pays de la LoireFranceSylvain ChavanelFRA
04/06Gent–WevelgemBelgiumProTourNico MattanBEL
04/07GP CeramiBelgiumKai ReusNED
04/09Albert Achterhes Profronde van DrentheThe NetherlandsMarcel SiebergGER
04/10Paris–RoubaixFranceProTourTom BoonenBEL
04/10Klasika PrimaveraSpainDavid Etxebarria AlkortaESP
04/13Scheldeprijs VlaanderenBelgiumHors CatégorieThorwald VenebergNED
04/13 – 04/17Vuelta a AragónSpainRubén PlazaESP
04/14GP de Denain Porte du HainautFranceJimmy CasperFRA
04/15Veenendaal–VeenendaalThe NetherlandsHors CatégoriePaul Van SchalenNED
04/16Tour du FinistèreFranceSimon GerransAUS
04/17Amstel Gold RaceThe NetherlandsProTourDanilo Di LucaITA
04/17Giro d'OroItalyLuca MazzantiITA
04/17Tro-Bro LéonFranceTristan ValentinFRA
04/19 – 04/22Giro del TrentinoItalyJulio Alberto Perez CuapioMEX
04/19 – 04/24Tour de GeorgiaUnited StatesTom DanielsonUnited States
04/20La Flèche WallonneBelgiumProTourDanilo Di LucaITA
04/20 – 04/24Internationale Niedersachsen-RundfahrtGermanyStefan SchumacherGER
04/21 – 04/24Vuelta Ciclista a la RiojaSpainJavier Pascual RodriguezESP
04/24Liège–Bastogne–LiègeBelgiumProTourAlexander VinokourovKAZ
04/24Berner-Rundfahrt – Tour de BerneSwitzerlandRené WeissingerGER
04/24Giro dell'AppenninoItalyGilberto SimoniITA
04/24Ronde van Noord-HollandThe NetherlandsPaul van SchalenNED
04/26 – 05/01Tour de RomandieSwitzerlandProTourSantiago BoteroCOL
04/27 – 04/30Circuit de Lorraine ProfessionnelsFranceAndris NaudužsLAT
04/27 – 05/01Vuelta a Castilla y LeónSpainCarlos García QuesadaESP
04/30GP HerningDenmarkMichael BlaudzunDEN
04/30GP Industria & Artigianato – LarcianoItalyLuca MazzantiITA

May

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
05/01CSC ClassicDenmarkJacob Moe RasmussenDEN
05/01Giro di ToscanaItalyDaniele BennatiITA
05/01Rund um den Henninger TurmGermanyHors CatégorieErik ZabelGER
05/01Trophée des Grimpeurs – PolymultipliéeFrancePhilippe GilbertBEL
05/02 – 05/05Internationale UNIQA ClassicAustriaBram de Groot NED
05/04 – 05/084 Jours de DunkerqueFranceHors CatégoriePierrick FedrigoFRA
05/07 – 05/29Giro d'ItaliaItalyProTourPaolo SavoldelliITA
05/07 – 05/08Clasica Internacional AlcobendasSpainPavel TonkovRUS
05/11 – 05/15Internationale Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtGermanyStefan SchumacherGER
05/13 – 05/15Tour de PicardieFranceJanek TombakEST
05/16 – 05/22Volta a CatalunyaSpainProTourYaroslav PopovychUKR
05/16Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts – Trophée Skoda AutomobilesFranceBradley McGeeAUS
05/22Tour de VendéeFranceJonas LjungbladSWE
05/25 – 05/29Bayern-RundfahrtGermanyHors CatégorieMichael RichGER
05/25 – 05/29Tour de BelgiqueBelgiumTom BoonenBEL
05/25 – 05/29Volta ao AlentejoPortugalXabier TondoESP
05/27Ühispanga Tartu GPEstoniaTomas VaitkusLTU
05/28EOS Tallinn GPEstoniaJanek TombakEST
05/29GP LlodioSpainDavid HerreroESP
05/31Wachovia Invitational – LancasterUnited StatesGreg HendersonNZL

June

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
06/01 – 06/05Euskal BizikletaSpainHors CatégorieEladio JiménezESP
06/02Wachovia Classic – TrentonUnited StatesGordon FraserCanada
06/02 – 06/05Tour de LuxembourgLuxembourgHors CatégorieLászló Bodrogi HUN
06/04GP SchwarzwaldGermanyFabian Wegmann GER
06/05 – 06/12Critérium du Dauphiné LibéréFranceProTourInigo Landaluze Intxaurraga ESP
06/05GP Kanton AargauSwitzerlandHors CatégorieAlexandre Moos SWI
06/05Wachovia USPRO ChampionshipUnited StatesHors CatégorieChris WherryUnited States
06/09 – 06/12Tour de SlovénieSloveniaPrzemyslaw Niemiec POL
06/10 – 06/12GP CTT Correios de PortugalPortugalAlexei Markov RUS
06/19UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time TrialThe NetherlandsProTourGerolsteiner
06/15Subida al NarancoSpainRinaldo Nocentini ITA
06/15 – 06/18Ster ElektrotoerThe NetherlandsStefan SchumacherGER
06/16 – 06/19Route du SudFranceSandy Casar FRA
06/17 – 06/21Vuelta Ciclista AsturiasSpainAdolfo García Quesada ESP
06/11 – 06/19Tour de SuisseSwitzerlandProTourAitor González JimenezESP
06/22Brussel – Ingooigem – Omloop van de Vlaamse GemeenschapBelgiumBert Roesems BEL
06/22Noord Nederland TourThe NetherlandsStefan Van Dijk NED
06/29 – 07/03Course de la Solidarité OlympiquePolandPiotr Wadecki POL

July

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
07/02 – 07/24Tour de FranceFranceProTourLance ArmstrongUnited States
07/03Tour du DoubsFrancePhilip DeignanIRL
07/03Trofeo MatteottiItalyRuggero MarzoliITA
07/04 – 07/10Wiesbauer Tour – Internationale Österreich-RundfahrtAustriaJuan Miguel MercadoESP
07/06 – 07/10Troféu Joaquim Agostinho GP Int de Ciclismo de Torres VedrasPortugalGuido TrentinITA
07/16 – 07/24Tour of Qinghai LakeChinaHors CatégorieMartin Mares CZE
07/20 – 07/24Sachsen-Tour InternationalGermanyMathew HaymanAUS
07/22 – 07/24Brixia TourItalyEmanuele SellaITA
07/25Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia – Clasica de OrdiziaSpainCarlos García QuesadaESP
07/25 – 07/29Tour de la Région WallonneBelgiumHors CatégorieLuca CelliITA
07/26 – 07/30Wyscig Dookola MazowskaPolandPiotr ZaradnyPOL
07/30LUK Challenge Chrono BühlGermanyTime TrialTeam CSCDEN
07/31HEW CyclassicsGermanyProTourFilippo PozzatoITA
07/31Circuito de Getxo – Memorial Ricardo OtxoaSpainDavid Fernández DomingoESP
07/31PolynormandeFrancePhilippe GilbertBEL

August

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
08/02 – 08/04Paris–CorrèzeFranceFrédéric FinotFRA
08/03 – 08/10Eneco TourThe Low CountriesProTourUnited States
08/03 – 08/07Post Danmark RundtDenmarkHors CatégorieIvan BassoITA
08/04GP Città' di CamaioreItalyMaxim IglinskiyKAZ
08/05 – 08/15Volta a PortugalPortugalHors CatégorieVladimir EfimkinRUS
08/06Giro del LazioItalyHors CatégorieFilippo PozzatoITA
08/07Sparkassen Giro BochumGermanyLubor TesarCZE
08/07 – 08/10Tour de l'AinFranceCarl NaiboFRA
08/07 – 08/11Vuelta a BurgosSpainHors CatégorieJuan Carlos DomínguezESP
08/092 Giorni Marchigiana – GP Fred MengoniItalyLuca MazzantiITA
08/102 Giorni Marchigiana – Trofeo Città' di CastelfidardoItalyMurilo FischerBRA
08/10 – 08/14Regio-TourGermanyNico SijmensBEL
08/13Clásica de San SebastiánSpainProTourConstantino Zaballa GutierrezESP
08/13TEAG HainleiteGermanyBert GrabschGER
08/14Memoriał Henryka ŁasakaPolandMarek MaciejewskiPOL
08/14Urkiola Igoera – Subida UrkiolaSpainJoaquín Rodríguez OliverESP
08/15 – 08/23Deutschland TourGermanyProTourUnited States
08/16Tre Valli VaresineItalyHors CatégorieStefano GarzelliITA
08/16 – 08/19Tour du LimousinFranceSébastien JolyFRA
08/17Coppa AgostoniItalyPaolo ValotiITA
08/18Coppa BernocchiItalyDanilo NapolitanoITA
08/20Giro del VenetoItalyHors CatégorieEddy MazzoleniITA
08/20Tour de RijkeThe NetherlandsStefan Van DijkNED
08/21Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée FeniouxFranceJimmy CasperFRA
08/21Clasica Ciclista los PuertosSpainXabier ZandioESP
08/21USPRO National Criterium ChampionshipsUnited StatesTyler FarrarUnited States
08/23GP Stad ZottegemBelgiumThomas DekkerNED
08/23 – 08/26Tour du Poitou-CharentesFranceSylvain ChavanelFRA
08/24Druivenkoers – OverijseBelgiumLeonardo DuqueCOL
08/24GP Nobili Rubinetterie – BorgomaneroItalyDamiano CunegoITA
08/25GP Industria e Commercio Artigianato CarnagheseItalySimon GerransAUS
08/28GP Ouest France – PlouayFranceProTourUnited States
08/27 – 09/18Vuelta a EspañaSpainProTourDenis MenchovRUS
08/30Schaal Sels – MerksemBelgiumMarcin SapaPOL
08/30 – 09/04Tour of BritainUnited KingdomNick NuyensBEL
08/31 – 09/04Internationale Hessen-RundfahrtGermanyCezary ZamanaPOL

September

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
09/01Trofeo MelindaItalyDamiano CunegoITA
09/01 – 09/10Tour de l'AvenirFranceLars BakDEN
09/03Coppa PlacciItalyHors CatégoriePaolo ValotiITA
09/04Giro della RomagnaItalyDanilo NapolitanoITA
09/04GP Jef Scherens LeuvenBelgiumJoost PosthumaNED
09/04Barclay's Global Investors Grand PrixUnited StatesHors CatégorieFabian WegmannGER
09/07Memorial Rik Van SteenbergenBelgiumJean-Patrick NazonFRA
09/10Paris–BrusselsBelgiumHors CatégorieRobbie McEwenAUS
09/11Grand Prix de Fourmies – La Voix du NordFranceHors CatégorieRobbie McEwenAUS
09/11Rund um die Nürnberger AltstadtGermanyRonny ScholzGER
09/12 – 09/18Tour de PolognePolandProTourKim KirchenLUX
09/14GP de WallonieBelgiumNick NuyensBEL
09/16Kampioenschap van VlaanderenBelgiumUZB
09/17Gran Premio Città di Misano – AdriaticoItalyGuillermo Ruben BongiornoARG
09/18GP d'IsberguesFranceNiko EeckhoutBEL
09/18GP Industria & Commercio di PratoItalyMurilo FischerBRA
09/22World Time Trial ChampionshipSpainTime TrialMichael RogersAUS
09/24Delta ProfrondeThe NetherlandsBram de GrootNTH
09/25World Road Race ChampionshipSpainProTourTom BoonenBEL
09/27Omloop van de Vlaamse ScheldeboordenBelgiumNiko EeckhoutBEL
09/29 – 10/02Circuit Franco-BelgeBelgiumMarco ZanottiITA

October

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
10/01Memorial CimurriItalyMurilo FischerBRA
10/02Züri-MetzgeteSwitzerlandProTourPaolo BettiniITA
10/06Coppa SabatiniItalyAlessandro BertoliniITA
10/06Paris–BourgesFranceLars Ytting BakDEN
10/08Giro dell'EmiliaItalyHors CatégorieGilberto SimoniITA
10/09Paris–ToursFranceProTourErik ZabelGER
10/09GP BeghelliItalyMurilo FischerBRA
10/11Nationale Sluitingprijs – Putte-KapellenBelgiumGert SteegmansBEL
10/13Giro del PiemonteItalyHors CatégorieMurilo FischerBRA
10/15Giro di LombardiaItalyProTourPaolo Bettini

November – December

No major races.

Final rankings

ProTour

RankRiderNationalityTeamNationalityNotesPoints
1Danilo Di LucaITALiquigas-BianchiITA229
2Tom BoonenBELQuick StepBEL171
3Davide RebellinITAGerolsteinerGER151
4Jan UllrichGERT-MobileGER140
5Lance ArmstrongUnited StatesDiscovery ChannelUnited States139

Continental Circuits

CircuitWinnerNationalityTeamNationalityNotesPoints
AfricaTiaan KannemeyerRSATeam Barloworld-Valsir GBR163
AmericaEdgardo SimónARGSelle ItaliaCOL238
AsiaAndrey MizurovKAZCapecKAZ213
EuropeMurilo FischerBRANaturini-Sapore Di MareITA748
OceaniaRobert McLachlan AUSMG XPower85

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