2005 in women's road cycling explained

Elite Women

January–March

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
02/27World Cup – GeelongAustraliaWorld CupRochelle GilmoreAUS
03/06World Cup – WellingtonNew ZealandWorld CupSuzanne de GoedeNED
03/19Primavera RosaItalyWorld CupTrixi WorrackGER

April–June

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
04/03BelgiumWorld CupMirjam MelchersNED
04/08 – 04/10Novilon Internationale Damesronde van DrentheThe Netherlands
04/20BelgiumWorld CupNicole CookeGBR
04/24Berner-Rundfahrt – Tour de BerneSwitzerland
05/01Souvenir Magali Pache LausanneSwitzerland
05/04 – 05/06Vuelta a Castilla y LeónSpain
05/08Gran Premio Castilla y Leon SpainWorld CupSusanne LjungskogSWE
05/12 – 05/22Tour de l'Aude Cycliste FémininFranceAmber NebenUnited States
05/28CanadaWorld CupGeneviève JeansonCanada
05/30 – 06/02Tour du Grand MontréalCanada
06/04Wachovia Liberty ClassicUnited StatesIna-Yoko TeutenbergGER
06/09 – 06/12Emakumeen BiraSpainSvetlana BubnenkovaRUS
06/15 – 06/19Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-SüdtirolItaly

July–September

DateRaceLocation NotesWinnerNationality
07/01 – 07/10Giro d'Italia FemminileItaly
07/19 – 07/24International Thüringen Rundfahrt der FrauenGermany
08/07Sparkassen GiroGermany
08/20GP of Wales – Newport United KingdomWorld CupJudith ArndtGER
08/27FranceWorld CupNoemi Cantele
08/29 – 09/03Holland Ladies TourThe Netherlands
09/04NetherlandsWorld CupIna-Yoko TeutenbergGER
09/11Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt GermanyWorld CupGiorgia BronziniITA
09/13 – 09/18Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela FaniniItaly
09/18Chrono Champenois – Trophée EuropéenFranceTime Trial
09/21SpainTime TrialKarin ThürigSUI
09/24SpainRegina Schleicher
09/30 – 10/04Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el SalvadorEl Salvador

October–December

No major races.

Final rankings

Women's World Cup

RankRiderNationalityTeamNationalityNotesPoints
1Oenone WoodAUSNürnberger Versicherung GER378
2Susanne LjungskogSWEBuitenpoort-FlexpointNED299
3Mirjam MelchersNEDBuitenpoort-FlexpointNED255
4Giorgia BronziniITAItalyITA185
5Judith ArndtGERNürnberger Versicherung GER184

UCI Road Rankings

Source[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2005 UCI Road Rankings - 12/30/2005 . 2015-01-06 . https://archive.today/20150106233626/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?RankingsDetailID=130&RankingsRace=MON&RankingsType=Individual&continent=&discipline=ROA&l=ENG&npage=-1&page=rankingsdetail&ridercategory=WE&year=2005 . 2015-01-06 . dead .