| 2005 Tour de Georgia | |
| Date: | April 19–24 |
| Stages: | 6 |
| Distance: | 1033.4 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 26h 53' 54" |
| Speed: | 38.4078 |
| First: | Floyd Landis |
| First Nat: | USA |
| Second: | Bobby Julich |
| Second Nat: | USA |
| Third: | Marco Pinotti |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Points: | Greg Henderson |
| Points Nat: | NZL |
| Points Team: | Health Net |
| Mountains: | José Luis Rubiera |
| Mountains Nat: | ESP |
| Youth: | Trent Lowe |
| Youth Nat: | AUS |
| Youth Team: | Jittery Joe's - Kalahari |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The 2005 Tour de Georgia was the third annual bicycle road racing event held in the state of Georgia, United States. The six-day, six stage 550 mile (1033.4 km) race was held April 19 through April 24, 2005 with the overall title and yellow jersey won by Tom Danielson of the . However, Danielson in 2012, was disqualified due to doping, along with a number of other riders. This left the first non-disqualified rider as Floyd Landis.
New Zealander Greg Henderson (Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis) claimed the points jersey for sprinters, while Discovery Channel's José Luis Rubiera won the King of the Mountains competition for climbers. Trent Lowe (Jittery Joe's - Kalahari) won the Best Young Rider (blue jersey) competition.
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | ||
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| 1 | Floyd Landis | Phonak Hearing Systems | 26h 53'53 | ||
| 2 | Bobby Julich | + 1'10" | |||
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| 3 | Marco Pinotti | + 3'11" | |||
| 4 | Nathan O'Neill | Navigators Insurance | + 3'14" | ||
| 5 | Michael Blaudzun | Team CSC | + 3'51" | ||
| 6 | José Azevedo | Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team | + 5'25" |
The Most Aggressive Rider wears the blue and green jersey. The jersey is awarded at the end of each stage to the rider that demonstrates the most aggressive attacks, breakaways or strategies, as judged by a panel of media and race entourage officials.
The Best Young Rider wears the green jersey. The jersey is awarded daily in the same manner as the general classification, which is by the overall placement at the finish line after each stage, with the least amount of overall accumulated time.
(and in no particular order)
Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
Team L.P.R. Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team Jittery Joe's–Kalahari Cycling Team Jelly Belly–Pool Gel Team TIAA–CREF
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