2005 Tour de Pologne explained

These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Tour de Pologne cycling race. Despite getting four cyclists in the decisive break, didn't manage to take the overall win from Kim Kirchen.

Stages

12-09-2005: Gdańsk-Elbląg, 149.6 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Baden Cooke	3h 21' 23"
2	Luca Paolini	s.t.
3	Francesco Chicchi	s.t.

13-09-2005: Tczew-Olsztyn, 226.5 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Daniele Bennati	5h 54' 37"
2	Luca Paolini	s.t.
3	Francesco Chicchi	s.t.

14-09-2005: Ostróda-Bydgoszcz, 212 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Jaan Kirsipuu	3h 38' 09"
2	Luca Paolini	s.t.
3	Max van Heeswijk	s.t.

15-09-2005: Inowrocław-Leszno, 213 km.

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Daniele Bennati		5h 22' 52"
2	Luca Paolini		s.t.
3	Angelo Furlan	Domina Vacanze	s.t.

16-09-2005: Wrocław-Szklarska Poręba, 212 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Fabian Wegmann	5h 28' 01"
2	Filippo Pozzato	s.t.
3	Uroš Murn	s.t.

17-09-2005: Piechowice-Karpacz, 153 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Pieter Weening	4h 16' 37"
2	Kim Kirchen	+ 4"
3	Thomas Dekker	+ 25"

18-09-2005: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 61 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Kim Kirchen	1h 39' 00"
2	Danilo Di Luca	+ 2"
3	Thomas Lövkvist	+ 4"

18-09-2005: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 19 km. (ITT)

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thomas Dekker	30' 54"
2	Bobby Julich	+ 8"
3	Thomas Lövkvist	+ 8"

General Standings

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Kim Kirchen		32h 11' 58"
2	Pieter Weening		+ 5"
3	Thomas Dekker		+ 11"
4	Thomas Lövkvist		+ 18"
5	Danilo Di Luca	Liquigas	+ 34"
6	Michael Boogerd		+ 1' 04"
7	Jan Hruška		+ 2' 14"
8	Marek Rutkiewicz	Intel Action	+ 2' 43"
9	Sylvain Chavanel		+ 2' 52"
10	José Luis Rubiera		+ 3' 03"

Sprints Classification

The sprints classification jersey is awarded to the rider with the most points awarded in the intermediate sprints.

External links

Race website