2005 Tour de Georgia

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| name = 2005 Tour de Georgia

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| date = April 19–24

| stages = 6

| distance = 1033.4

| unit = km

| time = 26h 53' 54"

| speed = 38.4078

| first = Floyd Landis

| first_nat = USA

| first_natvar =

| first_team = {{UCI team code|PHO|2005}}

| second = Bobby Julich

| second_nat = USA

| second_natvar =

| second_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2005}}

| third = Marco Pinotti

| third_nat = ITA

| third_natvar =

| third_team = Saunier Duval–Prodir

| points = Greg Henderson

| points_nat = NZL

| points_natvar =

| points_team = Health Net

| mountains = José Luis Rubiera

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_natvar =

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}

| youth = Trent Lowe

| youth_nat = AUS

| youth_natvar =

| youth_team = Jittery Joe's–Kalahari

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| team = {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}

| 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 {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}. 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.

Final results

= General Classification =

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!

!Cyclist

!Country

!Team

!Time

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|-

|Tom Danielson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}

|align="right"| "26h 53'44"

style="background:pink"

|-

|Levi Leipheimer

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Team Gerolsteiner

|calign="right"| + 0'04"

1

|Floyd Landis

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Phonak Hearing Systems

|align="right"| 26h 53'53

2

|Bobby Julich

|{{flagu|United States}}

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2005}}

|align="right"| + 1'10"

style="background:pink"

|-

|Lance Armstrong

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

|align="right"| + 1'41"

style="background:pink"

|-

|David Zabriskie

|{{flagu|United States}}

|Team CSC

|align="right"| + 3'04"

3

|Marco Pinotti

|{{flagu|Italy}}

|Saunier Duval–Prodir

|align="right"| + 3'11"

4

|Nathan O'Neill

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|Navigators Insurance

|align="right"| + 3'14"

5

|Michael Blaudzun

|{{DEN}}

|Team CSC

|align="right"| + 3'51"

6

|José Azevedo

|{{flagu|Portugal}}

|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

|align="right"| + 5'25"

=Points Classification=

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!

!Cyclist

!Country

!Team

1

|Greg Henderson

|{{flagu|New Zealand}}

|Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis

=King of The Mountains Classification=

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!

!Cyclist

!Country

!Team

1

|José Luis Rubiera

|{{flagu|Spain}}

|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

=Most Aggressive Rider Classification=

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.

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!

!Cyclist

!Country

!Team

1

|Andrea Tafi

|{{flagu|Italy}}

|Saunier Duval–Prodir

=Best Young Rider Classification=

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.

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!

!Cyclist

!Country

!Team

1

|Trent Lowe

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|Jittery Joe's

=Team competition =

  • {{flagicon|USA}} {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}

(and in no particular order)

;UCI ProTour Teams

;UCI Professional Continental Teams

References

  • [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/apr05/georgia05/ cyclingnews]
  • [http://www.tourdegeorgia.com/ Tour de Georgia official site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060810092837/http://www.tdgblog.com/ Tour de Georgia blog]

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