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2005 Tour Down Under
Australian cycling race
Australian cycling race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2005 Tour Down Under |
| date | 18—23 January 2005 |
| stages | 6 |
| unit | km |
| time | 16h 45' 44" |
| first | Luis León Sánchez |
| first_team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_color | orange |
| second | Allan Davis |
| second_team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| second_nat | AUS |
| third | Stuart O'Grady |
| third_team | |
| third_nat | AUS |
| points | Robbie McEwen |
| points_team | |
| points_nat | AUS |
| points_color | green |
| mountains | Gene Bates |
| mountains_team | UniSA–Australia |
| mountains_nat | AUS |
| mountains_color | blue |
| youth | Luis León Sánchez |
| youth_nat | ESP |
| youth_color | white |
| youth_team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| team | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| previous | 2004 |
| next | 2006 |
The 2005 Tour Down Under was the seventh edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 January to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. This particular edition was won by Spanish rider Luis León Sánchez, who rode for Liberty Seguros–Würth.
Stages
Stage 1
**18 January 2005 – Adelaide – Adelaide, 50 km **
Stage and General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie McEwen | |
| 2 | Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 4 | Baden Cooke | |
| 5 | Guillermo Ruben Bongiorno | |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin | |
| 7 | Aaron Kemps | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 8 | Giosuè Bonomi | |
| 9 | Dimitri De Fauw | |
| 10 | Gene Bates | Team UniSA–Australia |
Stage 2
19 January 2005 – Salisbury to Tanunda, 150 km
Stage 2 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie McEwen | |
| 2 | Paride Grillo | |
| 3 | Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 4 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 5 | Erki Pütsep | |
| 6 | Mark Renshaw | |
| 7 | Samuele Marzoli | |
| 8 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthCare |
| 9 | Giosuè Bonomi | |
| 10 | Matthew Rex | Team UniSA–Australia |
Stage 3
20 January 2005 – Glenelg to Victor Harbor, 139 km
Stage 3 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2 | Johan Vansummeren | |
| 3 | Gene Bates | Team UniSA–Australia |
| 4 | Robert McLachlan | Team UniSA–Australia |
| 5 | Javier Ramirez Abeja | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 6 | Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 7 | Paride Grillo | |
| 8 | Mark Renshaw | |
| 9 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 10 | Simon Gerrans |
Stage 4
21 January 2005 – Unley to Hahndorf, 152 km
Stage 4 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew White | |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen | |
| 3 | Sébastien Joly | |
| 4 | Frederic Finot | |
| 5 | Fortunato Baliani | |
| 6 | Nicolas Portal | |
| 7 | Mark Renshaw | |
| 8 | Jimmy Engoulvent | |
| 9 | David Loosli | |
| 10 | Stuart O'Grady |
Stage 5
22 January 2005 – Willunga to Willunga, 147 km
Stage 5 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 3 | Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 4 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 5 | Javier Ramirez Abeja | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 6 | Simon Gerrans | |
| 7 | Cadel Evans | |
| 8 | Johan Vansummeren | |
| 9 | Mark Renshaw | |
| 10 | Mario Aerts |
Stage 6
23 January 2005 – Adelaide to Adelaide, 81 km
Stage 6 result
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie McEwen | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2 | Paride Grillo | |
| 3 | Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 4 | Guillermo Bongiorno | |
| 5 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 6 | Erki Pütsep | |
| 7 | Baden Cooke | |
| 8 | Giosuè Bonomi | |
| 9 | Graeme Brown | |
| 10 | Sébastien Hinault |
Final standings
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis León Sánchez | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 16h 45' 44" | ||||||||||
| Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 33" | ||||||||||
| Stuart O'Grady | + 47" | |||||||||||
| Johan Vansummeren | + 48" | |||||||||||
| Javier Ramírez | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 50" | ||||||||||
| David McPartland | Team UniSA–Australia | + 53" | ||||||||||
| Simon Gerrans | + 1' 04" | |||||||||||
| Paride Grillo | + 1' 10" | |||||||||||
| Mark Renshaw | + 1' 18" | |||||||||||
| Robert McLachlan | Team UniSA–Australia | s.t. |
Points Classification
| Rider | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie McEwen | **** | 54 | ||||||||||
| Paride Grillo | 32 | |||||||||||
| Allan Davis | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 32 | ||||||||||
| Gene Bates | Team UniSA–Australia | 16 | ||||||||||
| Luis León Sánchez | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 14 | ||||||||||
| Matt White | 12 | |||||||||||
| Stuart O'Grady | 12 | |||||||||||
| Mickaël Delage | 10 | |||||||||||
| Alberto Contador | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 8 | ||||||||||
| Johan Vansummeren | 6 |
King of the Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Bates | Team UniSA–Australia | 52 | ||||||||||
| David O'Loughlin | Navigators | 40 | ||||||||||
| Fortunato Baliani | 24 | |||||||||||
| Alberto Contador | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 22 | ||||||||||
| Mickaël Delage | 20 | |||||||||||
| Nicolas Portal | 16 | |||||||||||
| Johan Vansummeren | 12 | |||||||||||
| Sergio Paulinho | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 12 | ||||||||||
| David McKenzie | United Water | 10 | ||||||||||
| László Bodrogi | 10 |
Young Riders' classification
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2 | Aaron Kemps | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 3 | Mickaël Delage | |
| 4 | Arnaud Gérard | |
| 5 | Christopher Sutton | United Water |
References
References
- "Tour Down Under 2005 - Australia - Classifications - Racespecial by CyclingFever.com - The International Cycling Social Network". Tdu.cyclingfever.com.
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