2005 Paris–Nice

2005 Paris–Nice
UCI ProTour
Race details
Dates	6–13 March 2005
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	950.5 km (590.6 mi)
Winning time	22h 32' 13"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
	← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Paris–Nice was the 63rd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 6 March to 13 March 2005. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice.^[2] The race was won by Bobby Julich of Team CSC.

Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:^[2]^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	6 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	4 km (2.5 mi)	Individual time trial	Jens Voigt (GER)
1	7 March	Étampes to Chabris	186.5 km (115.9 mi)	Flat stage	Tom Boonen (BEL)
2	8 March	La Châtre to Thiers	46.5 km (28.9 mi)^{[nb 1]}	Hilly stage	Tom Boonen (BEL)
3	9 March	Thiers to Craponne-sur-Arzon	117.5 km (73.0 mi)^{[nb 2]}	Hilly stage	Vicente Reynés (ESP)
4	10 March	Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Montélimar	104.5 km (64.9 mi)^{[nb 3]}	Hilly stage	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
5	11 March	Rognes to Mont Faron	172.5 km (107.2 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
6	12 March	La Crau to Cannes	184 km (114 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Joost Posthuma (NED)
7	13 March	Nice to Nice	135 km (84 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

Stages

Prologue

6 March 2005 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4 km (2.5 mi) (ITT)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jens Voigt (GER)	Team CSC	5'15"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Fassa Bortolo	+ 2"
3	Erik Dekker (NED)	Rabobank	+ 3"

Stage 1

7 March 2005 — Étampes to Chabris, 186.5 km (115.9 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	4h 19'15"
2	Luciano Pagliarini (ITA)	Liquigas–Bianchi	s.t.
3	Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.

Stage 2

8 March 2005 — Aigueperse to Thiers, 46.5 km (28.9 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	53'31"
2	Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)	Team CSC	s.t.
3	Jaroslav Popovych (UKR)	Discovery Channel	s.t.

Stage 3

9 March 2005 — Thiers to Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km (73 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Vicente Reynés (ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	2h 41'51"
2	Guido Trenti (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	s.t.
3	Fred Rodriguez (USA)	Davitamon–Lotto	s.t.

Stage 4

10 March 2005 — Saint-Péray to Montélimar, 101 km (63 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Fassa Bortolo	2h 11'03"
2	Jaan Kirsipuu (EST)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Juan Antonio Flecha (ARG)	Fassa Bortolo	+ 2"

Stage 5

11 March 2005 — Rognes to Mont Faron, 172.5 km (107.2 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Gilberto Simoni (ITA)	Lampre–Caffita	4h 07'27"
2	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Davitamon–Lotto	+ 19"
3	David Moncoutié (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.

Stage 6

12 March 2005 — La Crau to Cannes, 184 km (114 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Rabobank	4h 21'24"
2	Jörg Ludewig (GER)	Domina Vacanze	+ 1'11
3	Aaron Kemps (AUS)	Liberty Seguros–Würth	+ 1'43"

Stage 7

13 March 2005 — Nice to Nice, 135 km (84 mi)^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	3h 28'29"
2	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas–Bianchi	s.t.
3	Kim Kirchen (LUX)	Fassa Bortolo	s.t.

General Standings

^{[citation needed]}

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Bobby Julich (USA)	Team CSC	22h 32' 13"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	+ 10"
3	Constantino Zaballa (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 19"
4	Jens Voigt (GER)	Team CSC	+ 44"
5	Jörg Jaksche (GER)	Liberty Seguros–Würth	+ 45"
6	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas–Bianchi	+ 49"
7	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team CSC	+ 58"
8	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Davitamon–Lotto	s.t.
9	José Ángel Gómez (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 1'20"
10	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	+ 1'21"

Mountains Classification

^{[citation needed]}

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	David Moncoutié (FRA)	Cofidis	58 pts
2	Jörg Ludewig (GER)	Domina Vacanze	28 pts
3	Óscar Pereiro (ESP)	Phonak	19 pts

Points Classification

^{[citation needed]}

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Jens Voigt (GER)	Team CSC	94 pts
2	Erik Dekker (NED)	Rabobank	70 pts
3	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	68 pts

Best Young Rider

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	22h 32' 23"
2	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team CSC	+ 0'48"
3	José Ángel Gómez (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 1'10"

Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Team CSC	Denmark	67h 38' 08"
2	Saunier Duval–Prodir	Spain	+ 0'17"
3	Liberty Seguros–Würth	Spain	+ 1'50"

Notes

^ The stage was shortened from 191 km (119 mi) due to bad weather.
^ The stage was shortened from 174 km (108 mi) due to bad weather.
^ The stage was shortened from 185 km (115 mi) due to bad weather.

References

^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "63ème Paris-Nice 2005". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005.
^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

"Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
"63rd Paris-Nice - ProTour, France, March 6-13, 2005". Cycling News.
"Prologue - Sunday, March 6: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4km". Cycling News.
"Stage 1 - Monday, March 7: Etampes - Chabris, 186.5km". Cycling News.
"Stage 2 - Tuesday, March 8: Aigueperse - Thiers, 46.5 km". Cycling News.
"Stage 3 - Wednesday, March 9: Thiers - Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km". Cycling News.
"Stage 4 - Thursday, March 10: Saint-Peray - Montélimar, 101km". Cycling News.
"Stage 5 - Friday, March 11: Rognes - Toulon (Mont-Faron), 172.5km". Cycling News.
"Stage 6 - Saturday, March 12: La Crau - Cannes, 184km". Cycling News.
"Stage 7 - Sunday, March 13: Nice - Nice, 135km". Cycling News.
"Valverde se mide con Armstrong" [Valverde measures himself against Armstrong] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 March 2005. p. 52.
"Voigt, en Paris-Niza" [Voigt, in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 March 2005. p. 53.
""Estoy mal de forma porque en mi país me entreno poco"" ["I'm in bad shape because in my country I don't train much"] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 2005. p. 54.
"Valverde entra con los mejores y Armstrong, a 41"" [Valverde enters with the best and Armstrong, 41" behind] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 2005. p. 43.
"La etapa de hoy de la París-Niza puede ser recortada" [Today's stage of Paris-Nice to be shortened] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2005. p. 55.
"Bis de Boonen en una París-Niza amputada" [Boonen's encore in an amputated Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2005. p. 43.
"Reynes da su primer gran zarpazo en profesionales" [Reynes gives his first big hit in professionals] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2005. p. 40.
"Reynes da su primer gran zarpazo en profesionales (cont.)" [Reynes gives his first big hit in professionals (cont.)] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2005. p. 41.
"Julich, líder en París-Niza" [Julich, leader in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 2005. p. 37.
"Opción española en París-Niza" [Spanish option in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 2005. p. 48.
"Valverde chuta al poste" [Valverde hits the post] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2005. p. 48.
"Valverde chuta al poste (cont.)" [Valverde hits the post (cont.)] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2005. p. 49.

[4] The stage was shortened from 191 km (119 mi) due to bad weather.

[5] The stage was shortened from 174 km (108 mi) due to bad weather.

[6] The stage was shortened from 185 km (115 mi) due to bad weather.

[BRI-1] "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[MdC-PN2005-2] "63ème Paris-Nice 2005". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005.

[3] "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[CN-stages-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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Teams

Route

Stages

Prologue

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

General Standings

Mountains Classification

Points Classification

Best Young Rider

Best Team

Notes

References

Further reading