2005 Vuelta a España

60th edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race 2005 Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2005.svg 350px Overview of the stages 27 August – 18 September 21 3192 km 82h 27' 31" Roberto Heras ESP ONC 2005 gold Denis Menchov RUS RAB 2005 Carlos Sastre ESP SAX 2005 Alessandro Petacchi ITA Fassa Bortolo blue-fish Joaquim Rodríguez ESP FUJ 2005 granate Denis Menchov RUS RAB 2005 orangewhitegreen KEL 2005 2004 2006 The 2005 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Spain and Andorra between 27 August and 18 September. It was the 60th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2005 men's road cycling season. Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to Russian Denis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test. Heras made an appeal through the Spanish courts, which ruled in his favour in June 2011http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/spanish-civil-court-rules-roberto-heras-2005-doping-positive-invalid_180115 https://web.archive.org/web/20110627035213/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/spanish-civil-court-rules-roberto-heras-2005-doping-positive-invalid_180115 dead June 27, 2011 Spanish civil court rules Roberto Heras 2005 doping positive invalid June 24, 2011 June 25, 2011 Velonews and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012; the Spanish cycling federation was not yet sure how to act, but said that the most likely result is that Heras will be reinstated.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/roberto-heras-to-be-reinstated-as-2005-vuelta-winner-1.1239022 Roberto Heras to be reinstated as 2005 Vuelta winner CBC sports Associated Press December 21, 2012 The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi from Italy, the mountains classification was won by Joaquim Rodríguez from Spain and the combination classification was won by Denis Menchov. KEL 2005 was the winner of the team ranking. Teams and riders List of teams and cyclists in the 2005 Vuelta a España In addition to the 20 ProTour teams, KEL 2005 and Relax Fuenlabrada were given wildcard entries. Route +List of stageshttps://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/vuelta05/?id=stages 60th Vuelta a España – GT Cycling News 24 July 2018http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/vuelta/vuelta2005.html Vuelta a España, 2005 BikeRaceInfo 24 July 2018 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 27 August Granada to Granada 7 km 0 on 22px Individual time trial Denis Menchov RUS 2 28 August Granada to Córdoba 189.3 km 0 on Leonardo Bertagnolli ITA 3 29 August Córdoba to Puertollano 153.3 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITA 4 30 August Ciudad Real to Argamasilla de Alba 232.3 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITA 5 31 August Alcázar de San Juan to Cuenca 176 km 0 on Thor Hushovd NOR 6 1 September Cuenca to Valdelinares 217 km 0 on Roberto Heras ESP 7 2 September Teruel to Vinaròs 212.5 km 0 on Max van Heeswijk NED 8 3 September Tarragona to Lloret de Mar 189 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITA 9 4 September Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar 48 km 0 on 22px Individual time trial Denis Menchov RUS 10 5 September La Vall d'en Bas to Ordino-Arcalis (Andorra) 206.3 km 0 on Francisco Mancebo ESP 11 6 September Andorra to Cerler 186.6 km 0 on Roberto Laiseka ESP 7 September Rest day 12 8 September Logroño to Burgos 133 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITA 13 9 September Burgos to Hoz de Marrón La Bien Aparecida es Hoz de Marrón 196 km 0 on Samuel Sánchez ESP 14 10 September La Penilla es to Lakes of Covadonga 172.3 km 0 on Eladio Jiménez ESP 15 11 September Cangas de Onís to Valgrande-Pajares es 191 km 0 on Roberto Heras ESP 12 September Rest day 16 13 September León to Valladolid 162.5 km 0 on Paolo Bettini ITA 17 14 September El Espinar to La Granja de San Ildefonso 165.6 km 0 on Carlos García ESP 18 15 September Ávila to Ávila 197.5 km 0 on Nicki Sørensen DEN 19 16 September San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Alcobendas 142.9 km 0 on Heinrich Haussler GER 20 17 September Guadalajara to Alcalá de Henares 38.9 km 0 on 22px Individual time trial Rubén Plaza ESP 21 18 September Madrid to Madrid 136.5 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITA Total 3239 km 0 on Race overview 2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2005 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Jersey Progress Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification 1 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Rik Verbrugghe Denis Menchov CSC 2005 2 Leonardo Bertagnolli Bradley McGee Bradley McGee Leonardo Bertagnolli Leonardo Bertagnolli Liberty Seguros–Würth 3 Alessandro Petacchi Joaquim Rodríguez 4 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Bradley McGee 5 Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd 6 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras 7 Max van Heeswijk Eladio Jiménez 8 Alessandro Petacchi 9 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Comunidad Valenciana 10 Francisco Mancebo 11 Roberto Laiseka Denis Menchov Joaquim Rodríguez 12 Alessandro Petacchi 13 Samuel Sánchez 14 Eladio Jiménez 15 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras 16 Paolo Bettini 17 Carlos García Quesada 18 Nicki Sørensen 19 Heinrich Haussler 20 Rubén Plaza 21 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Final Roberto Heras Alessandro Petacchi Joaquim Rodríguez Roberto Heras Comunidad Valenciana General Standings CyclistTeamTime1Roberto HerasLiberty Seguros82h 22' 55"2Denis MenchovRAB 2005 + 4' 36"3Carlos SastreSBS 2005 + 4' 54"4Francisco ManceboGCE 2005b + 5' 58"5Carlos García QuesadaComunitat Valenciana-Elche + 8' 06"6Rubén PlazaComunitat Valenciana-Elche + 11' 36"7Óscar SevillaTHR 2005 + 13' 22"8Tom DanielsonDSC 2005 + 16' 38"9Mauricio ArdilaOLO 2005 + 18' 15"10Juan Miguel MercadoQST 2005 + 18' 31"11Samuel SánchezEUS 2005 + 20' 12"12Michele ScarponiLiberty Seguros + 31' 44"13David BlancoComunitat Valenciana-Elche + 34' 57"14Koos MoerenhoutOLO 2005 + 35' 03"15Josep JufréRelax + 35' 33"16Mario AertsOLO 2005 + 36' 18"17Daniel AtienzaCOF 2005 + 36' 23"18Unai OsaGCE 2005b + 37' 14"19Marcos SerranoLiberty Seguros + 38' 37"20Pablo LastrasGCE 2005b + 40' 45" KOM Classification CyclistTeam1Joaquim RodríguezGEO 2005 Points Classification CyclistTeam1Alessandro PetacchiFassa Bortolo Best Team TeamCountry1Comunitat Valenciana-Puertas CastaliaSpain References External links Race website 2005 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 2005 Category:2005 UCI ProTour Category:August 2005 sports events in Spain Category:September 2005 sports events in Spain