2005 Tour de Georgia

2005 Tour de Georgia April 19–24 6 1033.4 km 26h 53' 54" Floyd Landis USA PHO 2005 Bobby Julich USA SAX 2005 Marco Pinotti ITA Saunier Duval–Prodir Greg Henderson NZL Health Net José Luis Rubiera ESP DSC 2005 Trent Lowe AUS Jittery Joe's–Kalahari DSC 2005 2004 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 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 CyclistCountryTeamTime-Tom DanielsonUnited StatesDSC 2005 "26h 53'44"-Levi LeipheimerUnited StatesTeam Gerolsteiner + 0'04"1Floyd LandisUnited StatesPhonak Hearing Systems 26h 53'532Bobby JulichUnited StatesSAX 2005 + 1'10"-Lance ArmstrongUnited StatesDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team + 1'41"-David ZabriskieUnited StatesTeam CSC + 3'04"3Marco PinottiItalySaunier Duval–Prodir + 3'11"4Nathan O'NeillAustraliaNavigators Insurance + 3'14"5Michael BlaudzunTeam CSC + 3'51"6José AzevedoPortugalDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team + 5'25" Points Classification CyclistCountryTeam1Greg HendersonNew ZealandHealth Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis King of The Mountains Classification CyclistCountryTeam1José Luis RubieraSpainDiscovery 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. CyclistCountryTeam1Andrea TafiItalySaunier 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. CyclistCountryTeam1Trent LoweAustraliaJittery Joe's Team competition USA DSC 2005 (and in no particular order) UCI ProTour Teams DEN SAX 2005 SUI Phonak Hearing Systems ESP Saunier Duval–Prodir FRA C.A 2005 GER Team Gerolsteiner UCI Professional Continental Teams USA Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis USA Navigators Insurance Cycling Team ITA Team L.P.R. USA Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team USA Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team USA Jittery Joe's–Kalahari Cycling Team USA Jelly Belly–Pool Gel USA Team TIAA–CREF USA National Cycling Team CAN Symmetrics References cyclingnews Tour de Georgia official site Tour de Georgia blog Category:Tour de Georgia Georgia Category:2005 in American sports