2005 Tour Down Under

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 CyclistTeamTime 1 1h 00' 45" 2 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Team UniSA–Australia s.t.

Stage 2 19 January 2005 – Salisbury to Tanunda, 150 km

Stage 2 result CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 43' 28" 2 s.t. 3 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 UnitedHealthCare s.t. 9 s.t. 10 Team UniSA–Australia s.t.

Stage 3 20 January 2005 – Glenelg to Victor Harbor, 139 km

Stage 3 result CyclistTeamTime 1 Liberty Seguros–Würth3h 19' 39" 2 s.t. 3 Team UniSA–Australia + 16" 4 Team UniSA–Australia s.t. 5 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 6 Liberty Seguros–Würth + 18" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 4 21 January 2005 – Unley to Hahndorf, 152 km

Stage 4 result CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 35' 00" 2 s.t. 3 + 2" 4 s.t. 5 + 6" 6 + 10" 7 + 3' 42" 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Stage 5 22 January 2005 – Willunga to Willunga, 147 km

Stage 5 result CyclistTeamTime 1 Liberty Seguros–Würth 1h 45' 29" 2 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 3 Liberty Seguros–Würth + 22" 4 + 25" 5 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 6 + 36" 7 + 42" 8 s.t. 9 + 50" 10 s.t.

Stage 6 23 January 2005 – Adelaide to Adelaide, 81 km

Stage 6 result CyclistTeamTime 1 Liberty Seguros–Würth 3h 17' 51" 2 s.t. 3 Liberty Seguros–Würth s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

Final standings

General classification CyclistTeamTime1 Liberty Seguros–Würth16h 45' 44"2 Liberty Seguros–Würth + 33"3 + 47"4 + 48"5 Liberty Seguros–Würth + 50"6 Team UniSA–Australia + 53"7 + 1' 04"8 + 1' 10"9 + 1' 18"10 Team UniSA–Australia s.t.

Points Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 54 2 32 3 Liberty Seguros–Würth 32 4 Team UniSA–Australia 16 5 Liberty Seguros–Würth 14 6 12 7 12 8 10 9 Liberty Seguros–Würth 8 10 6

King of the Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Team UniSA–Australia 52 2 Navigators 40 3 24 4 Liberty Seguros–Würth 22 5 20 6 16 7 12 8 Liberty Seguros–Würth 12 9 United Water 10 10 10

Young Riders' classification RiderTeamTime1 Liberty Seguros–Würth 14h 45′ 44"2Liberty Seguros–Würth + 2′ 07"3 + 33′ 46"4 + 34′ 35"5United Water + 38′ 49"

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