The 2005 Volta a Catalunya was the 85th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race, which took place from 16 May to 22 May 2005, in Catalonia, Spain. The race began in Salou with a team time trial and ended in Barcelona. Yaroslav Popovych won the first major win of his career.
Teams Twenty-three teams of up to eight riders started the race:
Kaiku
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 16 May Salou to Salou Team time trial 2 17 May Cambrils to Cambrils 3 18 May Salou to La Granada 4 19 May Perafort to Pal-Arinsal 5 20 May Sornàs to Ordino-Arcalis Individual time trial 6 21 May Llívia to Pallejà 7 22 May Pallejà to Barcelona
Stages Stage 1 16 May 2005 - Salou, (TTT) Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 7" 3 + 15"
Stage 2 17 May 2005 - Cambrils, Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.
Stage 3 18 May 2005 - Salou to La Granada, Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.
Stage 4 19 May 2005 - Perafort to Pal-Arinsal, Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.
Stage 5 20 May 2005 - Sornàs to Ordino-Arcalis, (ITT) Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 25" 3 + 45"
Stage 6 21 May 2005 - Llívia to Pallejà, Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 4"
Stage 7 22 May 2005 - Pallejà to Barcelona, Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.
Final standings General classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 20" 3 + 59" 4 + 1' 18" 5 + 1' 23" 6 + 2' 01" 7 + 2' 09" 8 + 2' 18" 9 + 2' 20" 10 Kaiku + 2' 25"
Mountains classification Rank Rider Team Points 1
Points classification Rank Rider Team Points 1
Best team Rank Team Country Time 1
References
External links Race website