The 2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 57th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 5 June to 12 June 2005. The race started in Aix-les-Bains and finished in Sallanches. The race was won by Spanish rider Íñigo Landaluze, who has given positive in a doping test but whose case is still under dispute.
Teams Twenty-one teams entered the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 5 June Aix-les-Bains Individual time trial 1 6 June Aix-les-Bains to Givors 2 7 June Givors to Chauffailles 3 8 June Roanne to Roanne Individual time trial 4 9 June Tournon-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux 5 10 June Vaison-la-Romaine to Grenoble 6 11 June Albertville to Morzine-Avoriaz 7 12 June Morzine-Avoriaz to Sallanches
Stages
Prologue 5 June 2005 — Aix-les-Bains, , individual time trial (ITT) Prologue Result RiderTeamTime DSQ DSQ + 1" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" DSQ + 6" 6 + 7" 7 + 9" 8 + 13" 9 + 13" 10 + 14"General Classification after Prologue RiderTeamTime DSQ DSQ + 1" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" DSQ + 6" 6 + 7" 7 + 9" 8 + 13" 9 + 13" 10 + 14"
Stage 1 6 June 2005 — Aix-les-Bains to Givors, Stage 1 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime DSQ DSQ + 1" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" DSQ + 6" 6 + 7" 7 + 9" 8 + 13" 9 + 13" 10 + 14"
Stage 2 7 June 2005 — Givors to Chauffailles, Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 3' 16" 6 + 3' 16" 7 + 3' 16" 8 + 3' 16" 9 + 3' 16" 10 + 3' 16"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 20" 3 + 21" 4 + 28" DSQ + 3' 06" DSQ + 3' 07" 7 + 3' 09" 8 + 3' 11" DSQ + 3' 12" 10 + 3' 13"
Stage 3 8 June 2005 — Roanne to Roanne, , individual time trial (ITT) Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 DSQ + 1" DSQ + 26" 4 + 39" 5 + 1' 00" 6 + 1' 09" DSQ + 1' 11" 8 + 1' 14" 9 + 1' 16" 10 + 1' 19"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime DSQ 2 + 12" DSQ + 30" 4 + 42" DSQ + 1' 09" 6 + 1' 12" 7 + 1' 14" 8 + 1' 27" 9 + 1' 36" 10 + 1' 43"
Stage 4 9 June 2005 — Tournon-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux, Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 6" 3 + 16" DSQ + 37" 5 + 41" 6 + 43" DSQ + 46" 8 + 1' 31" 9 + 1' 36" 10 + 1' 45"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime DSQ DSQ + 21" 3 + 26" 4 + 47" 5 + 2' 00" 6 + 2' 25" 7 + 2' 53" 8 + 3' 07" 9 + 3' 16" 10 + 3' 45"
Stage 5 10 June 2005 — Vaison-la-Romaine to Grenoble, Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2' 15" 3 + 5' 45" 4 + 5' 45" 5 + 6' 15" 6 + 6' 15" 7 + 6' 15" 8 + 6' 17" 9 + 6' 18" 10 + 7' 32"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2' 32" DSQ + 2' 51" DSQ + 3' 12" 5 + 3' 17" 6 + 3' 38" 7 + 4' 51" 8 + 5' 16" 9 + 5' 44" 10 + 5' 58"
Stage 6 11 June 2005 — Albertville to Morzine-Avoriaz, Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 23" 3 + 53" 4 + 58" 5 + 2' 27" 6 + 2' 50" DSQ + 2' 52" 8 + 2' 52" 9 + 2' 52" DSQ + 2' 52"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 49" 3 + 1' 16" 4 + 1' 37" 5 + 1' 40" 6 + 2' 32" 7 + 3' 13" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 4' 01" 10 + 4' 07"
Stage 7 12 June 2005 — Morzine-Avoriaz to Sallanches, Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime DSQ 2 s.t. DSQ + 22" 4 + 22" 5 + 22" DSQ + 22" 7 + 24" 8 + 24" 9 + 45" 10 + 59"General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 11" DSQ + 38" DSQ + 59" 5 + 1' 02" 6 + 1' 56" 7 + 3' 54" 8 + 3' 58" 9 + 5' 04" 10 + 6' 20"
Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification Mountains classification Points classification Team Classification P George Hincapie George Hincapie Alberto Contador George Hincapie 1 Thor Hushovd Francis Mourey Thor Hushovd 2 Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Frédéric Finot Samuel Dumoulin 3 Santiago Botero Levi Leipheimer Santiago Botero 4 Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Levi Leipheimer 5 Axel Merckx Iñigo Landaluze 6 Santiago Botero Iván Gutiérrez Santiago Botero 7 George Hincapie Lance Armstrong Final Iñigo Landaluze Iván Gutiérrez Lance Armstrong
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