The 2005 Tour de Suisse was the 69th edition of the Tour de Suisse road cycling stage race and was held from 11 June to 19 June 2005. The race started in Schaffhausen and finished in Ulrichen. Australian Michael Rogers was not able to defend his lead on the last day against Aitor González's attack.
Teams Twenty teams of eight riders started the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 11 June Schaffhausen to Weinfelden Flat stage 2 12 June Weinfelden to Weinfelden Individual time trial 3 13 June Abtwil/Säntiskpark to St Anton am Arlberg (Austria) Medium mountain stage 4 14 June Vaduz (Liechtenstein) to Bad Zurzach Hilly stage 5 15 June Bad Zurzach to Altdorf Hilly stage 6 16 June Bürglen to Arosa Mountain stage 7 17 June Einsiedeln to Lenk Hilly stage 8 18 June Lenk to Verbier Medium mountain stage 9 19 June Ulrichen Mountain stage
Stages Stage 1 11 June 2005 - Schaffhausen to Weinfelden,
Stage 1 result and general classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.
Stage 2 12 June 2005 - Weinfelden, (ITT)
Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 15" 3 + 18"General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 12" 3 + 18"
Stage 3 13 June 2005 - Abtwil/Säntiskpark to St Anton am Arlberg,
Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 18"
Stage 4 14 June 2005 - Vaduz to Bad Zurzach,
Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.General classification after Stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 18"
Stage 5 15 June 2005 - Bad Zurzach to Altdorf,
Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.General classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 18"
Stage 6 16 June 2005 - Bürglen to Arosa,
Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 1' 12" 3 + 1' 14"General classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 20" 3 + 22"
Stage 7 17 June 2005 - Einsiedeln to Lenk,
Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 4" 3 + 14"General classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 20" 3 + 22"
Stage 8 18 June 2005 - Lenk to Verbier,
Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 16" 3 + 16"General classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 20" 3 + 22"
Stage 9 19 June 2005 - Ulrichen,
Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 46" 3 + 58"General classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 22" 3 + 1' 36"
Final standings General classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 22" 3 + 1' 36" 4 + 1' 41" 5 + 2' 02" 6 + 2' 49" 7 + 3' 47" 8 + 4' 13" 9 + 4' 28" 10 + 6' 01"
Points classification Rank Rider Team Points 1 42 2 39 3 35
Mountains classification Rank Rider Team Points 1 58 2 27 3 27
Sprint classification Rank Rider Team Points 1 28 2 11 3 9
Team classification Rank Team Time 1 2 + 2' 33" 3 + 3' 40"
References
External links Race website