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 . 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 Danielson "26h 53'44"-Levi LeipheimerTeam Gerolsteiner + 0'04"1Floyd LandisPhonak Hearing Systems 26h 53'532Bobby Julich + 1'10"-Lance ArmstrongDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team + 1'41"-David ZabriskieTeam CSC + 3'04"3Marco PinottiSaunier Duval–Prodir + 3'11"4Nathan O'NeillNavigators Insurance + 3'14"5Michael BlaudzunTeam CSC + 3'51"6José AzevedoDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling Team + 5'25"
Points Classification
CyclistCountryTeam1Greg HendersonHealth Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
King of The Mountains Classification
CyclistCountryTeam1José Luis RubieraDiscovery 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 TafiSaunier 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 LoweJittery Joe's
Team competition
(and in no particular order) UCI ProTour Teams
Phonak Hearing Systems Saunier Duval–Prodir
Team Gerolsteiner
UCI Professional Continental Teams Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Team L.P.R. Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team Jittery Joe's–Kalahari Cycling Team Jelly Belly–Pool Gel Team TIAA–CREF National Cycling Team Symmetrics
References cyclingnews Tour de Georgia official site Tour de Georgia blog