2005 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	16 May — 22 May
Stages	7
Distance	930.4 km (578.1 mi)
Winning time	22h 56' 36"
Results
Winner   Yaroslav Popovych ( UKR) ( Discovery Channel)   Second   Leonardo Piepoli ( ITA) ( Saunier Duval–Prodir)   Third   David Moncoutié ( FRA) ( Cofidis)   Points   Thor Hushovd ( NOR) ( Crédit Agricole)   Mountains   Íñigo Cuesta ( ESP) ( Saunier Duval–Prodir)   Sprints   Eladio Jiménez ( ESP) ( Comunidad Valenciana–Elche)   Team Cofidis
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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: ^[1]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners ^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	16 May	Salou to Salou	19.2 km (11.9 mi)		Team time trial	Phonak
2	17 May	Cambrils to Cambrils	186.8 km (116.1 mi)			Enrico Gasparotto ( ITA)
3	18 May	Salou to La Granada	157.8 km (98.1 mi)			Pedro Horrillo ( ESP)
4	19 May	Perafort to Pal-Arinsal	237.7 km (147.7 mi)			Leonardo Piepoli ( ITA)
5	20 May	Sornàs to Ordino-Arcalis	17.1 km (10.6 mi)		Individual time trial	Íñigo Cuesta ( ESP)
6	21 May	Llívia to Pallejà	198.7 km (123.5 mi)			Anthony Charteau ( FRA)
7	22 May	Pallejà to Barcelona	113.1 km (70.3 mi)			Thor Hushovd ( NOR)

Stages

Stage 1

16 May 2005 - Salou, 20.1 km (12.5 mi) ( TTT) ^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Phonak	Switzerland	21' 42"
2	Discovery Channel	United States	+ 7"
3	T-Mobile Team	Germany	+ 15"

Stage 2

17 May 2005 - Cambrils, 186.8 kilometres (116.1 mi) ^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Enrico Gasparotto ( ITA)	Liquigas–Bianchi	4h 48' 39"
2	Claudio Corioni ( ITA)	Fassa Bortolo	s.t.
3	Thor Hushovd ( NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.

Stage 3

18 May 2005 - Salou to La Granada, 157.8 km (98.1 mi) ^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pedro Horrillo ( ESP)	Rabobank	3h 35' 59"
2	Thor Hushovd ( NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Claudio Corioni ( ITA)	Fassa Bortolo	s.t.

Stage 4

19 May 2005 - Perafort to Pal-Arinsal, 237.7 km (147.7 mi) ^[6]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Leonardo Piepoli ( ITA)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	6h 22' 09"
2	Yaroslav Popovych ( UKR)	Discovery Channel	s.t.
3	Aitor Osa ( ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.

Stage 5

20 May 2005 - Sornàs to Ordino-Arcalis, 17 km (11 mi) ( ITT) ^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Íñigo Cuesta ( ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	37' 18"
2	Leonardo Piepoli ( ITA)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 25"
3	David Moncoutié ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 45"

Stage 6

21 May 2005 - Llívia to Pallejà, 198.7 km (123.5 mi) ^[8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anthony Charteau ( FRA)	Bouygues Télécom	4h 16' 54"
2	Beat Zberg ( SUI)	Gerolsteiner	+ 4"
3	José Luis Arrieta ( ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	+ 4"

Stage 7

22 May 2005 - Pallejà to Barcelona, 113.1 km (70.3 mi) ^[9]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd ( NOR)	Crédit Agricole	2h 32' 57"
2	Fred Rodriguez ( USA)	Davitamon–Lotto	s.t.
3	Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero ( ESP)	Phonak	s.t.

Final standings

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Yaroslav Popovych ( UKR)	Discovery Channel	22h 36' 56"
2	Leonardo Piepoli ( ITA)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 20"
3	David Moncoutié ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 59"
4	Michael Rogers ( AUS)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	+ 1' 18"
5	Aitor Osa ( ESP)	Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 23"
6	Miguel Ángel Martín ( ESP)	Phonak	+ 2' 01"
7	Eladio Jiménez ( ESP)	Comunidad Valenciana–Elche	+ 2' 09"
8	Íñigo Cuesta ( ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 2' 18"
9	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Crédit Agricole	+ 2' 20"
10	Ezequiel Mosquera ( ESP)	Kaiku	+ 2' 25"

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Íñigo Cuesta ( ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Thor Hushovd ( NOR)	Crédit Agricole

Best team

Rank	Team	Country	Time
1	Cofidis	France

References

External links

• Race website