2005 Paris–Nice

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Field	Value
previous	2004
next	2006
name	2005 Paris–Nice
series	UCI ProTour
date	6–13 March 2005
stages	7 + Prologue
distance	950.5
unit	km
time	22h 32' 13"
first	Bobby Julich
first_nat	USA
first_team
first_color	yellow
second	Alejandro Valverde
second_nat	ESP
second_team
third	Constantino Zaballa
third_nat	ESP
third_team
points	Jens Voigt
points_nat	GER
points_team
points_color	green
mountains	David Moncoutié
mountains_nat	FRA
mountains_team
mountains_color	polkadot
youth	Alejandro Valverde
youth_nat	ESP
youth_team
youth_color	white
team
team_nat	DEN
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The 2005 Paris–Nice was the 63rd edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 6 March to 13 March 2005. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice. The race was won by Bobby Julich of .

Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:

Route

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Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	P	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
6 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	4 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Individual time trial	Jens Voigt
7 March	Étampes to Chabris	186.5 km	[[File:Plainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Flat stage	Tom Boonen
8 March	La Châtre to Thiers	46.5 kmThe stage was shortened from 191 km due to bad weather.	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Tom Boonen
9 March	Thiers to Craponne-sur-Arzon	117.5 kmThe stage was shortened from 174 km due to bad weather.	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Vicente Reynés
10 March	Le Chambon-sur-Lignon to Montélimar	104.5 kmThe stage was shortened from 185 km due to bad weather.	[[File:Hillystage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Hilly stage	Fabian Cancellara
11 March	Rognes to Mont Faron	172.5 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Gilberto Simoni
12 March	La Crau to Cannes	184 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Joost Posthuma
13 March	Nice to Nice	135 km	[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg	20px	link=	alt=]]	Medium mountain stage	Alejandro Valverde
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Stages

Prologue

;6 March 2005 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4 km (ITT) ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jens Voigt
2	Fabian Cancellara
3	Erik Dekker
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Stage 1

;7 March 2005 — Étampes to Chabris, 186.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen
2	Luciano Pagliarini
3	Jaan Kirsipuu
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Stage 2

;8 March 2005 — Aigueperse to Thiers, 46.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen
2	Kurt Asle Arvesen
3	Jaroslav Popovych
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Stage 3

;9 March 2005 — Thiers to Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Vicente Reynés
2	Guido Trenti
3	Fred Rodriguez
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Stage 4

;10 March 2005 — Saint-Péray to Montélimar, 101 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara
2	Jaan Kirsipuu
3	Juan Antonio Flecha
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Stage 5

;11 March 2005 — Rognes to Mont Faron, 172.5 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Gilberto Simoni
2	Cadel Evans
3	David Moncoutié
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Stage 6

;12 March 2005 — La Crau to Cannes, 184 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Joost Posthuma
2	Jörg Ludewig
3	Aaron Kemps
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Stage 7

;13 March 2005 — Nice to Nice, 135 km ::data[format=table]

Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde
2	Franco Pellizotti
3	Kim Kirchen
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General Standings

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Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Bobby Julich
2	Alejandro Valverde
3	Constantino Zaballa
4	Jens Voigt
5	Jörg Jaksche
6	Franco Pellizotti
7	Fränk Schleck
8	Cadel Evans
9	José Ángel Gómez
10	Davide Rebellin
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Mountains Classification

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Cyclist	Team	Points
1	David Moncoutié
2	Jörg Ludewig
3	Óscar Pereiro
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Points Classification

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Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Jens Voigt
2	Erik Dekker
3	Alejandro Valverde
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Best Young Rider

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Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde
2	Fränk Schleck
3	José Ángel Gómez
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Best Team

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Team	Country	Time
1
2		Spain
3		Spain
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Notes

References

References

1. "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo.
2. "63ème Paris-Nice 2005". Memoire du cyclisme.
3. "Start list". Cycling News.
4. "Stages & results". Cycling News.

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