Stages
The 2005 Tour de France was divided into 21 stages. These stages belong to different categories: 8 were flat stages, 5 were medium mountain stages, 5 were high mountain stages, 2 were individual time trials and 1 was a team time trial. The distinction between flat stage, medium mountain stage and high mountain stage is important for the points classification. There were two rest days, in Grenoble and in Pau.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 July | Fromentine – Noirmoutier-en-l'Île | Individual time trial | 19.0 km (11.8 mi) | |
| 2 | 3 July | Challans – Les Essarts | Plain stage | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 3 | 4 July | La Châtaigneraie – Tours | Plain stage | 212.5 km (132.0 mi) | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
| 4 | 5 July | Tours – Blois | Team time trial | 67.5 km (41.9 mi) | |
| 5 | 6 July | Chambord – Montargis | Plain stage | 183.0 km (113.7 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
| 6 | 7 July | Troyes – Nancy | Plain stage | 199.0 km (123.7 mi) | Lorenzo Bernucci (ITA) |
| 7 | 8 July | Lunéville – Karlsruhe | Plain stage | 228.5 km (142.0 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
| 8 | 9 July | Pforzheim – Gérardmer | Hilly stage | 231.5 km (143.8 mi) | Pieter Weening (NED) |
| 9 | 10 July | Gérardmer – Mulhouse | Hilly stage | 171.0 km (106.3 mi) | Michael Rasmussen (DEN) |
| 10 | 12 July | Grenoble – Courchevel | Stage with mountain(s) | 177.0 km (110.0 mi) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| 11 | 13 July | Courchevel – Briançon | Stage with mountain(s) | 173.0 km (107.5 mi) | Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) |
| 12 | 14 July | Briançon – Digne-les-Bains | Hilly stage | 187.0 km (116.2 mi) | David Moncoutié (FRA) |
| 13 | 15 July | Miramas – Montpellier | Plain stage | 173.5 km (107.8 mi) | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
| 14 | 16 July | Agde – Ax 3 Domaines | Stage with mountain(s) | 220.5 km (137.0 mi) | Georg Totschnig (AUT) |
| 15 | 17 July | Lézat-sur-Lèze – Saint-Lary-Soulan | Stage with mountain(s) | 205.5 km (127.7 mi) | |
| 16 | 19 July | Mourenx – Pau | Stage with mountain(s) | 180.5 km (112.2 mi) | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) |
| 17 | 20 July | Pau – Revel | Plain stage | 239.5 km (148.8 mi) | Paolo Savoldelli (ITA) |
| 18 | 21 July | Albi – Mende | Hilly stage | 189.0 km (117.4 mi) | Marcos Antonio Serrano (ESP) |
| 19 | 22 July | Issoire – Le Puy-en-Velay | Hilly stage | 153.5 km (95.4 mi) | Giuseppe Guerini (ITA) |
| 20 | 23 July | Saint-Étienne – Saint-Étienne | Individual time trial | 55.5 km (34.5 mi) | |
| 21 | 24 July | Corbeil-Essonnes – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 144.5 km (89.8 mi) | Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) |
In the stages that were not time trials, there were intermediate sprints. Cyclist who crossed the intermediate sprints first received points for the points classification, and bonification seconds for the general classification. Until stage 8, there were three intermediate sprints, and from stage 9 on there were two.
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