Dauphiné Libéré 2005 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, won by Basque

Basque people

The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...

rider Íñigo Landaluze

Iñigo Landaluze

Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga is a professional road bicycle racer, currently under suspension.Landaluze turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, his present team...

, who has given positive in a doping test but whose case is still under dispute.

05-06-2005: Aix-les-Bains, 7.9 km. (ITT)

	Cyclist	Time
1	George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...	9' 55"
2	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...	+ 2"
3	Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin is a Kazakhstani road racing cyclist, who rides for the UCI ProTour team .Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic....	+ 3"

06-06-2005: Aix-les-Bains-Givors, 231.9 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...	5h 10' 55"
2	Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter is a South African professional road cyclist, for UCI ProTour team . He became in 2001 the first South African to compete in the Tour de France. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits...	s.t.
3	Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...	s.t.

07-06-2005: Givors-Chauffailles, 187 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour...	4h 47' 06"
2	Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . Charteau turned professional in 2001...	s.t.
3	Frédéric Finot	s.t.

08-06-2005: Roanne, 46.5 km. (ITT)

	Cyclist	Time
1	Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...	1h 00' 06"
2	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...	+ 1"
3	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	+ 26"

09-06-2005: Tournon sur Rhône-Mont Ventoux, 182 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Alexandre Vinokourov	4h 07' 23"
2	José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team...	+ 6"
3	Wim van Huffel Wim Van Huffel Wim Van Huffel is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Team WorldofBike.gr.- External links :...	+ 16"

10-06-2005: Vaison La Romaine-Grenoble, 219 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Axel Merckx Axel Merckx Axel Merckx , is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who retired from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider...	5h 15' 01"
2	Íñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga is a professional road bicycle racer, currently under suspension.Landaluze turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, his present team...	+ 2' 15"
3	Benjamín Noval Benjamín Noval Benjamín Noval González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax-Gam for three years before switching to , where he stayed for four years...	+ 5' 45"

11-06-2005: Albertville-Morzine Avoriaz, 155 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...	4h 30' 45"
2	David Moncoutié David Moncoutié David Moncoutié is a French professional road racing cyclist with the French team Cofidis, with whom he turned professional in 1997. He is a climber, and won his first professional race in a mountain stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré...	+ 23"
3	Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Pérez is a Spanish pro cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006....	+ 53"

12-06-2005: Morzine Avoriaz-Sallanches, 128 km.

	Cyclist	Time
1	George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...	3h 07' 10"
2	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...	s.t.
3	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	+ 22"

General Standings

	Cyclist	Time
1	Íñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga is a professional road bicycle racer, currently under suspension.Landaluze turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, his present team...	28h 24' 46"
2	Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...	+ 11"
3	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...	+ 38"
4	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...	+ 59"
5	Alexandre Vinokourov	+ 1' 02"
6	David Moncoutié David Moncoutié David Moncoutié is a French professional road racing cyclist with the French team Cofidis, with whom he turned professional in 1997. He is a climber, and won his first professional race in a mountain stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré...	+ 1' 56"
7	José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team...	+ 3' 54"
8	Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His best achievement is winning the 2006 Italian time-trial championship, as well as winning two time trial stages in the Giro d'Italia...	+ 3' 58"
9	Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin is a Kazakhstani road racing cyclist, who rides for the UCI ProTour team .Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic....	+ 5' 04"
10	Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Pérez is a Spanish pro cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006....	+ 6' 20"

KOM Classification

	Cyclist	Team
1	Iván Gutiérrez Iván Gutiérrez José Iván Gutiérrez Palacios is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was Spanish Road national champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 Time Trial World Championships...	Illes Balears

Points Classification

	Cyclist	Team
1	Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...

Best Team

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