Tour of Poland 2005

Tour of Poland 2005
Racing series	UCI ProTour
Host country	Poland
Competition period	September 12-18, 2005
Stages	8 stages
overall length	1247 km
winner
Overall rating	1. Kim Kirchen (FAS) 32:11:58 h 2. Pieter Weening (RAB) + 0:05 min 3. Thomas Dekker (RAB) + 0:11 min
Scoring jerseys
Overall rating	Kim Kirchen (FAS)
Sprint scoring	Robert Förster (GST)
Mountain scoring	Bartosz Huzarski (INT)
Scoring	Kim Kirchen (FAS)
Team ranking	Rabobank
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The 62nd Tour of Poland took place from September 12th to 18th, 2005. It was held in eight stages over a distance of 1247 km. The first four stages were flat stages, the following four are mountain stages.

The Kazakh drivers Alexander Vinokurow , Andrei Kaschetschkin , Dmitri Murawjow and Dmitri Fofonow did not get a visa in time and could not start.

The overall classification was won by Kim Kirchen from Luxembourg , the points classification also won by the Pole Bartosz Huzarski , the sprint classification by Robert Förster from Germany and the team classification by the Dutch team Rabobank .

Stages

stage	Day	Start finish	km	Stage winner	Overall rating
1.	12th September	Danzig (Gdańsk) - Elbląg	150	Baden Cooke (FDJ)	Baden Cooke (FDJ)
2.	13.september	Tczew - Olsztyn	227	Daniele Bennati (LAM)	Luca Paolini (QST)
3.	September 14th	Ostróda - Bydgoszcz	212	Jaan Kirsipuu (CA)	Luca Paolini (QST)
4th	September 15th	Inowrocław - Leszno	213	Daniele Bennati (LAM)	Luca Paolini (QST)
5.	16th September	Breslau (Wrocław) - Szklarska Poręba	212	Fabian Wegmann (GST)	Luca Paolini (QST)
6th	17th of September	Piechowice - Karpacz	153	Pieter Weening (RAB)	Pieter Weening (RAB)
7th	September 18	Jelenia Góra - Karpacz	061	Kim Kirchen (FAS)	Kim Kirchen (FAS)
8th.	September 18	Jelenia Góra – Karpacz ( mountain time trial )	019th	Thomas Dekker (RAB)	Kim Kirchen (FAS)

Web links

Tour of Poland 2005 in Breslau (Wrocław)

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