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{{Infobox cycling race report
| previous           = [[2004 Paris–Nice|2004]]
| next               = [[2006 Paris–Nice|2006]]
| name = 2005 Paris–Nice
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size =
| series = [[2005 UCI ProTour|UCI ProTour]]
| race_no =
| series_no = 
| date = 6–13 March 2005
| stages = 7 + Prologue
| distance = 950.5<ref name="BRI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/ParisNice/paris-nice.html|title=Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=24 August 2024}}</ref>
| unit = km
| time = 22h 32' 13"
| speed = 42.2417
| first = [[Bobby Julich]]
| first_nat = USA
| first_natvar =
| first_team = {{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| first_color = yellow
| second = [[Alejandro Valverde]]
| second_nat = ESP
| second_natvar =
| second_team = {{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
| third = [[Constantino Zaballa]]
| third_nat = ESP
| third_natvar =
| third_team = {{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
| points = [[Jens Voigt]]
| points_nat = GER
| points_natvar =
| points_team = {{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| points_color = green
| mountains = [[David Moncoutié]]
| mountains_nat = FRA
| mountains_natvar =
| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|COF|2005}}
| mountains_color = polkadot
| youth = [[Alejandro Valverde]]
| youth_nat = ESP
| youth_natvar =
| youth_team = {{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
| youth_color = white
| combination =
| combination_nat =
| combination_natvar =
| combination_team =
| sprints =
| sprints_nat =
| sprints_natvar =
| sprints_team =
| team = {{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| team_nat = DEN
| team_natvar =
}}

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]].<ref name="MdC-PN2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2005.php|title=63ème Paris-Nice 2005|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101022220/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2005.php|archivedate=1 November 2005}}</ref> The race was won by [[Bobby Julich]] of {{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}.

==Teams==
Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:<ref name="MdC-PN2005" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05?id=startlist|title=Start list|work=Cycling News|accessdate=26 August 2024}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* {{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|GST|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|TMO|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|RAB|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|QST|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|PHO|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|COF|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
* {{UCI team code|LOT|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|EUS|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|BTL|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|FDJ|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|C.A|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|LAM|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|DVE|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|LIQ|2005}}
* {{UCI team code|A2R|2005}}
{{div col end}}

==Route==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Stage characteristics and winners<ref name="MdC-PN2005" />
|-
! scope="col" | Stage
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Course
! scope="col" | Distance
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type
! scope=col | Winner
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | P
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 March
| [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| [[Individual time trial]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 March
| [[Étampes]] to [[Chabris]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|186.5|km|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Plainstage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Flat stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 March
| [[La Châtre]] to [[Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme|Thiers]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|46.5|km|abbr=on}}<ref group="nb">The stage was shortened from {{convert|191|km|abbr=on}} due to bad weather.</ref>
| [[File:Hillystage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Hilly stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 March
| Thiers to [[Craponne-sur-Arzon]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|117.5|km|abbr=on}}<ref group="nb">The stage was shortened from {{convert|174|km|abbr=on}} due to bad weather.</ref>
| [[File:Hillystage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Hilly stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Vicente Reynés]]|ESP}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 March
| [[Le Chambon-sur-Lignon]] to [[Montélimar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|104.5|km|abbr=on}}<ref group="nb">The stage was shortened from {{convert|185|km|abbr=on}} due to bad weather.</ref>
| [[File:Hillystage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Hilly stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Fabian Cancellara]]|SUI}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 March
| [[Rognes, Bouches-du-Rhône|Rognes]] to [[Mont Faron]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|172.5|km|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 March
| [[La Crau]] to [[Cannes]]
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|184|km|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Joost Posthuma]]|NED}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 13 March
| [[Nice]] to Nice
| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|135|km|abbr=on}}
| [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg|20px|link=|alt=]]
| Medium mountain stage
| {{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|}

==Stages==
===Prologue===
;6 March 2005 — [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]], {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])<ref name="CN-stages">{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05?id=stages|title=Stages & results|work=Cycling News|accessdate=24 August 2024}}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
|5'15"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabian Cancellara]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}
| + 2"
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Erik Dekker]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2005}}
| + 3"
|}

===Stage 1===
;7 March 2005 — [[Étampes]] to [[Chabris]], {{convert|186.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2005}}
|4h 19'15"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Luciano Pagliarini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jaan Kirsipuu]]|EST}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2005}}
|s.t.
|}

===Stage 2===
;8 March 2005 — [[Aigueperse, Puy-de-Dôme|Aigueperse]] to [[Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme|Thiers]], {{convert|46.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2005}}
|53'31"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Kurt Asle Arvesen]]|NOR}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jaroslav Popovych]]|UKR}}
|{{UCI team code|DSC|2005}}
|s.t.
|}

===Stage 3===
;9 March 2005 — Thiers to [[Craponne-sur-Arzon]], {{convert|118|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Vicente Reynés]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
|2h 41'51"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Guido Trenti]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Fred Rodriguez]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|LOT|2005}}
|s.t.
|}

===Stage 4===
;10 March 2005 — [[Saint-Péray]] to [[Montélimar]], {{convert|101|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabian Cancellara]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}
|2h 11'03"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jaan Kirsipuu]]|EST}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Juan Antonio Flecha]]|ARG}}
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}
| + 2"
|}

===Stage 5===
;11 March 2005 — [[Rognes, Bouches-du-Rhône|Rognes]] to [[Mont Faron]], {{convert|172.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Gilberto Simoni]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2005}}
|4h 07'27"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|LOT|2005}}
| + 19"
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|COF|2005}}
|s.t.
|}

===Stage 6===
;12 March 2005 — [[La Crau]] to [[Cannes]], {{convert|184|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Joost Posthuma]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2005}}
|4h 21'24"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jörg Ludewig]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|DVE|2005}}
| + 1'11
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Aaron Kemps]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}
| + 1'43"
|}

===Stage 7===
;13 March 2005 — [[Nice]] to Nice, {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name="CN-stages" />
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
|3h 28'29"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Franco Pellizotti]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Kim Kirchen]]|LUX}}
|{{UCI team code|FAS|2005}}
|s.t.
|}

==General Standings==
{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Bobby Julich]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
|22h 32' 13"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
| + 10"
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Constantino Zaballa]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
| + 19"
|-
|'''4'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| + 44"
|-
|'''5'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jörg Jaksche]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}
| + 45"
|-
|'''6'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Franco Pellizotti]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2005}}
| + 49"
|-
|'''7'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Fränk Schleck]]|LUX}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| + 58"
|-
|'''8'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|LOT|2005}}
|s.t.
|-
|'''9'''
|{{flagathlete|[[José Ángel Gómez Marchante|José Ángel Gómez]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
| + 1'20"
|-
|'''10'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Davide Rebellin]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2005}}
| + 1'21"
|}

==Mountains Classification==
{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Points
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[David Moncoutié]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|COF|2005}}
|58 pts
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jörg Ludewig]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|DVE|2005}}
|28 pts
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Óscar Pereiro]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2005}}
|19 pts
|}

==Points Classification==
{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Points
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
|94 pts
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Erik Dekker]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2005}}
|70 pts
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
|68 pts
|}

==Best Young Rider==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV|2005b}}
|22h 32' 23"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Fränk Schleck]]|LUX}}
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
| + 0'48"
|-
|'''3'''
|{{flagathlete|[[José Ángel Gómez Marchante|José Ángel Gómez]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
| + 1'10"
|}

==Best Team==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!
!Team
!Country
!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|{{UCI team code|CSC|2005}}
|{{DEN}}
|67h 38' 08"
|-
|'''2'''
|{{UCI team code|GEO|2005}}
|{{flagu|Spain}}
| + 0'17"
|-
|'''3'''
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2005}}
|{{flagu|Spain}}
| + 1'50"
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="nb"}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|title=Guide Historique 2014|language=French|trans-title=Historic Guide 2014|work=L'Equipe|page=68|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|archivedate=27 March 2014}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05|title=63rd Paris-Nice - ProTour, France, March 6-13, 2005|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05/?id=results/parisnice050|title=Prologue - Sunday, March 6: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05/?id=results/parisnice051|title=Stage 1 - Monday, March 7: Etampes - Chabris, 186.5km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05/?id=results/parisnice052|title=Stage 2 - Tuesday, March 8: Aigueperse - Thiers, 46.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05/?id=results/parisnice053|title=Stage 3 - Wednesday, March 9: Thiers - Craponne-sur-Arzon, 118 km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05?id=results/parisnice054|title=Stage 4 - Thursday, March 10: Saint-Peray - Montélimar, 101km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05?id=results/parisnice055|title=Stage 5 - Friday, March 11: Rognes - Toulon (Mont-Faron), 172.5km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05?id=results/parisnice056|title=Stage 6 - Saturday, March 12: La Crau - Cannes, 184km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2005/mar05/parisnice05/?id=results/parisnice057|title=Stage 7 - Sunday, March 13: Nice - Nice, 135km|work=Cycling News}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/06/EMD20050306052MDP.pdf|title=Valverde se mide con Armstrong|language=Spanish|trans-title=Valverde measures himself against Armstrong|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=52|date=6 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/07/EMD20050307053MDP.pdf|title=Voigt, en Paris-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Voigt, in Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=53|date=7 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/08/EMD20050308054MDP.pdf|title="Estoy mal de forma porque en mi país me entreno poco"|language=Spanish|trans-title="I'm in bad shape because in my country I don't train much"|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=54|date=8 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/08/EMD20050308043MDP.pdf|title=Valverde entra con los mejores y Armstrong, a 41"|language=Spanish|trans-title=Valverde enters with the best and Armstrong, 41" behind|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=8 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/09/EMD20050309055MDP.pdf|title=La etapa de hoy de la París-Niza puede ser recortada|language=Spanish|trans-title=Today's stage of Paris-Nice to be shortened|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=55|date=9 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/09/EMD20050309043MDP.pdf|title=Bis de Boonen en una París-Niza amputada|language=Spanish|trans-title=Boonen's encore in an amputated Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=43|date=9 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/10/EMD20050310040MDP.pdf|title=Reynes da su primer gran zarpazo en profesionales|language=Spanish|trans-title=Reynes gives his first big hit in professionals|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=40|date=10 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/10/EMD20050310041MDP.pdf|title=Reynes da su primer gran zarpazo en profesionales (cont.)|language=Spanish|trans-title=Reynes gives his first big hit in professionals (cont.)|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=41|date=10 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/12/EMD20050312037MDA.pdf|title=Julich, líder en París-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Julich, leader in Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=37|date=12 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/13/EMD20050313048MDP.pdf|title=Opción española en París-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Spanish option in Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=48|date=13 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/14/EMD20050314048MDP.pdf|title=Valverde chuta al poste|language=Spanish|trans-title=Valverde hits the post|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=48|date=14 March 2005}}
*{{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/PUB/2005/03/14/EMD20050314049MDP.pdf|title=Valverde chuta al poste (cont.)|language=Spanish|trans-title=Valverde hits the post (cont.)|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=14 March 2005}}

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