2005 Vuelta a Venezuela
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The 42nd edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela
was held from August 29 to September 11, 2005. The stage race started in Guanare
, and ended in Carúpano
.
Vuelta a Venezuela
The Vuelta a Venezuela is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September in Venezuela. The Vuelta a Venezuela carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale,...
was held from August 29 to September 11, 2005. The stage race started in Guanare
Guanare
Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...
, and ended in Carúpano
Carúpano
Carúpano is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Sucre. It is located on the Venezuelan Caribbean coast at the opening of two valleys, some 120 km east of the capital of Sucre, Cumaná...
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Final classification
| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gobernación del Estado Bolívar | 50:38:59 | |
| 2. | Loteria del Táchira | + 0.28 | |
| 3. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 1.58 | |
| 4. | Loteria del Táchira | + 1.59 | |
| 5. | Selle Italia Trecolli | + 2.40 | |
| 6. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 3.45 | |
| 7. | Gobernación de Lara Alcaldía | + 3.50 | |
| 8. | Gobernación del Estado Bolívar | + 4.00 | |
| 9. | Cuban National Team | + 4.11 | |
| 10. | Gobernacíon del Zulía | + 4.44 |