The 2005

Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ...

was the third annual bicycle road racing event held in the state of

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. The six-day, six stage 550 mile (1033.4 km) race was held April 19 through April 24, 2005 with the overall title and yellow jersey won by

Tom Danielson Thomas Danielson (born March 13, 1978) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Mercury Cycling Team (2002), the Saturn Cycling Team (2003), (2004), (2005–2007) and (2 ...

of the . However, Danielson in 2012, was disqualified due to doping. New Zealander

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) claimed the points jersey for sprinters, while Discovery Channel's

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won the

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competition for climbers. Trent Lowe (Jittery Joe's–Kalahari) won the Best Young Rider (blue jersey) competition.

Stage Winners Progress

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Peter Wrolich Peter Wrolich (born 30 May 1974, in Vienna) is a retired Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He was known as a sprinter. He was in the top 10 of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France, with a total of 65 points. Major results ;2002 : Ru ...

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Yellow Jersey Progress

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Final Results

General Classification

Points Classification

King of The Mountains Classification

Most Aggressive Rider Classification

The ''Most Aggressive Rider'' wears the blue and green jersey. The jersey is awarded at the end of each stage to the rider that demonstrates the most aggressive attacks, breakaways or strategies, as judged by a panel of media and race entourage officials.

Best Young Rider Classification

The ''Best Young Rider'' wears the green jersey. The jersey is awarded daily in the same manner as the general classification, which is by the overall placement at the finish line after each stage, with the least amount of overall accumulated time.

Team Competition

* (and in no particular order) ;

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;UCI Professional Continental Teams *

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* Team L.P.R. * Colavita Olive Oil-Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team * Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team * Jittery Joe's-Kalahari Cycling Team * Jelly Belly-Pool Gel * Team TIAA-CREF * USA National Cycling Team * Symmetrics

References

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