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| Dates | 27 August – 18 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,192 km (1,983 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 82h 27' 31" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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These are the results for the 2005 edition of theVuelta a Españacycling race.Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to RussianDenis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test. Heras made an appeal through the Spanish courts, which ruled in his favour in June 2011[1] and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012; the Spanish cycling federation was not yet sure how to act, but said that the most likely result is that Heras will be reinstated.[2]
Thepoints classification was won byAlessandro Petacchi from Italy, themountains classification was won byJoaquim Rodríguez from Spain and thecombination classification was won by Denis Menchov.Comunidad Valenciana–Elche was the winner of the team ranking.
In addition to the 20 ProTour teams,Comunidad Valenciana–Elche andRelax Fuenlabrada were given wildcard entries.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Roberto Heras | Liberty Seguros | 82h 22' 55" |
| 2 | Denis Menchov | Rabobank | + 4' 36" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre | Team CSC | + 4' 54" |
| 4 | Francisco Mancebo | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 5' 58" |
| 5 | Carlos García Quesada | Comunitat Valenciana-Elche | + 8' 06" |
| 6 | Rubén Plaza | Comunitat Valenciana-Elche | + 11' 36" |
| 7 | Óscar Sevilla | T-Mobile Team | + 13' 22" |
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| 9 | Mauricio Ardila | Davitamon–Lotto | + 18' 15" |
| 10 | Juan Miguel Mercado | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 18' 31" |
| 11 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 20' 12" |
| 12 | Michele Scarponi | Liberty Seguros | + 31' 44" |
| 13 | David Blanco | Comunitat Valenciana-Elche | + 34' 57" |
| 14 | Koos Moerenhout | Davitamon–Lotto | + 35' 03" |
| 15 | Josep Jufré | Relax | + 35' 33" |
| 16 | Mario Aerts | Davitamon–Lotto | + 36' 18" |
| 17 | Daniel Atienza | Cofidis | + 36' 23" |
| 18 | Unai Osa | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 37' 14" |
| 19 | Marcos Serrano | Liberty Seguros | + 38' 37" |
| 20 | Pablo Lastras | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 40' 45" |
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| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Cyclist | Team | |
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| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo |
| Team | Country | |
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| 1 | Comunitat Valenciana-Puertas Castalia | Spain |
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