# 2005 Tour de Langkawi

The 2005 Tour de Langkawi was the 10th edition of the Tour de Langkawi, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It began on 28 January in Langkawi and ended on 6 February in Kuala Lumpur. The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005 UCI Asia Tour calendar.
Ryan Cox of South Africa won the race, followed by José Rujano of Venezuela second and Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa third. Graeme Brown won the points classification category and Cox won the mountains classification category. Barloworld won the team classification category.

## Stages

The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,284.6 kilometres.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage result | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Second | Third |
| 1 | 28 January | Langkawi | 106.9 km (66.4 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Oleg Grishkin (RUS) |
| 2 | 29 January | Kangar to Kepala Batas | 171.6 km (106.6 mi) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Oleg Grishkin (RUS) |
| 3 | 30 January | Gerik to Tanah Merah | 172.5 km (107.2 mi) | Koji Fukushima (JPN) | Denis Bertolini (ITA) | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
| 4 | 31 January | Bachok Individual time trial | 20.3 km (12.6 mi) | Nathan O'Neill (AUS) | Ryan Cox (RSA) | José Rujano (VEN) |
| 5 | 1 February | Kota Bharu to Kuala Terengganu | 163.9 km (101.8 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Brett Lancaster (AUS) |
| 6 | 2 February | Kuala Berang to Chukai | 152.0 km (94.4 mi) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Antonio Salomone (ITA) |
| 7 | 3 February | Maran to Raub | 167.7 km (104.2 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Moreno Di Biase (ITA) | Steffen Radochla (GER) |
| 8 | 4 February | Kuala Kubu Bharu to Genting Highlands | 97.9 km (60.8 mi) | Ryan Cox (RSA) | José Rujano (VEN) | Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX) |
| 9 | 5 February | KL Tower to Putrajaya | 164.8 km (102.4 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Antonio Salomone (ITA) | Brett Lancaster (AUS) |
| 10 | 6 February | Kuala Lumpur Criterium | 67 km (41.6 mi) | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Oleg Grishkin (RUS) |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Stage winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Asian rider classification | Team classification | Asian team classification |
| 1 | Graeme Brown | Graeme Brown | Graeme Brown | Kristian House | Koji Fukushima | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | Iran |
| 2 | Guillermo Bongiorno | Graeme Brown | Graeme Brown | Kristian House | Takashi Miyazawa | Domina Vacanze | Iran |
| 3 | Koji Fukushima | Koji Fukushima | Graeme Brown | Koji Fukushima | Koji Fukushima | Bridgestone Anchor | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 4 | Nathan O'Neill | Koji Fukushima | Graeme Brown | Koji Fukushima | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 5 | Graeme Brown | Koji Fukushima | Graeme Brown | Koji Fukushima | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 6 | Guillermo Bongiorno | Koji Fukushima | Graeme Brown | Kristian House | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 7 | Graeme Brown | Koji Fukushima | Graeme Brown | Kristian House | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Bridgestone Anchor |
| 8 | Ryan Cox | Ryan Cox | Graeme Brown | Kristian House | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Iran |
| 9 | Graeme Brown | Ryan Cox | Graeme Brown | Ryan Cox | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Iran |
| 10 | Graeme Brown | Ryan Cox | Graeme Brown | Ryan Cox | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Iran |
| Final | Final | Ryan Cox | Graeme Brown | Ryan Cox | Koji Fukushima | Barloworld | Iran |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | 30h 18' 18" |
| 2 | José Rujano (VEN) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 18" |
| 3 | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | Barloworld | + 01' 34" |
| 4 | Cesar Grajales (COL) | Navigators Insurance | + 02' 52" |
| 5 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 03' 01" |
| 6 | Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | + 03' 44" |
| 7 | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 04' 07" |
| 8 | Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) | Domina Vacanze | + 04' 08" |
| 9 | Jesús Hernández (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 04' 17" |
| 10 | Giuseppe Palumbo (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Adria Mobil | + 04' 46" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 129 |
| 2 | Oleg Grishkin (RUS) | Navigators Insurance | 87 |
| 3 | Guillermo Bongiorno (ARG) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 85 |
| 4 | Antonio Salomone (ITA) | Barloworld | 59 |
| 5 | Koji Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | 50 |
| 5 | James Van Landschoot (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago | 50 |
| 7 | Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 46 |
| 8 | Brett Lancaster (AUS) | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 42 |
| 8 | Moreno Di Biase (ITA) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 42 |
| 10 | Steffen Radochla (GER) | MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech | 41 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Cox (RSA) | Barloworld | 37 |
| 2 | Koji Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | 37 |
| 3 | Kristian House (GBR) | Great Britain | 33 |
| 4 | José Rujano (VEN) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 32 |
| 5 | Adam Wadecki (POL) | Action–Ati | 26 |
| 6 | Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) | Colombia–Selle Italia | 25 |
| 7 | Eric Leblacher (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | 19 |
| 7 | René Jørgensen (DEN) | Barloworld | 19 |
| 9 | David Kopp (GER) | Wiesenhof | 18 |
| 9 | Tiaan Kannemeyer (RSA) | Barloworld | 18 |

### Asian rider classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Koji Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | 30h 24' 35" |
| 2 | Tonton Susanto (INA) | Wismilak | + 01" |
| 3 | Ahad Kazemi (IRI) | Iran | + 01' 57" |
| 4 | Ghader Mizbani (IRI) | Iran | + 03' 08" |
| 5 | Hossein Askari (IRI) | Iran | + 03' 41" |
| 6 | Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | + 08' 15" |
| 7 | Shahrulneeza Razali (MAS) | Malaysia | + 08' 28" |
| 8 | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Iran | + 08' 58" |
| 9 | Suhardi Hassan (MAS) | Proton T-Bikes | + 11' 13" |
| 10 | Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | + 28' 40" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Barloworld | 91h 03' 23" |
| 2 | Colombia–Selle Italia | + 02' 30" |
| 3 | Crédit Agricole | + 06' 27" |
| 4 | Navigators Insurance | + 06' 34" |
| 5 | Discovery Channel | + 06' 49" |
| 6 | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 08' 33" |
| 7 | Domina Vacanze | + 09' 42" |
| 8 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | + 12' 55" |
| 9 | Iran | + 16' 16" |
| 10 | MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech | + 17' 36" |

### Asian team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iran | 91h 19' 39" |
| 2 | Bridgestone Anchor | + 09' 29" |
| 3 | Proton T-Bikes | + 55' 33" |
| 4 | Malaysia | + 1h 04' 38" |

## List of teams and riders

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2005 Tour de Langkawi. Out of the 140 riders, a total of 101 riders made it to the finish in Kuala Lumpur.