# 2005 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2005 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 40th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 15 March 2005. The race started in Civitavecchia and finished in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was won by the then-current road race world champion Óscar Freire of Rabobank.

## Teams

Twenty-three teams, containing a total of 184 riders, participated in the race:
* Quick-Step–Innergetic
* Acqua & Sapone–Adria Mobil
* Bouygues Télécom
* Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
* Cofidis
* Crédit Agricole
* Davitamon–Lotto
* Discovery Channel
* Domina Vacanze
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Fassa Bortolo
* Française des Jeux
* Gerolsteiner
* Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne
* Lampre–Caffita
* Liberty Seguros–Würth
* Liquigas–Bianchi
* Naturino–Sapore di Mare
* Phonak
* Rabobank
* Saunier Duval–Prodir
* Team CSC
* T-Mobile Team

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 9 March | Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia | 160 km (99 mi) | Hilly stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 2 | 10 March | Civitavecchia to Tivoli | 181 km (112 mi) | Hilly stage | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
| 3 | 11 March | Tivoli to Torricella | 228 km (142 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
| 4 | 12 March | Teramo to Servigliano | 160 km (99 mi) | Hilly stage | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
| 5 | 13 March | Saltara to Saltara | 170.4 km (105.9 mi) | Flat stage | Servais Knaven (NED) |
| 6 | 14 March | Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Marche | 164 km (102 mi) | Hilly stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 7 | 15 March | San Benedetto del Tronto | 164 km (102 mi) | Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 9 March 2005 — Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia, 160 km (99 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | 4h 25'35" |
| 2 | Bernhard Eisel (AUT) | Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 3 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Davitamon–Lotto | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 10 March 2005 — Civitavecchia to Tivoli, 181 km (112 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | 4h 45'36" |
| 2 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | s.t. |
| 3 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 11 March 2005 — Tivoli to Torricella, 228 km (142 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | 5h 52'07" |
| 2 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
| 3 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |

### Stage 4
#### 12 March 2005 — Teramo to Servigliano, 160 km (99 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | 4h 53'27" |
| 2 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 3 | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) | Phonak | s.t. |

### Stage 5
#### 13 March 2005 — Saltara to Saltara, 170.4 km (105.9 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Servais Knaven (NED) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 4h 22'42" |
| 2 | Andrea Peron (ITA) | Team CSC | + 17" |
| 3 | Pavel Padrnos (CZE) | Discovery Channel | s.t. |

### Stage 6
#### 14 March 2005 — Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Marche, 164 km (102 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | 3h 53'40" |
| 2 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Davitamon–Lotto | s.t. |

### Stage 7
#### 15 March 2005 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 164 km (102 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | 4h 23'22" |
| 2 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | Liquigas–Bianchi | s.t. |
| 3 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |

## General standings

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | 32h 37'19" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 9" |
| 3 | Danilo Hondo (GER) | Gerolsteiner | + 25" |
| 4 | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) | Phonak | s.t. |
| 5 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | + 33" |
| 6 | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 36" |
| 7 | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 37" |
| 8 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | + 40" |
| 9 | Patrice Halgand (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 10 | Andreas Klier (GER) | T-Mobile Team | + 42" |
* Danilo Hondo was later disqualified for failing a doping test.

## KOM classification

| | Cyclist | Team |
| 1 | José Luis Carrasco (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne |

## Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team |
| 1 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank |

## Best team

| | Team | Country |
| 1 | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | Italy |