# 2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 57th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 5 June to 12 June 2005. The race started in Aix-les-Bains and finished in Sallanches. The race was won by Spanish rider Íñigo Landaluze, who has given positive in a doping test but whose case is still under dispute.

## Teams

Twenty-one teams entered the race:
| AG2R Prévoyance Bouygues Télécom 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 Phonak Quick-Step–Innergetic Rabobank Saunier Duval–Prodir T-Mobile Team Team CSC |

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 5 June | Aix-les-Bains | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) | Individual time trial | George Hincapie (USA) |
| 1 | 6 June | Aix-les-Bains to Givors | 224 km (139 mi) | | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
| 2 | 7 June | Givors to Chauffailles | 187 km (116 mi) | | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) |
| 3 | 8 June | Roanne to Roanne | 46.5 km (28.9 mi) | Individual time trial | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 4 | 9 June | Tournon-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux | 182 km (113 mi) | | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) |
| 5 | 10 June | Vaison-la-Romaine to Grenoble | 219 km (136 mi) | | Axel Merckx (BEL) |
| 6 | 11 June | Albertville to Morzine-Avoriaz | 155 km (96 mi) | | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 7 | 12 June | Morzine-Avoriaz to Sallanches | 128 km (80 mi) | | George Hincapie (USA) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 5 June 2005 — Aix-les-Bains, 7.9 km (4.9 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | 9' 55" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 1" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 3" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 5" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 6" |
| 6 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 7" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 9" |
| 8 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | + 13" |
| 9 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 13" |
| 10 | Francisco José Lara (ESP) | T-Mobile Team | + 14" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | 9' 55" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 1" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 3" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 5" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 6" |
| 6 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 7" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 9" |
| 8 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | + 13" |
| 9 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 13" |
| 10 | Francisco José Lara (ESP) | T-Mobile Team | + 14" |

### Stage 1
#### 6 June 2005 — Aix-les-Bains to Givors, 224 km (139.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | 5h 10' 55" |
| 2 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Phonak | s.t. |
| 3 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 4 | Luke Roberts (AUS) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 5 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | s.t. |
| 6 | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 7 | Heinrich Haussler (GER) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 8 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | s.t. |
| 9 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Liquigas–Bianchi | s.t. |
| 10 | Koldo Fernández (BEL) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | 5h 20' 50" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 1" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 3" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 5" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 6" |
| 6 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 7" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Liberty Seguros–Würth | + 9" |
| 8 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 13" |
| 9 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | + 13" |
| 10 | Francisco José Lara (ESP) | T-Mobile Team | + 14" |

### Stage 2
#### 7 June 2005 — Givors to Chauffailles, 187 km (116.2 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | 4h 47' 06" |
| 2 | Anthony Charteau (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
| 3 | Frédéric Finot (FRA) | Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 4 | Frédéric Bessy (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Phonak | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | + 3' 16" |
| 7 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Cofidis | + 3' 16" |
| 8 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 16" |
| 9 | Enrico Franzoi (ITA) | Lampre–Caffita | + 3' 16" |
| 10 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Liquigas–Bianchi | + 3' 16" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance | 10h 08' 06" |
| 2 | Frédéric Finot (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 20" |
| 3 | Anthony Charteau (FRA) | Bouygues Télécom | + 21" |
| 4 | Frédéric Bessy (FRA) | Cofidis | + 28" |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 3' 06" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 3' 07" |
| 7 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 3' 09" |
| 8 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 3' 11" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 3' 12" |
| 10 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 3' 13" |

### Stage 3
#### 8 June 2005 — Roanne to Roanne, 46.5 km (28.9 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | 1h 00' 06" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 1" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 26" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 39" |
| 5 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 1' 00" |
| 6 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 1' 09" |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 1' 11" |
| 8 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 1' 14" |
| 9 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 1' 16" |
| 10 | Sebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner | + 1' 19" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | 11h 11' 20" |
| 2 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 12" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 30" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 42" |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 1' 09" |
| 6 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 1' 12" |
| 7 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 1' 27" |
| 9 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 1' 36" |
| 10 | Sebastian Lang (GER) | Gerolsteiner | + 1' 43" |

### Stage 4
#### 9 June 2005 — Tournon-sur-Rhône to Mont Ventoux, 182 km (113.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | 4h 07' 23" |
| 2 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 6" |
| 3 | Wim Van Huffel (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | + 16" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 37" |
| 5 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 41" |
| 6 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 43" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 46" |
| 8 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | Nicolas Fritsch (FRA) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 1' 36" |
| 10 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 45" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | 15h 19' 29" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 21" |
| 3 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 26" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 47" |
| 5 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 2' 00" |
| 6 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 2' 25" |
| 7 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 2' 53" |
| 8 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 07" |
| 9 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 3' 16" |
| 10 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 3' 45" |

### Stage 5
#### 10 June 2005 — Vaison-la-Romaine to Grenoble, 219 km (136.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Axel Merckx (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | 5h 15' 01" |
| 2 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 15" |
| 3 | Benjamín Noval (ESP) | Discovery Channel | + 5' 45" |
| 4 | Eddy Mazzoleni (ITA) | Lampre–Caffita | + 5' 45" |
| 5 | Paolo Bossoni (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 6' 15" |
| 6 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6' 15" |
| 7 | Rafael Casero (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 6' 15" |
| 8 | Mario Aerts (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | + 6' 17" |
| 9 | Francis Mourey (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 6' 18" |
| 10 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | + 7' 32" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 20h 41' 15" |
| 2 | Axel Merckx (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | + 2' 32" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 2' 51" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 3' 12" |
| 5 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 3' 17" |
| 6 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 3' 38" |
| 7 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 4' 51" |
| 8 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 5' 16" |
| 9 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 5' 44" |
| 10 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 5' 58" |

### Stage 6
#### 11 June 2005 — Albertville to Morzine-Avoriaz, 155 km (96.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | 4h 30' 54" |
| 2 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 23" |
| 3 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 53" |
| 4 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | + 58" |
| 5 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 2' 27" |
| 6 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 2' 50" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 2' 52" |
| 8 | David Arroyo (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 2' 52" |
| 9 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 2' 52" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 2' 52" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 25h 16' 36" |
| 2 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 49" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 1' 37" |
| 5 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 1' 40" |
| 6 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 32" |
| 7 | Floyd Landis (USA) | Phonak | + 3' 13" |
| 8 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 58" |
| 9 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | Crédit Agricole | + 4' 01" |
| 10 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 4' 07" |

### Stage 7
#### 12 June 2005 — Morzine-Avoriaz to Sallanches, 128 km (79.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| DSQ | George Hincapie (USA) | Discovery Channel | 3h 07' 10" |
| 2 | Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 22" |
| 4 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 22" |
| 5 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 22" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 22" |
| 7 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 24" |
| 8 | Wim Van Huffel (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | + 24" |
| 9 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 45" |
| 10 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 59" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 28h 24' 46" |
| 2 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Phonak | + 11" |
| DSQ | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Gerolsteiner | + 38" |
| DSQ | Lance Armstrong (USA) | Discovery Channel | + 59" |
| 5 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | T-Mobile Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 56" |
| 7 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 3' 54" |
| 8 | Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 58" |
| 9 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | + 5' 04" |
| 10 | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | + 6' 20" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Team Classification |
| P | George Hincapie | George Hincapie | Alberto Contador | George Hincapie | Phonak |
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | George Hincapie | Francis Mourey | Thor Hushovd | Phonak |
| 2 | Samuel Dumoulin | Samuel Dumoulin | Frédéric Finot | Samuel Dumoulin | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 3 | Santiago Botero | Levi Leipheimer | Frédéric Finot | Santiago Botero | Phonak |
| 4 | Alexander Vinokourov | Levi Leipheimer | Alexander Vinokourov | Levi Leipheimer | Phonak |
| 5 | Axel Merckx | Iñigo Landaluze | Alexander Vinokourov | Levi Leipheimer | Phonak |
| 6 | Santiago Botero | Iñigo Landaluze | Iván Gutiérrez | Santiago Botero | Phonak |
| 7 | George Hincapie | Iñigo Landaluze | Iván Gutiérrez | Lance Armstrong | Discovery Channel |
| Final | Final | Iñigo Landaluze | Iván Gutiérrez | Lance Armstrong | Discovery Channel |