# List of teams and cyclists in the 2005 Giro d'Italia

The 2005 Giro d'Italia was the 88th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The field consisted of 197 riders, and 153 riders finished the race.

## By rider

Legend :
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. |
| 1 | Damiano Cunego | Italy | Lampre–Caffita | 18 |
| 2 | Gilberto Simoni | Italy | Lampre–Caffita | 2 |
| 3 | Paolo Fornaciari | Italy | Lampre–Caffita | 148 |
| 4 | Evgeni Petrov | Russia | Lampre–Caffita | 50 |
| 5 | Andrea Tonti | Italy | Lampre–Caffita | 55 |
| 6 | Marius Sabaliauskas | Lithuania | Lampre–Caffita | 66 |
| 7 | Gorazd Štangelj | Slovenia | Lampre–Caffita | 67 |
| 8 | Sylwester Szmyd | Poland | Lampre–Caffita | 64 |
| 9 | Patxi Vila | Spain | Lampre–Caffita | 22 |
| 11 | Walter Bénéteau | France | Bouygues Télécom | 105 |
| 12 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | France | Bouygues Télécom | 110 |
| 13 | Olivier Bonnaire | France | Bouygues Télécom | 82 |
| 14 | Mathieu Claude | France | Bouygues Télécom | 147 |
| 15 | Christophe Kern | France | Bouygues Télécom | DNF |
| 16 | Laurent Lefèvre | France | Bouygues Télécom | 35 |
| 17 | Rony Martias | France | Bouygues Télécom | 141 |
| 18 | Franck Rénier | France | Bouygues Télécom | 134 |
| 19 | Didier Rous | France | Bouygues Télécom | DNF |
| 21 | Emanuele Sella | Italy | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 10 |
| 22 | Luca Mazzanti | Italy | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 39 |
| 23 | Julio Alberto Pérez | Mexico | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 95 |
| 24 | Paolo Tiralongo | Italy | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 32 |
| 25 | Paride Grillo | Italy | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 143 |
| 26 | Fredy González | Colombia | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | DNF |
| 27 | Brett Lancaster | Australia | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 112 |
| 28 | Luis Laverde | Colombia | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 44 |
| 29 | Domenico Pozzovivo | Italy | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | DNF |
| 31 | Daniel Atienza | Spain | Cofidis | 14 |
| 32 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Italy | Cofidis | DNF |
| 33 | Dmitry Fofonov | Kazakhstan | Cofidis | 89 |
| 34 | Nicolas Inaudi | France | Cofidis | DNF |
| 35 | Thierry Marichal | Belgium | Cofidis | 125 |
| 36 | Stuart O'Grady | Australia | Cofidis | DNF |
| 37 | Guido Trentin | Italy | Cofidis | 40 |
| 38 | Cédric Vasseur | France | Cofidis | 54 |
| 39 | Matthew White | Australia | Cofidis | 117 |
| 41 | Iván Parra | Colombia | Colombia–Selle Italia | 20 |
| 42 | Marlon Pérez | Colombia | Colombia–Selle Italia | DNF |
| 43 | José Rujano | Venezuela | Colombia–Selle Italia | 3 |
| 44 | Raffaele Illiano | Italy | Colombia–Selle Italia | 86 |
| 45 | Moreno Di Biase | Italy | Colombia–Selle Italia | DNF |
| 46 | Leonardo Scarselli | Italy | Colombia–Selle Italia | 116 |
| 47 | Philippe Schnyder | Switzerland | Colombia–Selle Italia | 149 |
| 48 | Russell Van Hout | Australia | Colombia–Selle Italia | 153 |
| 49 | Trent Wilson | Australia | Colombia–Selle Italia | 151 |
| 51 | Francesco Bellotti | Italy | Crédit Agricole | 36 |
| 52 | Pietro Caucchioli | Italy | Crédit Agricole | 8 |
| 53 | Julian Dean | New Zealand | Crédit Agricole | DNF |
| 54 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Estonia | Crédit Agricole | DNF |
| 55 | Christophe Le Mével | France | Crédit Agricole | 26 |
| 56 | Dimitry Muravyev | Ukraine | Crédit Agricole | 92 |
| 57 | Yannick Talabardon | France | Crédit Agricole | 78 |
| 58 | Bradley Wiggins | Great Britain | Crédit Agricole | 123 |
| 59 | Patrice Halgand | France | Crédit Agricole | 23 |
| 61 | Mauricio Ardila | Colombia | Davitamon–Lotto | 27 |
| 62 | Christophe Brandt | Belgium | Davitamon–Lotto | 33 |
| 63 | Nick Gates | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | DNF |
| 64 | Björn Leukemans | Belgium | Davitamon–Lotto | 106 |
| 65 | Robbie McEwen | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | DNF |
| 66 | Tom Steels | Belgium | Davitamon–Lotto | DNF |
| 67 | Wim Van Huffel | Belgium | Davitamon–Lotto | 11 |
| 68 | Aart Vierhouten | Netherlands | Davitamon–Lotto | DNF |
| 69 | Henk Vogels | Australia | Davitamon–Lotto | 136 |
| 71 | Paolo Savoldelli | Italy | Discovery Channel | 1 |
| 72 | Michael Barry | Canada | Discovery Channel | 101 |
| 73 | Volodymyr Bileka | Ukraine | Discovery Channel | 91 |
| 74 | Antonio Cruz | United States | Discovery Channel | 129 |
| 75 | Tom Danielson | United States | Discovery Channel | DNF |
| 76 | Ryder Hesjedal | Canada | Discovery Channel | DNF |
| 77 | Benoît Joachim | Luxembourg | Discovery Channel | 107 |
| 78 | Jason McCartney | United States | Discovery Channel | 138 |
| 79 | Pavel Padrnos | Czech Republic | Discovery Channel | 60 |
| 81 | Serhiy Honchar | Ukraine | Domina Vacanze | 6 |
| 82 | Wladimir Belli | Italy | Domina Vacanze | 24 |
| 83 | Simone Cadamuro | Italy | Domina Vacanze | DNF |
| 84 | Mirko Celestino | Italy | Domina Vacanze | 34 |
| 85 | Marco Fertonani | Italy | Domina Vacanze | DNF |
| 86 | Ruslan Ivanov | Moldova | Domina Vacanze | 70 |
| 87 | Mirco Lorenzetto | Italy | Domina Vacanze | 109 |
| 88 | Ivan Quaranta | Italy | Domina Vacanze | DNF |
| 89 | Alessandro Vanotti | Italy | Domina Vacanze | 74 |
| 91 | Unai Etxebarria | Venezuela | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 145 |
| 92 | Aitor González | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | DNF |
| 93 | Roberto Laiseka | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 52 |
| 94 | Alberto López de Munain | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | DNF |
| 95 | David López | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | DNF |
| 96 | Gorka Verdugo | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 68 |
| 97 | Haimar Zubeldia | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 49 |
| 98 | Igor Antón | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 83 |
| 99 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 17 |
| 101 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 100 |
| 102 | Fabio Baldato | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 130 |
| 103 | Marzio Bruseghin | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 9 |
| 104 | Massimo Codol | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 119 |
| 105 | Volodymir Hustov | Ukraine | Fassa Bortolo | 93 |
| 106 | Alberto Ongarato | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 99 |
| 107 | Fabio Sacchi | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 96 |
| 108 | Matteo Tosatto | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 122 |
| 109 | Marco Velo | Italy | Fassa Bortolo | 103 |
| 111 | Carlos Da Cruz | France | Française des Jeux | 72 |
| 112 | Christophe Detilloux | Belgium | Française des Jeux | DNF |
| 113 | Freddy Bichot | France | Française des Jeux | DNF |
| 114 | Cyrille Monnerais | France | Française des Jeux | 71 |
| 115 | Lilian Jégou | France | Française des Jeux | 98 |
| 116 | Mark Renshaw | Australia | Française des Jeux | 144 |
| 117 | Baden Cooke | Australia | Française des Jeux | DNF |
| 118 | Sandy Casar | France | Française des Jeux | 81 |
| 119 | Matthew Wilson | Australia | Française des Jeux | 146 |
| 121 | Robert Förster | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 137 |
| 122 | Markus Fothen | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 12 |
| 123 | Frank Høj | Denmark | Gerolsteiner | 152 |
| 124 | Andrea Moletta | Italy | Gerolsteiner | 118 |
| 125 | Sven Montgomery | Switzerland | Gerolsteiner | 59 |
| 126 | Volker Ordowski | Germany | Gerolsteiner | DNF |
| 127 | Sven Krauss | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 132 |
| 128 | Marcel Strauss | Switzerland | Gerolsteiner | 102 |
| 129 | Thomas Ziegler | Germany | Gerolsteiner | DNF |
| 131 | José Luis Carrasco | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 90 |
| 132 | Sergi Escobar | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | DNF |
| 133 | Isaac Gálvez | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 131 |
| 134 | Joan Horrach | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 37 |
| 135 | Vladimir Karpets | Russia | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 7 |
| 136 | David Navas | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | DNF |
| 137 | Unai Osa | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 16 |
| 138 | Vicente Reynés | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | DNF |
| 139 | Antonio Tauler | Spain | Illes Balears–Caisse d'Epargne | 126 |
| 141 | René Andrle | Czech Republic | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 62 |
| 142 | Dariusz Baranowski | Poland | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 57 |
| 143 | Joseba Beloki | Spain | Liberty Seguros–Würth | DNF |
| 144 | Giampaolo Caruso | Italy | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 19 |
| 145 | Koldo Gil | Spain | Liberty Seguros–Würth | DNF |
| 146 | Jan Hruška | Czech Republic | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 61 |
| 147 | Javier Ramírez | Spain | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 65 |
| 148 | Michele Scarponi | Italy | Liberty Seguros–Würth | 47 |
| 151 | Danilo Di Luca | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | 4 |
| 152 | Dario Andriotto | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | 97 |
| 153 | Dario Cioni | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | 13 |
| 154 | Patrick Calcagni | Switzerland | Liquigas–Bianchi | DNF |
| 155 | Stefano Garzelli | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | DNF |
| 156 | Vladimir Miholjević | Croatia | Liquigas–Bianchi | 31 |
| 157 | Marco Milesi | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | 124 |
| 158 | Andrea Noè | Italy | Liquigas–Bianchi | 45 |
| 159 | Charly Wegelius | Great Britain | Liquigas–Bianchi | 46 |
| 161 | Aurélien Clerc | Switzerland | Phonak | 150 |
| 162 | José Ignacio Gutiérrez | Spain | Phonak | 133 |
| 163 | Uroš Murn | Slovenia | Phonak | 94 |
| 164 | Grégory Rast | Switzerland | Phonak | 120 |
| 165 | Daniel Schnider | Switzerland | Phonak | 76 |
| 166 | Johann Tschopp | Switzerland | Phonak | 41 |
| 167 | Sascha Urweider | Switzerland | Phonak | 139 |
| 168 | Tadej Valjavec | Slovenia | Phonak | 15 |
| 169 | Steve Zampieri | Switzerland | Phonak | 30 |
| 171 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 38 |
| 172 | Davide Bramati | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 127 |
| 173 | Mads Christensen | Denmark | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 142 |
| 174 | Addy Engels | Netherlands | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 69 |
| 175 | José Antonio Garrido | Spain | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 121 |
| 176 | Cristian Moreni | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 53 |
| 177 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | DNF |
| 178 | Filippo Pozzato | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 84 |
| 179 | Stefano Zanini | Italy | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 111 |
| 181 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | 75 |
| 182 | Theo Eltink | Netherlands | Rabobank | 29 |
| 183 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Russia | Rabobank | 21 |
| 184 | Grischa Niermann | Germany | Rabobank | 51 |
| 185 | Michael Rasmussen | Denmark | Rabobank | DNF |
| 186 | Roy Sentjens | Netherlands | Rabobank | 135 |
| 187 | Rory Sutherland | Australia | Rabobank | 108 |
| 188 | Thorwald Veneberg | Netherlands | Rabobank | DNF |
| 189 | Steven de Jongh | Netherlands | Rabobank | DNF |
| 191 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 5 |
| 192 | Ángel Gómez | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 79 |
| 193 | Rubén Lobato | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 43 |
| 194 | Manuele Mori | Italy | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 85 |
| 195 | Marco Pinotti | Italy | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 48 |
| 196 | Juan José Cobo | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | DNF |
| 197 | Joaquim Rodríguez | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 80 |
| 198 | Francisco Ventoso | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | DNF |
| 199 | Oliver Zaugg | Switzerland | Saunier Duval–Prodir | DNF |
| 201 | Ivan Basso | Italy | Team CSC | 28 |
| 202 | Andrea Peron | Italy | Team CSC | 77 |
| 203 | Fränk Schleck | Luxembourg | Team CSC | 42 |
| 204 | Peter Luttenberger | Austria | Team CSC | 87 |
| 205 | Giovanni Lombardi | Italy | Team CSC | 88 |
| 206 | Michael Blaudzun | Denmark | Team CSC | 73 |
| 207 | David Zabriskie | United States | Team CSC | 104 |
| 208 | Christian Vande Velde | United States | Team CSC | 114 |
| 209 | Brian Vandborg | Denmark | Team CSC | 140 |
| 211 | Erik Baumann | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 128 |
| 212 | Matthias Kessler | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 25 |
| 213 | André Korff | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 113 |
| 214 | Daniele Nardello | Italy | T-Mobile Team | DNF |
| 215 | Olaf Pollack | Germany | T-Mobile Team | DNF |
| 216 | Jan Schaffrath | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 56 |
| 217 | Bram Schmitz | Netherlands | T-Mobile Team | 115 |
| 218 | Christian Werner | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 58 |
| 219 | Erik Zabel | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 63 |