2005 Vuelta a Colombia
# 2005 Vuelta a Colombia

The 55th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from July 24 to August 7, 2005.

## Stages

### 2005-07-24: Pitalito — Pitalito (5.7 km)

| Place | Prologue | Prologue | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Alejandro Cortés (COL) | 00:06.28 | Alejandro Cortés (COL) | 00:06.28 |
| 2. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.02 | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.02 |
| 3. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.04 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.04 |

### 2005-07-25: Pitalito — Yaguara (226.9 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Manuel Medina (VEN) | 05:42.50 | Alejandro Cortés (COL) | 05:29.28 |
| 2. | Edwin Orozco (COL) | — | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.02 |
| 3. | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | — | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.02 |

### 2005-07-26: Neiva — Agua de Dios (198 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Nilton Ortíz (COL) | 04:31.54 | Carlos Ospina (COL) | 10:22.02 |
| 2. | Carlos Ospina (COL) | +0.22 | Alexander Roa (COL) | +0.41 |
| 3. | Alexander Roa (COL) | — | José Ibáñez (COL) | +3.11 |

### 2005-07-27: Melgar — Armenia (180.4 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Walter Pedraza (COL) | 05:27.53 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | 15:53.42 |
| 2. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +0.01 | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.13 | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.05 |

### 2005-07-28: Armenia — Cali (185.7 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Javier Zapata (COL) | 03:56.18 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 19:49.54 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.01 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +0.07 |
| 3. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | — | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.12 |

### 2005-07-29: Cali — Cerrito (41.2 km)

| Place | Stage 5 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 5 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Libardo Niño (COL) | 00:50.38 | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | 20:41.04 |
| 2. | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.20 | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.35 |
| 3. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +0.36 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +1.14 |

### 2005-07-30: Palmira — Santa Rosa de Cabal (197.6 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Vladimir González (COL) | 04:59.51 | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | 25:45.58 |
| 2. | Edwin Orozco (COL) | +0.02 | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.01 |
| 3. | Moreno di Biase (ITA) | +1.19 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +0.40 |

### 2005-07-31: Chinchina — Medellín (202.2 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Graciano Fonseca (COL) | 05:49.05 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 31:36.44 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.37 | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.11 |
| 3. | Mauricio Soler (COL) | +0.39 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.41 |

### 2005-08-01: Medellín — Jerico (113.1 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | 03:03.00 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 34:41.14 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.59 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +1.02 | Alexander Giraldo (COL) | +0.15 |

### 2005-08-02: Jerico — Ciudad Bolívar (124.3 km)

| Place | Stage 9 | Stage 9 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jorge Humberto Martínez (COL) | 02:41.03 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 37:32.02 |
| 2. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | +1.33 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.04 |
| 3. | Wilson Zambrano (COL) | +1.50 | Alexander Giraldo (COL) | +0.15 |

### 2005-08-03: Ciudad Bolívar — Palestina (188.7 km)

| Place | Stage 10 | Stage 10 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Fernando Camargo (COL) | 04:44.38 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 42:25.01 |
| 2. | Edwin Orozco (COL) | +1.39 | Alexander Giraldo (COL) | +0.06 |
| 3. | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.44 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | +0.15 |

### 2005-08-04: Chinchina — Mariquita (138.6 km)

| Place | Stage 11 | Stage 11 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | 03:43.05 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | 47:09.19 |
| 2. | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +0.58 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.03 |
| 3. | Libardo Niño (COL) | — | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.21 |

### 2005-08-05: Dorada — Fontibón (175.6 km)

| Place | Stage 12 | Stage 12 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Víctor Niño (COL) | 05:10.33 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | 51:22.02 |
| 2. | Mauricio Soler (COL) | — | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.03 |
| 3. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | +0.01 | Javier Zapata (COL) | +0.21 |

### 2005-08-06: Bogotá — Bogotá (20.9 km)

| Place | Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 13 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | 00:33.18 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | 51:55.20 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.03 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.06 |
| 3. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +0.07 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +1.24 |

### 2005-08-07: Bogotá Circuito (113 km)

| Place | Stage 14 | Stage 14 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Mauricio Soler (COL) | 02:27.48 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 54:24.55 |
| 2. | Javier Zapata (COL) | +1.37 | Walter Pedraza (COL) | +1.14 |
| 3. | Marlon Pérez (COL) | — | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +1.34 |

## Jersey progression

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Youth classification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | Alejandro Cortés | Alejandro Cortés | Jairo Pérez | Javier Zapata | Mauricio Soler |
| 1 | Manuel Medina | Alejandro Cortés | Manuel Medina | Fernando Camargo | Mauricio Soler |
| 2 | Nilton Ortíz | Carlos Ospina | Nilton Ortíz | Fernando Camargo | Carlos Ospina |
| 3 | Walter Pedraza | Walter Pedraza | Walter Pedraza | Álvaro Sierra | Rafael Ramírez |
| 4 | Javier Zapata | Javier Zapata | Heberth Gutiérrez | Álvaro Sierra | Rafael Ramírez |
| 5 | Libardo Niño | Heberth Gutiérrez | Heberth Gutiérrez | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 6 | Vladimir González | Heberth Gutiérrez | Javier Zapata | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 7 | Graciano Fonseca | Javier Zapata | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 8 | Daniel Rincón | Javier Zapata | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 9 | Jorge Humberto Martínez | Javier Zapata | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 10 | Fernando Camargo | Javier Zapata | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 11 | Urbelino Mesa | Hernán Buenahora | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 12 | Víctor Niño | Hernán Buenahora | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 13 | Hernán Buenahora | Hernán Buenahora | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |
| 14 | Mauricio Soler | Libardo Niño | Libardo Niño | Álvaro Sierra | Mauricio Soler |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Libardo Niño (COL) | Loteria de Boyaca | 54:24:55 |
| 2. | Walter Pedraza (COL) | Orbitel | + 1.14 |
| 3. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | Orbitel | + 1.34 |
| 4. | Javier Zapata (COL) | Orbitel | + 1.44 |
| 5. | Alexis Castro (COL) | Aguardiente Antioqueño | + 1.48 |
| 6. | Mauricio Soler (COL) | Orbitel | + 3.24 |
| 7. | Daniel Rincón (COL) | Orbitel | + 3.25 |
| 8. | Víctor Niño (COL) | Loteria de Boyaca | + 17.40 |
| 9. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | Mixed Team 2 | + 24.42 |
| 10. | Mauricio Neiza (COL) | Orbitel | + 25.25 |
