2005 in women's road cycling
# 2005 in women's road cycling

## Elite Women

### January–March

| Date | Race | Location | Notes | Winner | Nationality |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/27 | World Cup – Geelong | Australia | World Cup | Rochelle Gilmore | AUS |
| 03/06 | World Cup – Wellington | New Zealand | World Cup | Suzanne de Goede | NED |
| 03/19 | Primavera Rosa | Italy | World Cup | Trixi Worrack | GER |

### April–June

| Date | Race | Location | Notes | Winner | Nationality |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 04/03 | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | World Cup | Mirjam Melchers | NED |
| 04/08 – 04/10 | Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe | The Netherlands | | | |
| 04/20 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Belgium | World Cup | Nicole Cooke | GBR |
| 04/24 | Berner-Rundfahrt – Tour de Berne | Switzerland | | | |
| 05/01 | Souvenir Magali Pache Lausanne | Switzerland | | | |
| 05/04 – 05/06 | Vuelta a Castilla y León | Spain | | | |
| 05/08 | Gran Premio Castilla y Leon | Spain | World Cup | Susanne Ljungskog | SWE |
| 05/12 – 05/22 | Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin | France | | Amber Neben | United States |
| 05/28 | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | Canada | World Cup | Geneviève Jeanson | Canada |
| 05/30 – 06/02 | Tour du Grand Montréal | Canada | | | |
| 06/04 | Wachovia Liberty Classic | United States | | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg | GER |
| 06/09 – 06/12 | Emakumeen Bira | Spain | | Svetlana Bubnenkova | RUS |
| 06/15 – 06/19 | Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol | Italy | | |

### July–September

| Date | Race | Location | Notes | Winner | Nationality |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 07/01 – 07/10 | Giro d'Italia Femminile | Italy | | | |
| 07/19 – 07/24 | International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | Germany | | | |
| 08/07 | Sparkassen Giro | Germany | | | |
| 08/20 | GP of Wales – Newport | United Kingdom | World Cup | Judith Arndt | GER |
| 08/27 | GP Ouest France – Plouay | France | World Cup | Noemi Cantele | ITA |
| 08/29 – 09/03 | Holland Ladies Tour | The Netherlands | | | |
| 09/04 | Lowland International Rotterdam Tour | Netherlands | World Cup | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg | GER |
| 09/11 | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | Germany | World Cup | Giorgia Bronzini | ITA |
| 09/13 – 09/18 | Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini | Italy | | | |
| 09/18 | Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen | France | Time Trial | | |
| 09/21 | World Time Trial Championship | Spain | Time Trial | Karin Thürig | SUI |
| 09/24 | World Road Race Championship | Spain | | Regina Schleicher | GER |
| 09/30 – 10/04 | Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador | El Salvador | | | |

### October–December

No major races.

## Final rankings

### Women's World Cup

| Rank | Rider | Nationality | Team | Nationality | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oenone Wood | AUS | Nürnberger Versicherung | GER | 378 |
| 2 | Susanne Ljungskog | SWE | Buitenpoort-Flexpoint | NED | 299 |
| 3 | Mirjam Melchers | NED | Buitenpoort-Flexpoint | NED | 255 |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini | ITA | Italy | ITA | 185 |
| 5 | Judith Arndt | GER | Nürnberger Versicherung | GER | 184 |

### UCI Road Rankings

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