2005 Tour of Flanders

Tour of Flanders
2005 UCI ProTour, race 4 of 29
	Poster for the events in starting place Bruges
Race details
Dates	3 April 2005
Stages	1
Distance	256 km (159.1 mi)
Winning time	6h 22'
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 2004 2006 ⊟

The 89th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic saw the emergence of Tom Boonen in the Flemish classics.^[1]

Race overview

This edition was run under clear skies and good weather. Even past the feared Muur van Geraardsbergen there were still a handful of riders in the front group: favorites Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Innergetic) and Peter Van Petegem (Davitamon-Lotto), Erik Zabel and Andreas Klier (T-Mobile), Roberto Petito (Fassa Bortolo), and Alessandro Ballan (Lampre). Klier set the tempo to keep the group together for a final sprint, hoping for Zabel to win.

Given Boonen's reputation as a sprinter, he surprised his adversaries by launching a solo attack in the run-in to the finish to counter van Petegem's attack, after the Bosberg climb. Despite being chased by the two T-Mobile riders, he managed to take a solo win to Meerbeke.

General standings

Tenbosse street in Nederbrakel during the 2005 Tour of Flanders

3 April 2005, Brugge-Meerbeke, 256 km.

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	6h 22' 00"
2	Andreas Klier (GER)	T-Mobile Team	35"
3	Peter van Petegem (BEL)	Davitamon–Lotto	40"
4	Erik Zabel (GER)	T-Mobile Team	40"
5	Roberto Petito (ITA)	Fassa Bortolo	40"
6	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	Lampre–Caffita	40"
7	George Hincapie (USA)	Discovery Channel	1' 42"
8	Léon van Bon (NED)	Davitamon–Lotto	1' 42"
9	Sergei Ivanov (RUS)	T-Mobile Team	1' 42"
10	Vladimir Gusev (RUS)	Team CSC	1' 42"