2005 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

2005 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile

Race details
Dates		March 27 – April 3
Stages		7
Distance		861 km (535.0 mi)
Winning time		21h 28' 41"
Results
	Winner	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	(Líder)
	Second	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	(Líder)
	Third	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	(Líder)
	Mountains	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	(Líder)
	Sprints	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	(Glassex-Bryc-Ace-Curico)
	Team	Líder

The 28th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile was held from March 27 to April 3, 2005.

Stages

2005-03-27: Talca — Talca (4 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	4.24	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	4.24
2.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.07	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.07
3.	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+0.11	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+0.11

2005-03-28: Talca — Curico (169 km)

Place	Stage 1-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	3:36.21	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	3:40.41
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.10
3.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+0.15

2005-03-28: Curico — Curico (20 km)

Place	Stage 1-B – Individual Time Trial		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	25.29	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	4:06.10
2.	Matías Médici (ARG)	+0.42	Matías Médici (ARG)	+1.01
3.	José Medina (CHI)	+0.43	José Medina (CHI)	+1.01

2005-03-29: Curico — Rancagua (165 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	3:50.28	Gabriel Brizuela (ARG)	7:58.34
2.	Jaime Bretti (CHI)	—	José Aravena (CHI)	+0.06
3.	Rui Sousa (POR)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.12

2005-03-30: Ascenso — Farellones (51 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	1:38.10	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	9:37.34
2.	José Medina (CHI)	+0.07	Gabriel Brizuela (ARG)	+1.18
3.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.41	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+1.52

2005-03-31: Santiago — Algarrobo (160 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	3:24.57	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	13:02.33
2.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	+0.02	Gabriel Brizuela (ARG)	+1.18
3.	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	+0.02	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	+1.52

2005-04-01: Algarrobo — Villa Alemana (150 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Enzo Cesario (CHI)	3:37.15	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	16:39.48
2.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	—	Gabriel Brizuela (ARG)	+1.18
3.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	+1.46

2005-04-02: Villa Alemana — Los Andes (150 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	3:09.08	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	19:53.06
2.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.12
3.	Gonzalo Garrido (CHI)	+4.19	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.39

2005-04-02: Santiago ("Circuita") (60 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arturo Corvalán (CHI)	1:35.37	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	21:28.41
2.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	—	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	+0.14
3.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	—	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	+0.41

Final classification

RANK	CYCLIST	TEAM	TIME
1.	Edgardo Simon (ARG)	Líder	21:28:41
2.	Gonzalo Salas (ARG)	Líder	+ 0.14
3.	Marco Arriagada (CHI)	Líder	+ 0.41
4.	Gabriel Brizuela (ARG)	Amaru Argentina	+ 1.32
5.	Andrei Sartassov (RUS)	O.G.M	+ 2.06
6.	Francisco Cabrera (CHI)	Líder	+ 2.50
7.	Richard Rodríguez (CHI)	Publiguías	+ 2.59
8.	Gonzalo Miranda (CHI)	Publiguías	+ 3.33
9.	Rui Sousa (POR)	L.A.Aluminios - Liberty Seguros	+ 3.57
10.	Marcelo Arriagada (CHI)	Publiguías	+ 4.08

Teams

References

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