2005 Clásico RCN

2005 Clásico RCN
Race details
Dates	October 2 – October 9
Stages	8
Distance	1,006.4 km (625.3 mi)
Winning time	27h 17' 40"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Combination
	Team
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The 45th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 2 to October 9, 2005 in Colombia. The stage race started in Cúcuta and finished with an individual time trial in Manizales. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation.

Stages

2005-10-02: Cúcuta – Cúcuta (120.4 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Salas (COL)	02:04.32	Jairo Salas (COL)	02:04.21
2.	John Parra (COL)	—	John Parra (COL)	+0.04
3.	Jhon García (COL)	—	Jhon García (COL)	+0.05

2005-10-03: Bucaramanga – El Socorro (121.8 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Zapata (COL)	03:14.32	Javier Zapata (COL)	05:18.54
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.07	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.09
3.	Camilo Gómez (COL)	+0.10	Jhon García (COL)	+0.13

2005-10-04: El Socorro – Tunja (162 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	04:47.28	Javier Zapata (COL)	10:06.16
2.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.05
3.	Edwin Parra (COL)	—	Jhon García (COL)	+0.19

2005-10-05: Duitama ("Circuito Mundialista 1995") (142.4 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier Zapata (COL)	03:53.47	Javier Zapata (COL)	13:59.53
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.09
3.	Mauricio Neiza (COL)	—	Mauricio Neiza (COL)	+0.32

2005-10-06: Tunja – Bogotá (198.2 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Graciano Fonseca (COL)	05:17.53	Libardo Niño (COL)	19:20.28
2.	Mauricio Soler (COL)	+2.37	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.23
3.	Libardo Niño (COL)	—	Mauricio Soler (COL)	+0.25

2005-10-07: Soacha – Ibagué (190 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alejandro Ramírez (COL)	04:21.06	Libardo Niño (COL)	23:44.32
2.	John Parra (COL)	—	Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.19
3.	Javier Zapata (COL)	+2.39	Mauricio Soler (COL)	+0.25

2005-10-08: Ibagué – Armenia (105.2 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	02:45.52	Libardo Niño (COL)	26:10.03
2.	Libardo Niño (COL)	+0.05	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.35
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+0.05	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+1.04

2005-10-09: Chinchiná – Manizales (26.4 km)

Place	Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	00:47.37	Libardo Niño (COL)	27:17.40
2.	Edwin Orozco (COL)	+0.34	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.49
3.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	+1.14	Jairo Hernández (COL)	+3.03

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Libardo Niño (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	27:17:40
2.	Álvaro Sierra (COL)	Orbitel	+ 1.49
3.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	Orbitel	+ 3.03
4.	Javier Zapata (COL)	Orbitel	+ 3.30
5.	Edwin Orozco (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 4.00
6.	Víctor Niño (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 4.33
7.	Mauricio Neiza (COL)	Orbitel	+ 6.05
8.	Heberth Gutiérrez (COL)	Orbitel	+ 7.54
9.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	Aguardiente Antioqueño	+ 7.55
10.	Camilo Gómez (COL)	Indeportes Paipa	+ 11.03