December 2/04 8:22 am - 2005 ProTour Calendar

Posted by Editoress on 12/2/04
 

ProTour a Go... For 2005

The 2005 ProTour calendar has finally been released with an agreement by the big 3 Grand Tours (reluctantly) to participate.

The organizers of the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and Giro d'Italia (as well as several other key racea) say numerous disagreements mean they will sign on for one year only. Talks will be ongoing in the coming year before they will agree to 2006 participation.

ProTour calendar

March 6-13: Paris-Nice
March 9-15: Tirreno-Adriatico
March 19: Milan-San Remo

April 3: Tour of Flanders
April 4-8: Vuelta al Pais Vasco
April 6: Gent-Wevelgem
April 10: Paris-Roubaix
April 17: Amstel Gold Race
April 20: Fleche Wallonne
April 24: Liege-Bastogne-Liege
April 26-May 1: Tour de Romandie

May 7-29: Giro d'Italia
May 16-22: Volta a Cataluna

June 5-12: Dauphine Libere
June 11-19: Tour de Suisse
June 19: Eindhoven Team Time Trial

July 2-24: Tour de France
July 31: HEW Cyclassics

August 3-10: Benelux Tour
August 13: Clasica de San Sebastian
August 15-23: Tour of Germany
August 27-September 18: Vuelta a Espana
August 28: G.P. Plouay

September 12-18: Tour of Poland

October 2: Championship of Zúrich
October 9: Paris-Tours
October 15: Giro di Lombardia