The 45th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 2 to October 9, 2005 in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

. The stage race started in

Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...

and finished with an individual time trial in

Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...

. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest

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s in the nation.

Stages

2005-10-02:
Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...
–
Cúcuta Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the East ...
(120.4 km)

2005-10-03:
Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ...
– El Socorro (121.8 km)

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

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

2005-10-06: Tunja –
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(198.2 km)

2005-10-07:
Soacha Soacha is an autonomous municipality of the department of Cundinamarca in Colombia, and part of the Metropolitan Area of Bogotá. It has an important industrial zone and is home to mostly working-class families. Soacha borders Bojacá and Mosq ...
–
Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima Department, Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city ...
(190 km)

2005-10-08:
Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the New Kingdom of Granada, Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima Department, Tolima, one of the 32 departments that make up the Republic of Colombia. The city ...
–
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(105.2 km)

2005-10-09: Chinchiná –
Manizales Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
(26.4 km)

Final classification

Teams

;05 Orbitel ;Lotería de Boyacá-Coordinadora ;Aguardiente Antioqueño-Lotería de Medellín ;Postal Express ;Coordinadora - Monarca - Sabaneta ;Envía-Indeportes Boyacá ;Frugos de Cali ;Gobernación de Norte de Santander-Bono del Ciclismo ;Club Cicloases Cundinamarca ;Frutidelicias Frugos ;Mixto 1 ;Mixto 2 ;Mixto 3 ;Coordinadora-Lotería de Boyacá

References

Clásico RCN 2004
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Stages

2005-10-03: Bucaramanga Bucaramanga () is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander Department, Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and is the ninth most populous city i ... – El Socorro (121.8 km)