It began on 28 January in Langkawi and ended on 6 February in Kuala Lumpur.

The race was rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 2.HC (hors category) race on the 2005 UCI Asia Tour calendar.

[1][2][3] Ryan Cox of South Africa won the race, followed by José Rujano of Venezuela second and Tiaan Kannemeyer of South Africa third.

[1][2][3] The cyclists competed in 10 stages, covering a distance of 1,284.6 kilometres.

[1][2][3] A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2005 Tour de Langkawi.