At the Swedish Cycling Gala, the awards for best female and male rider of the year 2005 were given to Susanne Ljungskog (Team Buitenpoort/Flexpoint) and Tomas Lövkvist (Francaise des Jeux) respectively. Ljungskog, World Champion on 2002 and 2003, took the Swedish Championships again this year, while 21 year-old Lövkvist is the Northern nation's greatest cycling talent.
