Based in Switzerland, Phonak is one of the newest teams on the circuit and has just recently been admitted into the Pro Tour. Floyd Landis is a team leader and is the former right-hand-man of Lance Armstrong during several Tours de France. While Landis has raced the Dodge Tour de Georgia before, the 2005 race will be Phonak's first showing. Big results are expected from this second year team, proving their merit and might among the best of the best.

Team CSC returns to the Dodge Tour de Georgia for the second time. The Danish team won the team competition at the 2004 event and is considered one of the strongest teams on the ProTour.

Riders, including American Bobby Julich and Jens Voigt from Germany, finished in the top five positions six out of seven stages in the 2004 race. Team CSC has a long standing cycling history, deeply rooted in the grand European races like the Tour de France, the Vuelta a Espa–a and the Giro d'Italia as well as the spring classics.

Credit Agricole is making its first appearance at the Dodge Tour de Georgia in 2005, but has been a part of the racing scene in Europe and elsewhere since 1998. The French team features Christophe Moreau and Thor Hushovd, as well as Georgia's own Saul Raisin. Credit Agricole is a crowd favorite, particularly at French spring classic races such as Paris Nice, Paris Roubaix and the Dauphiné-Liberé and has contested many yellow jerseys at the Tour de France.

This team placed sixth in stage two and second in stage five at the 2004 Dodge Tour de Georgia. The Spanish/Italian team returns, this time led by the 2003 champion Chris Horner. Their accolades include stage wins at their home race, the Vuelta a España, and San Sebastian. The team just completed a successful training camp in Estepona, Spain, where they tested form and prepared for the early season races.

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling is the only U.S. based ProTour team, and is in its first year after taking over what was the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling team. Led by the six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, the team has diversified its roster to include more classic race specialists, climbing specialists and up-and-coming grand tour riders. Armstrong, who claimed the Dodge Leader jersey in 2004, also won stages three and four, an epic two-stage day.