2005 Tour of Britain

Template:Use British English Template:Refimprove The 2005 edition of the Tour of Britain stage race was run as a UCI 2.1 category in six stages starting in Glasgow on 30 August and finishing in London on 4 September:

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Stage 3 of the 2005 race passing through Honley, near Huddersfield

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Final stage: view of the peloton

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Final stage: peloton rounding a corner in Westminster

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Final stage:

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Final stage:

Stages

Prelude

29 August: Glasgow

Mass participation ride followed by Glasgow criterium stage part of the Elite Circuit series.

Stage 1

30 August: Glasgow to Castle Douglas,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Nick Nuyens	Template:Flagu	QST	4h 24' 32"
2	Michael Blaudzun	Template:Flagu	CSC	+ 0' 02"
3	Jeremy Hunt	Template:Flagu	MRB	+ 0' 03"

Stage 2

31 August: Carlisle to Blackpool,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Roger Hammond	Template:Flagu	GBR	3h 58' 48"
2	Robin Sharman	Template:Flagu	REC	+ 0' 05"
3	Mark Cavendish	Template:Flagu	GBR	+ 0' 10"

Stage 3

1 September: Leeds to Sheffield,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini	Template:Flagu	QST	4h 27' 24"
2	Bram Schmitz	Template:Flagu	TMO	s.t.
3	Russell Downing	Template:Flagu	REC	+ 0' 02"

Stage 4

2 September: Buxton to Nottingham,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Serguei Ivanov	Template:Flagu	TMO	4h 24' 17"
2	Evan Oliphant	Template:Flagu	SCO	s.t.
3	Kazuo Inoue	Template:Flagu	BGT	s.t.

Stage 5

3 September: Birmingham ITT,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Nick Nuyens	Template:Flagu	QST	4' 54.06"
2	Kurt Asle Arvesen	Template:Flagu	CSC	+ 0.75"
3	Michael Blaudzun	Template:Flagu	CSC	+ 1.21"

Final Stage (6)

4 September: London – London,

	Cyclist	Nationality	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini	Template:Flagu	QST	1h 30' 54"
2	Enrico Degano	Template:Flagu	TBL	s.t.
3	Roger Hammond	Template:Flagu	GBR	s.t.