2005 Tour of Britain
# 2005 Tour of Britain

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:

## 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, 185 km (115 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | QST | 4h 24' 32" |
| 2 | Michael Blaudzun | Denmark | CSC | + 0' 02" |
| 3 | Jeremy Hunt | United Kingdom | MRB | + 0' 03" |

### Stage 2

**31 August: Carlisle to Blackpool, 160 km (99 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Roger Hammond | United Kingdom | GBR | 3h 58' 48" |
| 2 | Robin Sharman | United Kingdom | REC | + 0' 05" |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish | United Kingdom | GBR | + 0' 10" |

### Stage 3

**1 September: Leeds to Sheffield, 160 km (99 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luca Paolini | Italy | QST | 4h 27' 24" |
| 2 | Bram Schmitz | Netherlands | TMO | s.t. |
| 3 | Russell Downing | United Kingdom | REC | + 0' 02" |

### Stage 4

**2 September: Buxton to Nottingham, 195 km (121 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Serguei Ivanov | Russia | TMO | 4h 24' 17" |
| 2 | Evan Oliphant | United Kingdom | SCO | s.t. |
| 3 | Kazuo Inoue | Japan | BGT | s.t. |

### Stage 5

**3 September: Birmingham ITT, 4 km (2.5 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | Belgium | QST | 4' 54.06" |
| 2 | Kurt Asle Arvesen | Norway | CSC | + 0.75" |
| 3 | Michael Blaudzun | Denmark | CSC | + 1.21" |

### Final Stage (6)

**4 September: London – London, 64 km (40 mi)**

| | Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luca Paolini | Italy | QST | 1h 30' 54" |
| 2 | Enrico Degano | Italy | TBL | s.t. |
| 3 | Roger Hammond | United Kingdom | GBR | s.t. |
