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:
, near Huddersfield

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,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Nick NuyensBelgiumQST4h 24' 32"
2Michael BlaudzunDenmarkCSC+ 0' 02"
3Jeremy HuntUnited KingdomMRB+ 0' 03"

Stage 2

;31 August: Carlisle to Blackpool,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Roger HammondUnited KingdomGBR3h 58' 48"
2Robin SharmanUnited KingdomREC+ 0' 05"
3Mark CavendishUnited KingdomGBR+ 0' 10"

Stage 3

;1 September: Leeds to Sheffield,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Luca PaoliniItalyQST4h 27' 24"
2Bram SchmitzNetherlandsTMOs.t.
3Russell DowningUnited KingdomREC+ 0' 02"

Stage 4

;2 September: Buxton to Nottingham,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Serguei IvanovRussiaTMO4h 24' 17"
2Evan OliphantUnited KingdomSCOs.t.
3Kazuo InoueJapanBGTs.t.

Stage 5

;3 September: Birmingham ITT,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Nick NuyensBelgiumQST4' 54.06"
2Kurt Asle ArvesenNorwayCSC+ 0.75"
3Michael BlaudzunDenmarkCSC+ 1.21"

Final Stage (6)

;4 September: London – London,
CyclistNationalityTeamTime
1Luca PaoliniItalyQST1h 30' 54"
2Enrico DeganoItalyTBLs.t.
3Roger HammondUnited KingdomGBRs.t.