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:
Stage 3 of the 2005 race passing through Honley, near Huddersfield
Final stage: view of the peloton
Final stage: peloton rounding a corner in Westminster
Final stage:
Final stage:
Stages
Stage 1
- 30 August: Glasgow to Castle Douglas, 185 km (115 mi)
| Cyclist | Nationality | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Nuyens | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
QST | 4h 24' 32" |
| 2 | Michael Blaudzun |  Denmark |
CSC | + 0' 02" |
| 3 | Jeremy Hunt |  United Kingdom |
MRB | + 0' 03" |
Stage 2
| 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 1
| 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. |