2005 Tour of Britain

{{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2016}} 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: [[Image:TourofBritain2005.jpg|thumb|Stage 3 of the 2005 race passing through Honley, near Huddersfield]] thumb|Final stage: view of the peloton [[Image:View_of_the_Tour_02.JPG|thumb|Final stage: peloton rounding a corner in Westminster]] thumb|Final stage: thumb|Final stage:

==Stages==

===Prelude=== ;'''29 August: Glasgow''' Mass participation ride followed by Glasgow criterium stage part of the Elite Circuit series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://roadcyclinguk.com/news/event-news/fancy-being-a-marshall-at-the-tob.html|title = Fancy being a marshall at the ToB?}}</ref>

===Stage 1=== ;'''30 August: Glasgow to Castle Douglas, {{convert|185|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Nick Nuyens |{{Flagu|Belgium}} |QST |align="right"|4h 24' 32" |- |'''2''' |Michael Blaudzun |{{Flagu|Denmark}} |CSC |align="right"|+ 0' 02" |- |'''3''' |Jeremy Hunt |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |MRB |align="right"|+ 0' 03" |}

===Stage 2=== ;'''31 August: Carlisle to Blackpool, {{convert|160|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Roger Hammond |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |GBR |align="right"|3h 58' 48" |- |'''2''' |Robin Sharman |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |REC |align="right"|+ 0' 05" |- |'''3''' |Mark Cavendish |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |GBR |align="right"|+ 0' 10" |}

===Stage 3=== ;'''1 September: Leeds to Sheffield, {{convert|160|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Luca Paolini |{{Flagu|Italy}} |QST |align="right"|4h 27' 24" |- |'''2''' |Bram Schmitz |{{Flagu|Netherlands}} |TMO |align="right"|s.t. |- |'''3''' |Russell Downing |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |REC |align="right"|+ 0' 02" |}

===Stage 4=== ;'''2 September: Buxton to Nottingham, {{convert|195|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Serguei Ivanov |{{Flagu|Russia}} |TMO |align="right"|4h 24' 17" |- |'''2''' |Evan Oliphant |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |SCO |align="right"|s.t. |- |'''3''' |Kazuo Inoue |{{Flagu|Japan}} |BGT |align="right"|s.t. |}

===Stage 5=== ;'''3 September: Birmingham ITT, {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Nick Nuyens |{{Flagu|Belgium}} |QST |align="right"|4' 54.06" |- |'''2''' |Kurt Asle Arvesen |{{Flagu|Norway}} |CSC |align="right"|+ 0.75" |- |'''3''' |Michael Blaudzun |{{Flagu|Denmark}} |CSC |align="right"|+ 1.21" |}

===Final Stage (6)=== ;'''4 September: London – London, {{convert|64|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Cyclist !Nationality !Team !Time |- |'''1''' |Luca Paolini |{{Flagu|Italy}} |QST |align="right"|1h 30' 54" |- |'''2''' |Enrico Degano |{{Flagu|Italy}} |TBL |align="right"|s.t. |- |'''3''' |Roger Hammond |{{Flagu|United Kingdom}} |GBR |align="right"|s.t. |}

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