title: 2005 Tour of Britain
text: # 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. |
  