2005 Tour of Britain


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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

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Prelude

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29 August: Glasgow

Mass participation ride followed by Glasgow criterium stage part of the Elite Circuit series.[1]

Stage 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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.

References

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