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, Stage 2 31 August: Carlisle to Blackpool, Stage 3 1 September: Leeds to Sheffield, Stage 4 2 September: Buxton to Nottingham, Stage 5 3 September: Birmingham ITT, Final Stage (6) 4 September: London – London, References 2005 in British sport Britain 2005 2005 sports events in London August 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom September 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom