September 1, 2005 – Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step has taken stage three – 160km, from Leeds to Sheffield, at the Tour of Britain. Nick Nuyens (Quick Step-Innergetic) still leads, with Navigators’ Peter Mazur sitting in 15th.

Stage 3:

1. Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 4.27.24
2. Bram Schmitz (Ned) T-Mobile
3. Russel Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed 0.02
4. Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago
5. Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir
6. Julian Winn (GBr) Wales
7. Jose Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.08
8. Dean Downing (GBr) Recycling.co.uk/Litespeed 0.10
9. Wesley Van der Linden (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim 0.11
10. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Great Britain 1.05

Overall

1. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 12.54.21
2. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 0.07
3. Javier Cherro Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.10
4. Bert de Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet Colnago 0.16
5. Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance 0.19
6. Ben Day (Aus) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech
7. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques T-Interim 0.22
8. Yanto Barker (GBr) DFL Driving Force Logistics 1.03
9. Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.04
10. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech 1.05
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15. Peter Mazur (Pol) Navigators Insurance 1.54