| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Casagrande | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | 04:53:08 | |
| 2 | Rik Verbrugghe | Lotto - Adecco | + 06 | + 06 |
| 3 | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 08 | + 08 |
| 4 | Davide Rebellin | Liquigas - Pata | + 08 | + 08 |
| 5 | Mario Aerts | Lotto - Adecco | + 08 | + 08 |
| 6 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 08 | + 08 |
| 7 | David Etxebarria | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 08 | + 08 |
| 8 | Dario Frigo | Fassa Bortolo | + 08 | + 08 |
| 9 | Mauro Gianetti | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 08 | + 08 |
| 10 | Axel Merckx | Mapei - Quick Step | + 14 | + 14 |
| 11 | Andrea Ferrigato | Fassa Bortolo | + 16 | + 16 |
| 12 | Laurent Dufaux | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 16 | + 16 |
| 13 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 18 | + 18 |
| 14 | Oscar Camenzind | Lampre-Daikin | + 19 | + 19 |
| 15 | Marco Velo | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 19 | + 19 |
| 16 | Oscar Mason | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 19 | + 19 |
| 17 | Massimiliano Lelli | Cofidis | + 21 | + 21 |
| 18 | Bo Hamburger | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 24 | + 24 |
| 19 | Paolo Bettini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 28 | + 28 |
| 20 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 29 | + 29 |
| 21 | Geert Verheyen | Lotto - Adecco | + 29 | + 29 |
| 22 | Francisco Mancebo | Banesto | + 29 | + 29 |
| 23 | Sebastien Demarbaix | Lotto - Adecco | + 31 | + 31 |
| 24 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Adecco | + 31 | + 31 |
| 25 | Jens Voigt | Crédit Agricole | + 33 | + 33 |
| 26 | Miguel Mercado Juan | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | + 39 | + 39 |
| 27 | Giuseppe Di Grande | Festina - Lotus | + 39 | + 39 |
| 28 | Udo Bölts | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 41 | + 41 |
| 29 | Andrea Peron | Fassa Bortolo | + 42 | + 42 |
| 30 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 42 | + 42 |
| 31 | Stive Vermaut | US Postal Service | + 44 | + 44 |
| 32 | Christian Vande Velde | US Postal Service | + 46 | + 46 |
| 33 | Unai Osa | Banesto | + 46 | + 46 |
| 34 | Wladimir Belli | Fassa Bortolo | + 52 | + 52 |
| 35 | Sergei Ivanov | Farm Frites | + 52 | + 52 |
| 36 | Markus Zberg | Rabobank | + 01:06 | + 01:06 |
| 37 | Sergio Barbero | Lampre-Daikin | + 01:10 | + 01:10 |
| 38 | Raimondas Rumsas | Fassa Bortolo | + 01:14 | + 01:14 |
| 39 | Chris Boardman | Crédit Agricole | + 01:26 | + 01:26 |
| 40 | Mikel Zarrabeitia | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 02:11 | + 02:11 |
| 41 | Patrick Jonker | US Postal Service | + 02:11 | + 02:11 |
| 42 | Christophe Moreau | Festina - Lotus | + 02:43 | + 02:43 |
| 43 | Maarten den Bakker | Rabobank | + 02:53 | + 02:53 |
| 44 | Steve de Wolf | Cofidis | + 03:41 | + 03:41 |
| 45 | Javier Gomez Gonzalo Jose | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 03:41 | + 03:41 |
| 46 | Jörg Jaksche | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 03:41 | + 03:41 |
| 47 | Pieter Vries | Farm Frites | + 03:51 | + 03:51 |
| 48 | Rafael Diaz Justo | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 03:53 | + 03:53 |
| 49 | Nicolas Jalabert | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 03:53 | + 03:53 |
| 50 | Luca Mazzanti | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:53 | + 03:53 |
| 51 | Alberto Elli | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 52 | Niki Aebersold | Rabobank | + 06:28 | + 06:28 |
| 53 | Francisco Leon Mane | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 09:23 | + 09:23 |
| 54 | Kurt van de Wouwer | Lotto - Adecco | + 09:33 | + 09:33 |
| 55 | Steven Kleynen | Farm Frites | + 09:45 | + 09:45 |
| 56 | Carlos Vicario Barbera Juan | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | + 11:17 | + 11:17 |
| 57 | Benoît Salmon | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 11:19 | + 11:19 |
| 58 | Pedro Horrillo | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | + 11:19 | + 11:19 |
| 59 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | + 11:19 | + 11:19 |
| 60 | Massimo Codol | Lampre-Daikin | + 11:19 | + 11:19 |
| 61 | Michel Lafis | Farm Frites | + 11:19 | + 11:19 |
| 62 | Marco Della Vedova | Lampre-Daikin | + 11:27 | + 11:27 |
| 63 | Bobby Julich | Crédit Agricole | + 11:31 | + 11:31 |
| 64 | Matthias Kessler | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 11:31 | + 11:31 |
| 65 | Rolf Huser | Festina - Lotus | + 11:33 | + 11:33 |
| 66 | David Clinger | Festina - Lotus | + 11:33 | + 11:33 |
| 67 | Miguel Cuenca Juan | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 11:33 | + 11:33 |
| 68 | Gianmario Ortenzi | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 69 | Riccardo Forconi | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 70 | Candido Barbosa | Banesto | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 71 | Stéphane Heulot | La Française des Jeux | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 72 | Xavier Jan | La Française des Jeux | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 73 | Massimo Donati | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 74 | Alessandro Spezialetti | Liquigas - Pata | + 11:50 | + 11:50 |
| 75 | Cristiano Frattini | Liquigas - Pata | + 11:52 | + 11:52 |
| 76 | Giuliano Figueras | Mapei - Quick Step | + 11:52 | + 11:52 |
| 77 | Martin Rittsel | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 11:52 | + 11:52 |
| 78 | Igor Pugaci | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 11:52 | + 11:52 |
| 79 | Matthew White | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 11:58 | + 11:58 |
| 80 | Hugo Pena Victor | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | + 17:02 | + 17:02 |
| 81 | Tom Desmet | Tönissteiner - Colnago | + 17:02 | + 17:02 |
| 82 | Alexandre Botcharov | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 17:02 | + 17:02 |
| 83 | Cédric Vasseur | US Postal Service | + 17:02 | + 17:02 |
| 84 | Christophe Brandt | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 17:05 | + 17:05 |
| 85 | Charles Wegelius | Mapei - Quick Step | + 17:06 | + 17:06 |
| 86 | Antonio Rizzi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 17:08 | + 17:08 |
| 87 | Ricardo Otxoa Palacios | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 17:11 | + 17:11 |
| 88 | David Millar | Cofidis | + 17:13 | + 17:13 |
| 89 | Anthony Morin | Crédit Agricole | + 17:13 | + 17:13 |
| 90 | Daniele de Paoli | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 91 | Igor Astarloa | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 92 | Filip Meirhaeghe | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 93 | Miquel van Kessel | Farm Frites | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 94 | Levi Leipheimer | US Postal Service | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 95 | Renaud Boxus | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 96 | Marc Lotz | Rabobank | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 97 | Davy Daniels | Vlaandern 2002 | + 17:17 | + 17:17 |
| 98 | Guido Trentin | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 17:22 | + 17:22 |
| 99 | Karsten Kroon | Rabobank | + 17:23 | + 17:23 |
| 100 | Fabio Marchesin | Liquigas - Pata | + 17:30 | + 17:30 |
| 101 | Andrei Kivilev | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 17:30 | + 17:30 |
| 102 | Michele Coppolillo | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 17:33 | + 17:33 |
| 103 | Karel Vereecke | Vlaandern 2002 | + 17:36 | + 17:36 |
| 104 | Jürgen van Roosbroeck | Vlaandern 2002 | + 17:36 | + 17:36 |