| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Elmiger | Phonak Hearing Systems | 05:00:18 | |
| 2 | Paolo Bettini | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 00 | |
| 3 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 4 | Michael Skelde | Team Fakta | + 00 | |
| 5 | Steffen Wesemann | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 6 | Jan Ullrich | Team Bianchi | + 00 | |
| 7 | Sergei Yakovlev | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 8 | Paolo Valoti | Domina Vacanze - Elitron | + 22 | + 22 |
| 9 | Gianni Faresin | Gerolsteiner | + 23 | + 23 |
| 10 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre | + 33 | + 33 |
| 11 | Damien Nazon | Brioches La Boulangère | + 36 | + 36 |
| 12 | Salvatore Commesso | Saeco | + 36 | + 36 |
| 13 | Gabriele Missaglia | Lampre | + 36 | + 36 |
| 14 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Domo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 15 | Enrico Poitschke | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 36 | + 36 |
| 16 | Marco Milesi | Vini Caldirola - So.Di | + 36 | + 36 |
| 17 | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | + 36 | + 36 |
| 18 | Michele Gobbi | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 36 | + 36 |
| 19 | Davide Bramati | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 36 | + 36 |
| 20 | Giuseppe Guerini | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 21 | Asle Arvesen Kurt | Team Fakta | + 36 | + 36 |
| 22 | Peter Wrolich | Gerolsteiner | + 36 | + 36 |
| 23 | Bobby Julich | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 24 | Niki Aebersold | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 36 | + 36 |
| 25 | Alexandre Moos | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 36 | + 36 |
| 26 | Pierre Bourquenoud | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 27 | Fränk Schleck | Team CSC | + 36 | + 36 |
| 28 | Ludovic Martin | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 29 | Leonardo Zanotti | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 36 | + 36 |
| 30 | Jörg Ludewig | Saeco | + 36 | + 36 |
| 31 | Mark Scanlon | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 36 | + 36 |
| 32 | Thierry Loder | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 36 | + 36 |
| 33 | Martin Derganc | Domina Vacanze - Elitron | + 36 | + 36 |
| 34 | Eddy Serri | Mercatone Uno - Scanavino | + 36 | + 36 |
| 35 | Gerhard Trampusch | Gerolsteiner | + 36 | + 36 |
| 36 | Timo Scholz | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 36 | + 36 |
| 37 | Daniel Schnider | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 36 | + 36 |
| 38 | Slawomir Kohut | CCC Polsat | + 36 | + 36 |
| 39 | Piotr Przydzial | CCC Polsat | + 36 | + 36 |
| 40 | Jens Heppner | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 36 | + 36 |
| 41 | Tadej Valjavec | Fassa Bortolo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 42 | Kim Kirchen | Fassa Bortolo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 43 | Gustav Larsson | Fassa Bortolo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 44 | Sergio Barbero | Lampre | + 36 | + 36 |
| 45 | Filippo Simeoni | Domina Vacanze - Elitron | + 36 | + 36 |
| 46 | Sylwester Szmyd | Mercatone Uno - Scanavino | + 36 | + 36 |
| 47 | Pavel Tonkov | CCC Polsat | + 36 | + 36 |
| 48 | Rik Verbrugghe | Lotto - Domo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 49 | Kyrylo Pospyeyev | Domina Vacanze - Elitron | + 36 | + 36 |
| 50 | Igor Astarloa | Saeco | + 36 | + 36 |
| 51 | Daniele Nardello | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 52 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 36 | + 36 |
| 53 | Dario Frigo | Fassa Bortolo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 54 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 55 | Michael Albasini | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 36 | + 36 |
| 56 | Erwin Thijs | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 36 | + 36 |
| 57 | Fabien de Waele | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 36 | + 36 |
| 58 | Francesco Bellotti | Mercatone Uno - Scanavino | + 36 | + 36 |
| 59 | Peter Wuyts | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 36 | + 36 |
| 60 | Christophe Laurent | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 61 | Bruno Thibout | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 62 | László Bodrogi | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 36 | + 36 |
| 63 | Erki Pütsep | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 36 | + 36 |
| 64 | David Lefevre | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 65 | Christophe Agnolutto | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 36 | + 36 |
| 66 | Geert Verheyen | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 36 | + 36 |
| 67 | Steve de Wolf | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 36 | + 36 |
| 68 | Charles Guilbert | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 36 | + 36 |
| 69 | Massimo Cigana | Mercatone Uno - Scanavino | + 36 | + 36 |
| 70 | Mauro Radaelli | Vini Caldirola - So.Di | + 36 | + 36 |
| 71 | Fabio Testi | + 36 | + 36 | |
| 72 | Stéphane Goubert | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |
| 73 | Massimiliano Gentili | Domina Vacanze - Elitron | + 36 | + 36 |
| 74 | Paul van Hyfte | Team CSC | + 36 | + 36 |
| 75 | Hans de Clercq | Lotto - Domo | + 36 | + 36 |
| 76 | Marius Sabaliauskas | Saeco | + 36 | + 36 |
| 77 | Mickaël Buffaz | Jean Delatour | + 36 | + 36 |