| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delatour Jean | 09:32 | 09:32 | |
| 2 | Agricole Crédit | + 00 | + 00 | |
| 3 | Décathlon Ag2r - | + 04 | + 04 | + 04 |
| 4 | Service Us Postal | + 05 | + 05 | + 05 |
| 5 | Décathlon Ag2r - | + 06 | + 06 | + 06 |
| 6 | Décathlon Ag2r - | + 06 | + 06 | + 06 |
| 7 | Telekom Team Deutsche | + 06 | + 06 | + 06 |
| 8 | Delatour Jean | + 07 | + 07 | + 07 |
| 9 | Service Us Postal | + 08 | + 08 | + 08 |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 08 | + 08 | + 08 |
| 11 | Agricole Crédit | + 08 | + 08 | + 08 |
| 12 | Agricole Crédit | + 09 | + 09 | + 09 |
| 13 | Banesto | + 09 | + 09 | + 09 |
| 14 | Banesto | + 10 | + 10 | + 10 |
| 15 | Service Us Postal | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 |
| 16 | Rabobank | + 11 | + 11 | + 11 |
| 17 | Rabobank | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 |
| 18 | Adecco Lotto - | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 |
| 19 | Banesto | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 |
| 20 | Toupargel Bonjour - | + 12 | + 12 | + 12 |
| 21 | Valli Saeco - Valli & | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 |
| 22 | Card-jack&jones Memory | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 |
| 23 | Agricole Crédit | + 13 | + 13 | + 13 |
| 24 | Service Us Postal | + 14 | + 14 | + 14 |
| 25 | Décathlon Ag2r - | + 16 | + 16 | + 16 |
| 26 | Jeux La Française Des | + 16 | + 16 | + 16 |
| 27 | Toupargel Bonjour - | + 16 | + 16 | + 16 |
| 28 | Banesto | + 16 | + 16 | + 16 |
| 29 | Telekom Team Deutsche | + 16 | + 16 | + 16 |
| 30 | Adecco Lotto - | + 17 | + 17 | + 17 |
| 31 | Adecco Lotto - | + 17 | + 17 | + 17 |
| 34 | Step Mapei - Quick | + 19 | + 19 | + 19 |
| 37 | Step Mapei - Quick | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 |
| 38 | Telekom Team Deutsche | + 20 | + 20 | + 20 |
| 43 | Cofidis | + 22 | + 22 | + 22 |
| 48 | Bortolo Fassa | + 22 | + 22 | + 22 |
| 51 | Bortolo Fassa | + 24 | + 24 | + 24 |
| 54 | Adecco Lotto - | + 27 | + 27 | + 27 |
| 57 | Step Mapei - Quick | + 28 | + 28 | + 28 |
| 60 | Adecco Lotto - | + 28 | + 28 | + 28 |
| 63 | Valli Saeco - Valli & | + 29 | + 29 | + 29 |
| 65 | Adecco Lotto - | + 29 | + 29 | + 29 |
| 69 | Cofidis | + 30 | + 30 | + 30 |
| 71 | Step Mapei - Quick | + 32 | + 32 | + 32 |
| 82 | Telekom Team Deutsche | + 34 | + 34 | + 34 |
| 92 | Cofidis | + 37 | + 37 | + 37 |
| 104 | Adecco Lotto - | + 40 | + 40 | + 40 |
| 105 | Step Mapei - Quick | + 40 | + 40 | + 40 |
| 112 | Polti Team | + 43 | + 43 | + 43 |
| 122 | Adecco Lotto - | + 48 | + 48 | + 48 |
| 135 | Cofidis | + 56 | + 56 | + 56 |
| 140 | Cofidis | + 01:00 | + 01:00 | + 01:00 |
| 143 | Sidermec Vini Caldirola - | + 01:06 | + 01:06 | + 01:06 |
| 157 | Agricole Crédit | + 01:53 | + 01:53 | + 01:53 |