| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Bartoli | Mapei - Quick Step | 04:59:00 | |
| 2 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 10 | + 10 |
| 3 | Walter Bénéteau | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 11 | + 11 |
| 4 | Tristan Hoffman | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 11 | + 11 |
| 5 | Mario Aerts | Lotto - Adecco | + 14 | + 14 |
| 6 | Jean-cyril Robin | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 59 | + 59 |
| 7 | Maarten den Bakker | Rabobank | + 59 | + 59 |
| 8 | Bo Hamburger | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 59 | + 59 |
| 9 | Thierry Marichal | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:03 | + 01:03 |
| 10 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:03 | + 01:03 |
| 11 | Anthony Morin | Crédit Agricole | + 01:03 | + 01:03 |
| 12 | Sébastien Hinault | Crédit Agricole | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 13 | Daniele Contrini | Liquigas - Pata | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 14 | Markus Zberg | Rabobank | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 15 | Franck Renier | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 16 | Michael Blaudzun | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 17 | Massimiliano Mori | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 18 | Arvis Piziks | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 19 | Salvatore Commesso | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 20 | Alexandre Botcharov | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 21 | Christophe Bassons | Jean Delatour | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 22 | Denis Lunghi | Team Colpack | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 23 | Emmanuel Magnien | La Française des Jeux | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 24 | Davide Rebellin | Liquigas - Pata | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 25 | Pascal Chanteur | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 26 | Niki Aebersold | Rabobank | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 27 | Laurent Brochard | Jean Delatour | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 28 | Óscar Freire | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 29 | Frederic Mainguenaud | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 30 | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 31 | Floyd Landis | Mercury Cycling Team | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 32 | Stéphane Heulot | La Française des Jeux | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 33 | Steve Zamperi | Mercury Cycling Team | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 34 | Alessandro Cortinovis | Team Colpack | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 35 | Denis Zanette | Liquigas - Pata | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 36 | Andrei Tchmil | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 37 | Sebastien Demarbaix | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 38 | Marco Vergnani | + 01:07 | + 01:07 | |
| 39 | Dario Andriotto | Alexia Alluminio | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 40 | Claude Lamour | Cofidis | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 41 | Pascal Lino | Festina - Lotus | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 42 | Alessio Galletti | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 43 | Allan Johansen | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 44 | Geert Verheyen | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 45 | Grzegorz Gwiazdowski | La Française des Jeux | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 46 | Christophe Agnolutto | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 47 | Ludovic Turpin | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 48 | Christophe Mengin | La Française des Jeux | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 49 | Denis Leproux | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 50 | Cyril Dessel | Jean Delatour | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 51 | Fabio Bulgarelli | Team Colpack | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 52 | Frédéric Gabriel | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 53 | Laurent Madouas | Festina - Lotus | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 54 | François Simon | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 55 | Kurt van de Wouwer | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 56 | Rafael Casero Moreno | Festina - Lotus | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 57 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 58 | Xavier Jan | La Française des Jeux | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 59 | Francesco Secchiari | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 60 | Marc Lotz | Rabobank | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 61 | Andrea Tafi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 62 | Lylian Lebreton | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 63 | Fabrice Gougot | Crédit Agricole | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 64 | Dominique Rault | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 65 | Luca Scinto | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 66 | Franck Bouyer | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 67 | Pascal Hervé | Team Polti | + 01:11 | + 01:11 |
| 68 | Bobby Julich | Crédit Agricole | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 69 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 70 | Dmitriy Fofonov | Besson Chaussures | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 71 | Eddy Seigneur | Jean Delatour | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 72 | Ivan Gotti | Team Polti | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 73 | Andrea Brognara | Alexia Alluminio | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 74 | Nicolas Dumont | Besson Chaussures | + 02:03 | + 02:03 |
| 75 | Enrico Cassani | Team Polti | + 03:21 | + 03:21 |
| 76 | Ellis Rastelli | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:21 | + 03:21 |
| 77 | Marco Zanotti | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:21 | + 03:21 |
| 78 | Cristian Moreni | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:34 | + 03:34 |
| 79 | Bo Larsen Nicolaj | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 04:14 | + 04:14 |
| 80 | Steen Nielsen Michael | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 04:14 | + 04:14 |