| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | María Jiménez José | Banesto | 05:22:38 | |
| 2 | Fernando Escartín | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 38 | + 38 |
| 3 | Lance Armstrong | US Postal Service | + 38 | + 38 |
| 4 | Haimar Zubeldia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 38 | + 38 |
| 5 | Ramón González Arrieta | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 38 | + 38 |
| 6 | Benoît Salmon | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 02:38 | + 02:38 |
| 7 | Andrei Kivilev | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 03:38 | + 03:38 |
| 8 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis | + 06:49 | + 06:49 |
| 9 | Tyler Hamilton | US Postal Service | + 06:49 | + 06:49 |
| 10 | Mikel Pradera | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 10:37 | + 10:37 |
| 11 | Roland Meier | Cofidis | + 10:37 | + 10:37 |
| 12 | Alberto Lopez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 10:38 | + 10:38 |
| 13 | Roberto Heras | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 10:38 | + 10:38 |
| 14 | David Delrieu | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 15 | Walter Bénéteau | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 16 | Sergei Yakovlev | Besson Chaussures | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 17 | Jens Heppner | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 18 | Rodolfo Massi | Cantina Tollo | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 19 | Jörg Jaksche | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 20 | Jean-cyril Robin | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 21 | Fabian Jeker | Festina - Lotus | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 22 | Santiago Botero | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 13:17 | + 13:17 |
| 23 | Abraham Olano | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 13:19 | + 13:19 |
| 24 | Laurent Madouas | Festina - Lotus | + 13:19 | + 13:19 |
| 25 | Alex Zülle | Banesto | + 13:28 | + 13:28 |
| 26 | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 27 | Fabrice Gougot | Crédit Agricole | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 28 | François Simon | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 29 | Frederic Bessy | Jean Delatour | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 30 | Bo Petersen Jørgen | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 31 | Pierre Bourquenoud | Phonak | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 32 | Christian Charriere | Phonak | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 33 | Ludovic Turpin | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 34 | Mikel Zarrabeitia | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 15:51 | + 15:51 |
| 35 | Sven Montgomery | La Française des Jeux | + 16:01 | + 16:01 |
| 36 | Bruno Thibout | Jean Delatour | + 19:57 | + 19:57 |
| 37 | Alexandre Botcharov | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 24:38 | + 24:38 |
| 38 | Cédric Vasseur | US Postal Service | + 25:05 | + 25:05 |
| 39 | Christophe Oriol | Jean Delatour | + 25:05 | + 25:05 |
| 40 | Vincent Cali | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 25:18 | + 25:18 |
| 41 | Vicente García José | Banesto | + 26:09 | + 26:09 |
| 42 | Philippe Vereecke | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 26:09 | + 26:09 |
| 43 | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 26:09 | + 26:09 |
| 44 | Renaud Boxus | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | + 26:09 | + 26:09 |