| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Tafi | Mapei - Quick Step | 06:38:14 | |
| 2 | Andrei Tchmil | Lotto - Adecco | + 39 | + 39 |
| 3 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 39 | + 39 |
| 4 | Paolo Bettini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:36 | + 01:36 |
| 5 | Gorazd Stangelj | Liquigas - Pata | + 01:39 | + 01:39 |
| 6 | Rik Verbrugghe | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:39 | + 01:39 |
| 7 | Zbigniew Spruch | Lampre-Daikin | + 01:39 | + 01:39 |
| 8 | Rolf Sørensen | Rabobank | + 02:00 | + 02:00 |
| 9 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 02:05 | + 02:05 |
| 10 | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo | + 02:05 | + 02:05 |
| 11 | Erik Zabel | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 02:05 | + 02:05 |
| 12 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 02:09 | + 02:09 |
| 13 | Peter van Petegem | Farm Frites | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 14 | Frank Høj | La Française des Jeux | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 15 | Fabio Baldato | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 16 | Léon van Bon | Rabobank | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 17 | Mirko Celestino | Team Polti | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 18 | Frédéric Guesdon | La Française des Jeux | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 19 | Sébastien Hinault | Crédit Agricole | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 20 | Nicola Loda | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 21 | Andrej Hauptman | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 22 | Christophe Mengin | La Française des Jeux | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 23 | Markus Zberg | Rabobank | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 24 | Ludovic Auger | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 25 | Marco Zanotti | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 26 | Christophe Detilloux | Lotto - Adecco | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 27 | Rolf Aldag | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 28 | Chris Peers | Cofidis | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 29 | Bo Hamburger | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 30 | Aart Vierhouten | Rabobank | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 31 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 32 | Stuart O'grady | Crédit Agricole | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 33 | Alexandre Botcharov | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 34 | Alexei Sivakov | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 35 | Andy Flickinger | Festina - Lotus | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 36 | Fabien de Waele | Lotto - Adecco | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 37 | Ludovic Turpin | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 38 | Enrique Gutiérrez José | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 39 | Mariano Piccoli | Lampre-Daikin | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 40 | Marco Artunghi | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 41 | Oscar Camenzind | Lampre-Daikin | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 42 | Benoît Poilvet | + 03:44 | + 03:44 | |
| 43 | Luca Paolini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 44 | Óscar Freire | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 45 | Claude Lamour | Cofidis | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 46 | Christian Auriemma | Alexia Alluminio | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 47 | Rolf Huser | Festina - Lotus | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 48 | Denis Zanette | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 49 | Laurent Brochard | Jean Delatour | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 50 | Allan Johansen | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 51 | Biagio Conte | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 52 | Oleg Kozlitine | St. Quentin - Oktos | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 53 | Dario Cioni | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 54 | Gianni Faresin | Liquigas - Pata | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 55 | Nicolas Vogondy | La Française des Jeux | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 56 | Maarten den Bakker | Rabobank | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 57 | Stéphane Heulot | La Française des Jeux | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 58 | Andrea Peron | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 59 | Christopher Jenner | Crédit Agricole | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 60 | Igor Pugaci | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 61 | Dario Andriotto | Alexia Alluminio | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 62 | Jan Schaffrath | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 63 | Stéphane Barthe | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 64 | Richard Virenque | Team Polti | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 65 | Haimar Zubeldia | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 66 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 03:44 | + 03:44 |
| 67 | Davide Bramati | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:52 | + 03:52 |
| 68 | Romans Vainsteins | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 03:54 | + 03:54 |
| 69 | Franco Ballerini | Lampre-Daikin | + 03:54 | + 03:54 |
| 70 | Sergei Ivanov | Farm Frites | + 03:54 | + 03:54 |
| 71 | Alexandre Chouffe | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 72 | Sebastien Talabardon | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 73 | Glenn Magnusson | Farm Frites | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 74 | Steven de Jongh | Rabobank | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 75 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 76 | Stefano Cattai | Liquigas - Pata | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 77 | Josu Silloniz Aresti | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 78 | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 79 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 80 | Massimo Codol | Lampre-Daikin | + 06:41 | + 06:41 |
| 81 | Ralf Grabsch | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 07:10 | + 07:10 |
| 82 | Andreas Klöden | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 07:10 | + 07:10 |
| 83 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 07:10 | + 07:10 |
| 84 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Adecco | + 07:10 | + 07:10 |
| 85 | Sylvain Chavanel | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 07:41 | + 07:41 |
| 86 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre-Daikin | + 08:52 | + 08:52 |
| 87 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 08:52 | + 08:52 |
| 88 | Jörg Ludewig | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 89 | Christophe Brandt | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 90 | Raimondas Rumsas | Fassa Bortolo | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 91 | Remco van der Ven | Farm Frites | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 92 | Alvaro Forner Munoz | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 93 | Lars Michaelsen | La Française des Jeux | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 94 | Pietro Zucconi | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 95 | Paul van Hyfte | Lotto - Adecco | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 96 | Miquel van Kessel | Farm Frites | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 97 | Sigurd Simensen Ole | St. Quentin - Oktos | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 98 | Danny Pate | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 99 | Kurt van de Wouwer | Lotto - Adecco | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 100 | Oleg Zhukov | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 101 | Thierry Marichal | Lotto - Adecco | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 102 | Giacomo Battistel | Alexia Alluminio | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 103 | Nicola Minali | Alexia Alluminio | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 104 | Mindaugas Goncaras | St. Quentin - Oktos | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 105 | Gennady Mikhailov | Farm Frites | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 106 | Xavier Jan | La Française des Jeux | + 14:22 | + 14:22 |
| 107 | Carlos Da Cruz | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 108 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 109 | Gorka Arrizabalaga Agirre | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 110 | Jans Koerts | Farm Frites | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 111 | Arvis Piziks | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 112 | Daniele Contrini | Liquigas - Pata | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |
| 113 | Massimiliano Mori | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 14:29 | + 14:29 |