| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilberto Simoni | Lampre-Daikin | 04:58:29 | |
| 2 | Massimo Codol | Lampre-Daikin | + 57 | + 57 |
| 3 | Mirko Celestino | Team Polti | + 01:06 | + 01:06 |
| 4 | Marco Magnani | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 01:24 | + 01:24 |
| 5 | Ivan Basso | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | + 01:26 | + 01:26 |
| 6 | Gorazd Stangelj | Liquigas - Pata | + 01:44 | + 01:44 |
| 7 | Dario Frigo | Fassa Bortolo | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 8 | Davide Rebellin | Liquigas - Pata | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 9 | Sven Montgomery | La Française des Jeux | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 10 | Ivan Gotti | Team Polti | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 11 | Patrice Halgand | Jean Delatour | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 12 | Gianni Faresin | Liquigas - Pata | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 13 | Wladimir Belli | Fassa Bortolo | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 14 | Gabriele Missaglia | Lampre-Daikin | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 15 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 16 | Enrique Gutiérrez José | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 17 | Massimiliano Gentili | Cantina Tollo | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 18 | Gianluca Valoti | Team Colpack | + 02:56 | + 02:56 |
| 19 | Igor Pugaci | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 03:03 | + 03:03 |
| 20 | Massimo Giunti | Cantina Tollo | + 03:03 | + 03:03 |
| 21 | Luca Scinto | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:06 | + 03:06 |
| 22 | Bo Hamburger | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 03:06 | + 03:06 |
| 23 | Kurt van de Wouwer | Lotto - Adecco | + 03:15 | + 03:15 |
| 24 | Massimo Donati | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 03:23 | + 03:23 |
| 25 | Andrea Tonti | Cantina Tollo | + 03:38 | + 03:38 |
| 26 | Michele Coppolillo | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 03:41 | + 03:41 |
| 27 | Stéphane Heulot | La Française des Jeux | + 03:43 | + 03:43 |
| 28 | Sergio Barbero | Lampre-Daikin | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 29 | Chris Peers | Cofidis | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 30 | Xavier Jan | La Française des Jeux | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 31 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 32 | Roberto Sgambelluri | Cantina Tollo | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 33 | Massimo Cigana | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 34 | Tobias Steinhauser | Gerolsteiner | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 35 | Cristian Moreni | Liquigas - Pata | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 36 | Cristian Gasperoni | Cantina Tollo | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 37 | Filippo Simeoni | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 38 | Luis Rubiera José | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 39 | Gianluca Tonetti | Aguardiente Nectar - Selle Italia | + 06:12 | + 06:12 |
| 40 | Jean-cyril Robin | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 07:43 | + 07:43 |
| 41 | Felice Puttini | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 07:43 | + 07:43 |
| 42 | Niklas Axelsson | Panaria - Gaerne | + 07:43 | + 07:43 |
| 43 | Domenico Romano | Panaria - Gaerne | + 08:06 | + 08:06 |
| 44 | Mirko Puglioli | Amore & Vita - Giubileo 2000 | + 08:15 | + 08:15 |
| 45 | Marcello Siboni | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 08:15 | + 08:15 |
| 46 | Christian Auriemma | Alexia Alluminio | + 08:15 | + 08:15 |
| 47 | Giorgio Feliziani | Panaria - Gaerne | + 08:15 | + 08:15 |
| 48 | Frederic Bessy | Jean Delatour | + 09:22 | + 09:22 |
| 49 | Oscar Pellicioli | Team Polti | + 10:02 | + 10:02 |
| 50 | Ivailo Gabrovski | Jean Delatour | + 12:08 | + 12:08 |