| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Liquigas | 03:03:24 | |
| 2 | Andriy Grivko | Team Milram | + 31 | + 31 |
| 3 | David George | Team MTN | + 34 | + 34 |
| 4 | Christoff van Heerden | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 5 | Christian Kux | Team Milram | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 6 | Nicholas White | Team MTN | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 7 | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 8 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | Team Neotel | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 9 | Daryl Impey | Barloworld | + 02:22 | + 02:22 |
| 10 | Peter Velits | Team Milram | + 02:33 | + 02:33 |
| 11 | Malcolm Lange | Team MTN | + 04:40 | + 04:40 |
| 12 | Johann Rabie | Team Neotel | + 04:40 | + 04:40 |
| 13 | Richard Baxter | House of Paint | + 04:40 | + 04:40 |
| 14 | Marco Velo | Team Milram | + 10:58 | + 10:58 |
| 15 | Ciaran Power | Pezula Racing | + 10:58 | + 10:58 |
| 16 | Waylon Woolcock | Team MTN | + 14:11 | + 14:11 |
| 17 | Michael van Staden | + 14:11 | + 14:11 | |
| 18 | Kieran Page | Pezula Racing | + 14:11 | + 14:11 |
| 19 | Dennis van Niekerk | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 14:11 | + 14:11 |
| 20 | Travis Allen | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 14:11 | + 14:11 |