| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Hunter | Barloworld | 02:39:31 | |
| 2 | Björn Schröder | Team Milram | + 00 | |
| 3 | Christoff van Heerden | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 4 | Jaco Venter | Team Neotel | + 00 | |
| 5 | Juan van Heerden | Team MTN | + 00 | |
| 6 | Robert Thomson Jay | Team MTN | + 00 | |
| 7 | Chris Froome | Barloworld | + 00 | |
| 8 | David O'loughlin | Pezula Racing | + 00 | |
| 9 | Waylon Woolcock | Team MTN | + 00 | |
| 10 | Hanco Kachelhoffer | House of Paint | + 00 | |
| 11 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | + 00 | ||
| 12 | Arran Brown | House of Paint | + 00 | |
| 13 | Dennis van Niekerk | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 14 | Markus Eichler | Team Milram | + 00 | |
| 15 | Adrien Niyonshuti | + 00 | ||
| 16 | Ahmed Atunsi Fahti | + 00 | ||
| 17 | Youssef Belgasem Ahmed | + 00 | ||
| 18 | Adrian Maaske | + 00 | ||
| 19 | Michael van Staden | + 00 | ||
| 20 | Hugo Sabido | Barloworld | + 00 | |
| 21 | Michael Sowerby | + 00 | ||
| 22 | Jason Bakke | House of Paint | + 00 | |
| 23 | Jacques Janse van Rensburg | Team Neotel | + 00 | |
| 24 | Kieran Page | Pezula Racing | + 00 | |
| 25 | Mauritz Faber | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 26 | Filippo Pozzato | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 27 | Hichem Chaabane | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 28 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 29 | Norberto Wilches | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 30 | David George | Team MTN | + 00 | |
| 31 | Christian Kux | Team Milram | + 00 | |
| 32 | Derek Burke | Pezula Racing | + 00 | |
| 33 | Travis Allen | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 00 | |
| 34 | John-lee Augustyn | Barloworld | + 00 | |
| 35 | Christian Pfannberger | Barloworld | + 00 | |
| 36 | Franco Pellizotti | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 37 | Sebastian Schwager | Team Milram | + 00 | |
| 38 | Claudio Corioni | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 39 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 40 | Diego Caccia | Barloworld | + 00 | |
| 41 | Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas | + 00 | |
| 42 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld | + 30 | + 30 |
| 43 | Luca Barla | Team Milram | + 53 | + 53 |
| 44 | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | + 01:58 | + 01:58 |
| 45 | Pablo Wilches Juan | Team Konica Minolta - Bizhub | + 01:58 | + 01:58 |
| 46 | Ian Mcleod | Team MTN | + 01:58 | + 01:58 |
| 47 | Marco Velo | Team Milram | + 01:58 | + 01:58 |
| 48 | Manuel Quinziato | Liquigas | + 02:20 | + 02:20 |
| 49 | Lewis Perry James | Team Neotel | + 02:20 | + 02:20 |
| 50 | Martyn Irvine | Pezula Racing | + 02:20 | + 02:20 |
| 51 | Daryl Impey | Barloworld | + 08:21 | + 08:21 |
| 52 | Richard Baxter | House of Paint | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 53 | Nicholas White | Team MTN | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 54 | Ryan Connor | Pezula Racing | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 55 | Artur Gajek | Team Milram | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 56 | Dominik Roels | Team Milram | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 57 | Nolan Hoffman | Team Neotel | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 58 | Lotto Petrus | Team Neotel | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 59 | Mathew Funnell | House of Paint | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 60 | Bradley Potgieter | Team MTN | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 61 | Dean Edwards | House of Paint | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 62 | Christophe Willems | + 30:00 | + 30:00 | |
| 63 | Jonathan Kinnear | Team MTN | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 64 | Jamie Ball | House of Paint | + 30:00 | + 30:00 |
| 65 | Khalifa Al Mehdi Abdelnasser | + 30:00 | + 30:00 | |
| 66 | Ali Ahmed Mohamed | + 30:00 | + 30:00 | |
| 67 | Tekanyane Moubane | + 30:00 | + 30:00 | |
| 68 | Obedi Ruvogera | + 32:40 | + 32:40 | |
| 69 | Makhashe Ramolungoa | + 32:40 | + 32:40 | |
| 70 | Stanley Namanyana | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 71 | Thuso Makatise | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 72 | Moeketsi Makatile | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 73 | Poloko Makara | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 74 | Uwase Nyandwi | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 75 | Rafiki Uwimana | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 76 | Nathan Byukusenge | + 33:29 | + 33:29 | |
| 77 | Tumisang Taabe | + 33:47 | + 33:47 | |
| 78 | Lawrence Mashlango | + 34:17 | + 34:17 | |
| 79 | Verdi Farao | + 34:40 | + 34:40 | |
| 80 | Hendri Whitehead | + 34:40 | + 34:40 | |
| 81 | Ahadi Seghewir Ali | + 34:40 | + 34:40 | |
| 82 | Morgan Fox | Pezula Racing | + 34:40 | + 34:40 |
| 83 | Shaban Alsharaa Faysal | + 34:40 | + 34:40 |