| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Deutsche Telekom | 05:01:08 | |
| 2 | Matteo Tosatto | Fassa Bortolo | + 18 | + 18 |
| 3 | Jens Heppner | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 18 | + 18 |
| 4 | Bert Grabsch | Team Cologne | + 01:20 | + 01:20 |
| 5 | Alexandre Shefer | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 01:20 | + 01:20 |
| 6 | Maarten den Bakker | Rabobank | + 01:20 | + 01:20 |
| 7 | Roberto Lochowski | Agro - Adler - Brandeburg | + 01:51 | + 01:51 |
| 8 | Domenico Gualdi | Mobilvetta - Rossin | + 01:51 | + 01:51 |
| 9 | Jörn Reuss | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 01:51 | + 01:51 |
| 10 | Peter Wrolich | Gerolsteiner | + 02:52 | + 02:52 |
| 11 | Bekim Christensen | Team Coast | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 12 | Mirko Gualdi | Mobilvetta - Rossin | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 13 | Nicola Miceli | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 14 | Raphael Schweda | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 15 | Torsten Schmidt | Gerolsteiner | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 16 | Richard Virenque | Team Polti | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 17 | Artur Babaitsev | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 18 | Marco Di Renzo | Cantina Tollo | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 19 | Jason Phillips | Team Coast | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 20 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 21 | Tobias Steinhauser | Gerolsteiner | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 22 | Oscar Pozzi | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | + 06:08 | + 06:08 |
| 23 | Davide Casarotto | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 06:52 | + 06:52 |
| 24 | Rolf Sørensen | Rabobank | + 07:17 | + 07:17 |
| 25 | Bert Dietz | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 26 | Rolf Aldag | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 27 | Gianpaolo Mondini | Cantina Tollo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 28 | Jens Zemke | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 29 | Erik Zabel | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 30 | Dave Bruylandts | Palmans - Ideal | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 31 | Jörg Ludewig | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 32 | Holger Sievers | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 33 | Felice Puttini | Alessio - Banca SMG | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 34 | Wim van de Meulenhof | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 35 | Thomas Liese | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 36 | Igor Pugaci | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 37 | Mario Manzoni | Mobilvetta - Rossin | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 38 | Steven Kleynen | Farm Frites | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 39 | Max van Heeswijk | Mapei - Quick Step | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 40 | Fabio Baldato | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 41 | Tadej Valjavec | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 42 | Raimondas Rumsas | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 43 | Javier Hernandez Bertran Jaime | Festina - Lotus | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 44 | Manuel Beltrán | Mapei - Quick Step | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 45 | Sebastien Demarbaix | Lotto - Adecco | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 46 | Wladimir Belli | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 47 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 48 | Hans de Clercq | Palmans - Ideal | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 49 | Pascal Hervé | Team Polti | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 50 | Oscar Mason | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 51 | Axel Merckx | Mapei - Quick Step | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 52 | Udo Bölts | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 53 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 54 | Andreas Kappes | Agro - Adler - Brandeburg | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 55 | Dimitri Konyshev | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 56 | Simone Mori | Team Coast | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 57 | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 58 | Evgeni Berzin | Mobilvetta - Rossin | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |
| 59 | Sascha Henrix | Festina - Lotus | + 13:09 | + 13:09 |