| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Zabel | Team Telekom | 05:00:17 | |
| 2 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 00 | |
| 3 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 4 | Óscar Freire | Mapei - Quick Step | + 00 | |
| 5 | Alessandro Petacchi | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin | Gerolsteiner | + 00 | |
| 7 | Asle Arvesen Kurt | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 8 | Marcus Ljungqvist | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 9 | Dimitri Konyshev | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 10 | Marc Lotz | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 11 | Laurent Brochard | Jean Delatour | + 00 | |
| 12 | Cezary Zamana | CCC Polsat | + 00 | |
| 13 | Sasa Sviben | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 00 | |
| 14 | Bert Grabsch | Phonak | + 00 | |
| 15 | Ángel Martin Miguel | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | + 00 | |
| 16 | Michael Skelde | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 17 | Allan Johansen | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 18 | Rene Jørgensen | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 19 | Bert de Waele | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 00 | |
| 20 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 00 | |
| 21 | Andrea Tafi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 00 | |
| 22 | Petr Bencik | Wüstenrot - ZVVZ | + 00 | |
| 23 | Daniel Becke | Team Coast | + 00 | |
| 24 | Holger Sievers | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 00 | |
| 25 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 26 | Karsten Kroon | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 27 | Daniele Righi | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 00 | |
| 28 | Bekim Christensen | Team Coast | + 00 | |
| 29 | Michael Blaudzun | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 00 | |
| 30 | Geert Verheyen | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 31 | Lennie Kristensen | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 32 | Jakob Piil | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 00 | |
| 33 | Stéphane Goubert | Jean Delatour | + 00 | |
| 34 | Cyril Dessel | Jean Delatour | + 00 | |
| 35 | Christian Werner | Nurnberger Versicherung | + 00 | |
| 36 | Bram Tankink | Domo - Farm Frites | + 00 | |
| 37 | Filip Meirhaeghe | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 00 | |
| 38 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | + 00 | |
| 39 | Roberto Petito | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 40 | Nick Gates | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 00 | |
| 41 | Piotr Przydzial | CCC Polsat | + 00 | |
| 42 | Eric de Clercq | Palmans - Collstrop | + 00 | |
| 43 | Michele Bartoli | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 44 | Dave Bruylandts | Domo - Farm Frites | + 00 | |
| 45 | Manuel Calvente | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 00 | |
| 46 | Jan Boven | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 47 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 00 | |
| 48 | Steve de Wolf | Domo - Farm Frites | + 00 | |
| 49 | Matthias Buxhofer | Phonak | + 00 | |
| 50 | Nicki Sørensen | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 00 | |
| 51 | Jens Heppner | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 52 | Bjørnar Vestøl | EDS - Fakta | + 00 | |
| 53 | Udo Bölts | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 54 | Steffen Wesemann | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 55 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Telekom | + 00 | |
| 56 | Torsten Schmidt | Gerolsteiner | + 00 | |
| 57 | Charles Wegelius | Mapei - Quick Step | + 31 | + 31 |
| 58 | René Haselbacher | Gerolsteiner | + 52 | + 52 |
| 59 | Matthias Kessler | Team Telekom | + 02:01 | + 02:01 |
| 60 | Frédéric Amorison | Lotto - Adecco | + 02:10 | + 02:10 |
| 61 | Gilles Bouvard | Jean Delatour | + 04:01 | + 04:01 |