| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Rebellin | Gerolsteiner | 05:09:17 | |
| 2 | Erik Zabel | Team Telekom | + 04 | + 04 |
| 3 | Igor Astarloa | Saeco | + 04 | + 04 |
| 4 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank | + 04 | + 04 |
| 5 | Mirko Celestino | Saeco | + 04 | + 04 |
| 6 | Enrico Poitschke | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 04 | + 04 |
| 7 | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | + 04 | + 04 |
| 8 | Gerben Löwik | Bankgiroloterij | + 04 | + 04 |
| 9 | Nicolas Jalabert | Team CSC | + 04 | + 04 |
| 10 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 11 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 04 | + 04 |
| 12 | Tomas Konecny | eD'system - ZVVZ | + 04 | + 04 |
| 13 | Asle Arvesen Kurt | Team Fakta | + 04 | + 04 |
| 14 | Beat Zberg | Rabobank | + 04 | + 04 |
| 15 | Rolf Aldag | Team Telekom | + 04 | + 04 |
| 16 | Fabian Wegmann | Gerolsteiner | + 04 | + 04 |
| 17 | Geert Verheyen | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 04 | + 04 |
| 18 | Axel Merckx | Lotto - Domo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 19 | David Canada | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04 | + 04 |
| 20 | Jan Ullrich | Team Bianchi | + 04 | + 04 |
| 21 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Flanders - iTeamNova | + 04 | + 04 |
| 22 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04 | + 04 |
| 23 | Michael Skelde | Team Fakta | + 04 | + 04 |
| 24 | Cédric Vasseur | Cofidis | + 04 | + 04 |
| 25 | Scott Sunderland | Team Fakta | + 04 | + 04 |
| 26 | Ondrej Fadrny | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 04 | + 04 |
| 27 | Kurt van de Wouwer | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04 | + 04 |
| 28 | Roger Beuchat | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 04 | + 04 |
| 29 | Christophe Brandt | Lotto - Domo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 30 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 04 | + 04 |
| 31 | Piotr Wadecki | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04 | + 04 |
| 32 | Bert Scheirlinckx | Flanders - iTeamNova | + 04 | + 04 |
| 33 | Filippo Pozzato | Fassa Bortolo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 34 | Matthé Pronk | Bankgiroloterij | + 04 | + 04 |
| 35 | Lubor Tesar | eD'system - ZVVZ | + 04 | + 04 |
| 36 | Rene Jørgensen | Team Fakta | + 04 | + 04 |
| 37 | Manu L´hoir | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 04 | + 04 |
| 38 | Udo Bölts | Gerolsteiner | + 04 | + 04 |
| 39 | Gianni Faresin | Gerolsteiner | + 04 | + 04 |
| 40 | Michael Albasini | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 04 | + 04 |
| 41 | Domenico Passuello | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04 | + 04 |
| 42 | Paul van Hyfte | Team CSC | + 04 | + 04 |
| 43 | Bram de Groot | Rabobank | + 04 | + 04 |
| 44 | Roberto Petito | Fassa Bortolo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 45 | Jörg Ludewig | Saeco | + 04 | + 04 |
| 46 | Marc Lotz | Rabobank | + 04 | + 04 |
| 47 | Kim Kirchen | Fassa Bortolo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 48 | Ivan Basso | Fassa Bortolo | + 04 | + 04 |
| 49 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Team Telekom | + 04 | + 04 |
| 50 | Steven Kleynen | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 44 | + 44 |
| 51 | Wim van Huffel | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 44 | + 44 |
| 52 | Mario Aerts | Team Telekom | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 53 | Jens Heppner | Team Wiesenhof - Leipzig | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 54 | Torsten Schmidt | Gerolsteiner | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 55 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Telekom | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 56 | Thierry de Groote | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 57 | Jakob Piil | Team CSC | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 58 | Dave Bruylandts | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 59 | Raphael Schweda | Team Bianchi | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 60 | Matteo Tosatto | Fassa Bortolo | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 61 | Giuseppe Guerini | Team Telekom | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 62 | Stefan Kupfernagel | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 63 | Serhiy Honchar | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 01:30 | + 01:30 |
| 64 | Matthias Kessler | Team Telekom | + 03:15 | + 03:15 |
| 65 | Giuseppe Palumbo | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 03:15 | + 03:15 |
| 66 | Levi Leipheimer | Rabobank | + 07:14 | + 07:14 |
| 67 | Jan Kuyckx | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 07:14 | + 07:14 |