| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Julich | Team CSC | 01:24:12 | |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Team CSC | 01:24:12 | |
| 2 | Markus Fothen | Gerolsteiner | + 01:35 | + 01:35 |
| 2 | Michael Rich | Gerolsteiner | + 01:35 | + 01:35 |
| 3 | Uwe Peschel | Gerolsteiner | + 02:00 | + 02:00 |
| 3 | Michael Rich | Gerolsteiner | + 02:00 | + 02:00 |
| 4 | Yaroslav Popovych | Discovery Channel | + 02:50 | + 02:50 |
| 4 | Paolo Savoldelli | Discovery Channel | + 02:50 | + 02:50 |
| 5 | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank | + 03:29 | + 03:29 |
| 5 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 03:29 | + 03:29 |
| 6 | Axel Merckx | Davitamon - Lotto | + 03:34 | + 03:34 |
| 6 | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank | + 03:34 | + 03:34 |
| 7 | Christophe Moreau | Crédit Agricole | + 04:02 | + 04:02 |
| 7 | Bradley Wiggins | Crédit Agricole | + 04:02 | + 04:02 |
| 8 | Michael Rogers | Quick Step | + 04:09 | + 04:09 |
| 8 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Quick Step | + 04:09 | + 04:09 |
| 9 | Daniele Nardello | T-Mobile Team | + 05:02 | + 05:02 |
| 9 | Alexandre Vinokourov | T-Mobile Team | + 05:02 | + 05:02 |
| 10 | Luke Roberts | Team CSC | + 06:42 | + 06:42 |
| 10 | Fränk Schleck | Team CSC | + 06:42 | + 06:42 |