| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Armstrong | US Postal Service | 01:31:05 | |
| 2 | Raivis Belohvosciks | Lampre-Daikin | + 01:41 | + 01:41 |
| 3 | László Bodrogi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 02:34 | + 02:34 |
| 4 | Michael Rich | Gerolsteiner | + 02:36 | + 02:36 |
| 5 | Tyler Hamilton | US Postal Service | + 02:37 | + 02:37 |
| 6 | Christophe Moreau | Festina - Lotus | + 03:04 | + 03:04 |
| 7 | Frederic Finot | Crédit Agricole | + 03:40 | + 03:40 |
| 8 | Chris Boardman | Crédit Agricole | + 03:47 | + 03:47 |
| 9 | Marco Pinotti | Lampre-Daikin | + 03:51 | + 03:51 |
| 10 | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 03:58 | + 03:58 |
| 11 | David Millar | Cofidis | + 04:15 | + 04:15 |
| 12 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:16 | + 04:16 |
| 13 | Jean Nuttli | Phonak | + 05:25 | + 05:25 |
| 14 | Arturas Kasputis | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 05:25 | + 05:25 |
| 15 | Francisque Teyssier | Jean Delatour | + 05:31 | + 05:31 |
| 16 | Gilles Maignan | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 05:49 | + 05:49 |
| 17 | Alberto Martinez José | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 06:29 | + 06:29 |
| 18 | Fabrice Salanson | Bonjour - Toupargel | + 06:37 | + 06:37 |
| 19 | Iván Gutiérrez | ONCE - Deutsche Bank | + 06:54 | + 06:54 |
| 20 | Guillaume Auger | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 07:00 | + 07:00 |
| 21 | Iker Flores | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 07:28 | + 07:28 |
| 22 | Jacky Durand | Lotto - Adecco | + 07:41 | + 07:41 |
| 23 | Rik Verbrugghe | Lotto - Adecco | + 09:57 | + 09:57 |
| 24 | Steen Nielsen Michael | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 14:08 | + 14:08 |