| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uwe Peschel | Gerolsteiner | 01:24:04 | |
| 2 | László Bodrogi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 36 | + 36 |
| 3 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Jean Delatour | + 54 | + 54 |
| 4 | Michael Rich | Gerolsteiner | + 01:04 | + 01:04 |
| 5 | Jean Nuttli | St. Quentin - Oktos | + 01:07 | + 01:07 |
| 6 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | US Postal Service | + 01:10 | + 01:10 |
| 7 | Christophe Moreau | Crédit Agricole | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 8 | Fabian Cancellara | Mapei - Quick Step - Latexco | + 01:40 | + 01:40 |
| 9 | Michael Rogers | Mapei - Quick Step - Latexco | + 02:25 | + 02:25 |
| 10 | Laurent Jalabert | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 02:38 | + 02:38 |
| 11 | Raivis Belohvosciks | Lampre-Daikin | + 02:48 | + 02:48 |
| 12 | Andrea Peron | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 02:52 | + 02:52 |
| 13 | Rubens Bertogliati | Lampre-Daikin | + 03:39 | + 03:39 |
| 14 | Asle Arvesen Kurt | EDS - Fakta | + 03:49 | + 03:49 |
| 15 | Didier Rous | Bonjour | + 04:00 | + 04:00 |
| 16 | Jens Voigt | Crédit Agricole | + 04:02 | + 04:02 |
| 17 | Rik Verbrugghe | Lotto - Adecco | + 04:02 | + 04:02 |
| 18 | Rene Andrle | ONCE - Eroski | + 04:02 | + 04:02 |
| 19 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | + 04:11 | + 04:11 |
| 20 | Frank Vandenbroucke | Domo - Farm Frites | + 04:15 | + 04:15 |
| 21 | Sandy Casar | La Française des Jeux | + 05:02 | + 05:02 |
| 22 | Bradley Mcgee | La Française des Jeux | + 05:08 | + 05:08 |
| 23 | Marcus Ljungqvist | EDS - Fakta | + 05:51 | + 05:51 |