| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rich | Gerolsteiner | 01:31:01 | |
| 2 | Bert Roesems | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 01 | + 01 |
| 3 | Serhiy Honchar | De Nardi - Colpack - Astro | + 53 | + 53 |
| 4 | Uwe Peschel | Gerolsteiner | + 58 | + 58 |
| 5 | László Bodrogi | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 01:06 | + 01:06 |
| 6 | Michael Rogers | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 01:59 | + 01:59 |
| 7 | Jens Voigt | Crédit Agricole | + 02:08 | + 02:08 |
| 8 | Philippe Gaumont | Cofidis | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 9 | Fabian Cancellara | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:34 | + 03:34 |
| 10 | Jean Nuttli | Volksbank - Ideal Bikes | + 04:09 | + 04:09 |
| 11 | Sandy Casar | Fdjeux.com | + 04:28 | + 04:28 |
| 12 | Frederic Finot | Jean Delatour | + 04:41 | + 04:41 |
| 13 | Raivis Belohvosciks | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 04:43 | + 04:43 |
| 14 | Florent Brard | Marlux - Ville de Chareloi | + 04:52 | + 04:52 |
| 15 | Yuriy Krivtsov | Jean Delatour | + 04:56 | + 04:56 |
| 16 | Stéphane Barthe | MBK - Oktos - St. Quentin | + 04:58 | + 04:58 |
| 17 | Eddy Seigneur | Jean Delatour | + 05:01 | + 05:01 |
| 18 | Mikel Astarloza | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 05:34 | + 05:34 |
| 19 | Tomas Vaitkus | Landbouwkrediet | + 06:15 | + 06:15 |
| 20 | David Herrero | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 08:12 | + 08:12 |
| 21 | Nicolas Portal | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 08:37 | + 08:37 |
| 22 | Benoît Vaugrenard | Fdjeux.com | + 08:46 | + 08:46 |
| 23 | Inigo Chaurreau | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 08:55 | + 08:55 |