| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Cipollini | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | 04:39:00 | |
| 2 | Fred Rodriguez | Domo - Farm Frites | + 00 | |
| 3 | George Hincapie | US Postal Service | + 00 | |
| 4 | Hendrik van Dyck | Palmans - Collstrop | + 00 | |
| 5 | Martin Hvastija | Alessio | + 10 | + 10 |
| 6 | Robert Hunter | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 7 | Tom Boonen | US Postal Service | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 8 | Erik Zabel | Team Telekom | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 9 | Tristan Hoffman | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 10 | Johan Museeuw | Domo - Farm Frites | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 11 | Servais Knaven | Domo - Farm Frites | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 12 | Aart Vierhouten | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 13 | Hans de Clercq | Lotto - Adecco | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 14 | Franck Pencole | La Française des Jeux | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 15 | Paul van Hyfte | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 01:29 | + 01:29 |
| 16 | Andreas Klier | Team Telekom | + 01:43 | + 01:43 |
| 17 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre-Daikin | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 18 | Matthias Buxhofer | Phonak | + 02:21 | + 02:21 |
| 19 | Remco van der Ven | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 20 | Danilo Hondo | Team Telekom | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 21 | Gerben Löwik | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 22 | László Bodrogi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 23 | Jean-patrick Nazon | La Française des Jeux | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 24 | Bert Grabsch | Phonak | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 25 | Robbie Mcewen | Lotto - Adecco | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 26 | Dimitri Konyshev | Fassa Bortolo | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 27 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 28 | Pedro Horrillo | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 29 | Christophe Mengin | La Française des Jeux | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 30 | Wim Vansevenant | Palmans - Collstrop | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 31 | Thomas Voeckler | Bonjour | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 32 | Corey Sweet | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 33 | Björn Leukemans | Palmans - Collstrop | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 34 | Charles Guilbert | Bonjour | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 35 | Filip Meirhaeghe | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 36 | Mario Manzoni | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 37 | Wilfried Cretskens | Domo - Farm Frites | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 38 | Christian Vande Velde | US Postal Service | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 39 | Andrey Kashechkin | Domo - Farm Frites | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 40 | Enrico Cassani | Domo - Farm Frites | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 41 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 42 | Jan Boven | Rabobank | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 43 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 44 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 45 | Cristian Moreni | Alessio | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 46 | Pavel Padrnos | US Postal Service | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 47 | Steffen Wesemann | Team Telekom | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 48 | Mario Scirea | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 49 | Giovanni Lombardi | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 50 | Paolo Fornaciari | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 51 | Nicola Loda | Fassa Bortolo | + 04:19 | + 04:19 |
| 52 | Thierry Marichal | Lotto - Adecco | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 53 | David Derepas | Phonak | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 54 | Diego Ferrari | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 55 | Mauro Radaelli | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 56 | Anthony Geslin | Bonjour | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 57 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Bonjour | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 58 | Paolo Bossoni | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 59 | Gorik Gardeyn | Lotto - Adecco | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 60 | Roberto Petito | Fassa Bortolo | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 61 | Tom Flammang | Cofidis | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 62 | Sven Nys | Rabobank | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 63 | Thomas Bruun Eriksen | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 64 | David Clinger | US Postal Service | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 65 | Frank Høj | Team Coast | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 66 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Telekom | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 67 | Antonio Cruz | US Postal Service | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 68 | Robert Bartko | Team Telekom | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 69 | Bram Schmitz | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 70 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 71 | Coen Boerman | Rabobank | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 72 | Bart Voskamp | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 73 | Mauro Zinetti | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 74 | Karsten Kroon | Rabobank | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 75 | Dario Pieri | Alessio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 76 | Dario Andriotto | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 77 | Gabriele Balducci | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 78 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 79 | Daniele Galli | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 80 | Davide Casarotto | Alessio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 81 | Alberto Vinale | Alessio | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 82 | Matthew White | US Postal Service | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 83 | Marc Streel | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 84 | Claude Lamour | Cofidis | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |
| 85 | Franck Perque | La Française des Jeux | + 13:56 | + 13:56 |