| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan Museeuw | Mapei - Quick Step | 06:47:00 | |
| 2 | Peter van Petegem | Farm Frites | + 15 | + 15 |
| 3 | Erik Zabel | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 15 | + 15 |
| 4 | Tristan Hoffman | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 15 | + 15 |
| 5 | Stefano Zanini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 15 | + 15 |
| 6 | George Hincapie | US Postal Service | + 15 | + 15 |
| 7 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 15 | + 15 |
| 8 | Franco Ballerini | Lampre-Daikin | + 21 | + 21 |
| 9 | Steffen Wesemann | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 21 | + 21 |
| 10 | Andrea Tafi | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:18 | + 01:18 |
| 11 | Wilfried Peeters | Mapei - Quick Step | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 12 | Servais Knaven | Farm Frites | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 13 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre-Daikin | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 14 | Romans Vainsteins | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 15 | Zbigniew Spruch | Lampre-Daikin | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 16 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | US Postal Service | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 17 | Frédéric Guesdon | La Française des Jeux | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 18 | Marco Milesi | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 01:38 | + 01:38 |
| 19 | Magnus Bäckstedt | Crédit Agricole | + 02:08 | + 02:08 |
| 20 | Frankie Andreu | US Postal Service | + 03:15 | + 03:15 |
| 21 | Tom Steels | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 22 | Lars Michaelsen | La Française des Jeux | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 23 | Léon van Bon | Rabobank | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 24 | Andrei Tchmil | Lotto - Adecco | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 25 | Dimitri Konyshev | Fassa Bortolo | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 26 | Christophe Mengin | La Française des Jeux | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 27 | Frank Høj | La Française des Jeux | + 03:17 | + 03:17 |
| 28 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 03:22 | + 03:22 |
| 29 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 04:18 | + 04:18 |
| 30 | Koen Beeckman | Lotto - Adecco | + 04:26 | + 04:26 |
| 31 | Jacky Durand | Lotto - Adecco | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 32 | Rolf Aldag | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 33 | Francis Moreau | Cofidis | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 34 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 35 | Max van Heeswijk | Mapei - Quick Step | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 36 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 04:30 | + 04:30 |
| 37 | Dario Pieri | Saeco - Valli & Valli | + 05:24 | + 05:24 |
| 38 | Aart Vierhouten | Rabobank | + 05:44 | + 05:44 |
| 39 | Robert Hunter | Lampre-Daikin | + 08:07 | + 08:07 |
| 40 | Fabio Baldato | Fassa Bortolo | + 08:07 | + 08:07 |
| 41 | Rolf Sørensen | Rabobank | + 08:08 | + 08:08 |
| 42 | Cédric Vasseur | US Postal Service | + 08:08 | + 08:08 |
| 43 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 08:08 | + 08:08 |
| 44 | Geert van Bondt | Farm Frites | + 08:16 | + 08:16 |
| 45 | Thierry Marichal | Lotto - Adecco | + 09:38 | + 09:38 |
| 46 | Danilo Hondo | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 47 | Denis Zanette | Liquigas - Pata | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 48 | Nicola Loda | Fassa Bortolo | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 49 | Steven Kleynen | Farm Frites | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 50 | Lauri Aus | Ag2r - Décathlon | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 51 | Guillaume Auger | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 52 | Bruno Thibout | Jean Delatour | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 53 | Ruben Galvañ Manchon | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 54 | Arvis Piziks | Memory Card-Jack&Jones | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 55 | Rossano Brasi | Team Polti | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 56 | Gianluca Bortolami | Vini Caldirola - Sidermec | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 57 | Emmanuel Magnien | La Française des Jeux | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 58 | Bart Leysen | Mapei - Quick Step | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 59 | Johan Verstrepen | Lampre-Daikin | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 60 | Andreas Klier | Farm Frites | + 10:52 | + 10:52 |
| 61 | Matthé Pronk | Rabobank | + 14:32 | + 14:32 |
| 62 | Thierry Gouvenou | BigMat - Auber 93 | + 19:30 | + 19:30 |
| 63 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | + 19:30 | + 19:30 |
| 64 | Franck Perque | La Française des Jeux | + 19:30 | + 19:30 |
| 65 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | + 19:30 | + 19:30 |
| 66 | Fabien de Waele | Lotto - Adecco | + 19:30 | + 19:30 |