| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Petegem | Lotto - Domo | 06:11:35 | |
| 2 | Dario Pieri | Saeco | + 00 | |
| 3 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | US Postal p/b Berry Floor | + 00 | |
| 4 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 15 | + 15 |
| 5 | Andrea Tafi | Team CSC | + 36 | + 36 |
| 6 | Romans Vainsteins | Vini Caldirola - So.Di | + 36 | + 36 |
| 7 | Servais Knaven | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 36 | + 36 |
| 8 | Daniele Nardello | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 9 | Rolf Aldag | Team Telekom | + 36 | + 36 |
| 10 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 01:08 | + 01:08 |
| 11 | Fabio Baldato | Alessio | + 01:53 | + 01:53 |
| 12 | Frédéric Guesdon | Fdjeux.com | + 01:56 | + 01:56 |
| 13 | Damien Nazon | Brioches La Boulangère | + 02:09 | + 02:09 |
| 14 | Gianluca Bortolami | Vini Caldirola - So.Di | + 02:09 | + 02:09 |
| 15 | Erik Zabel | Team Telekom | + 02:09 | + 02:09 |
| 16 | Nicolas Portal | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 02:09 | + 02:09 |
| 17 | Roger Hammond | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 18 | Stuart O'grady | Crédit Agricole | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 19 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 20 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 21 | Tristan Hoffman | Team CSC | + 02:18 | + 02:18 |
| 22 | Bernhard Eisel | Fdjeux.com | + 02:28 | + 02:28 |
| 23 | Max van Heeswijk | US Postal p/b Berry Floor | + 02:28 | + 02:28 |
| 24 | Tom Boonen | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 02:28 | + 02:28 |
| 25 | Antonio Flecha Juan | iBanesto.com | + 02:28 | + 02:28 |
| 26 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | + 02:28 | + 02:28 |
| 27 | Jimmy Engoulvent | Brioches La Boulangère | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 28 | Bert Roesems | Palmans - Collstrop-MrBookmaker.be | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 29 | Franck Renier | Brioches La Boulangère | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 30 | Chris Peers | Cofidis | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 31 | Wilfried Cretskens | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 32 | Davide Bramati | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 33 | Johan Museeuw | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 04:33 | + 04:33 |
| 34 | Raphael Schweda | Team Bianchi | + 04:37 | + 04:37 |
| 35 | Andy Flickinger | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 06:57 | + 06:57 |
| 36 | Philippe Gaumont | Cofidis | + 06:57 | + 06:57 |
| 37 | Leif Hoste | Lotto - Domo | + 07:00 | + 07:00 |
| 38 | Maximilian Sciandri | Lampre | + 07:00 | + 07:00 |
| 39 | Alessandro Cortinovis | Lampre | + 07:00 | + 07:00 |
| 40 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Telekom | + 07:00 | + 07:00 |
| 41 | Ludovic Capelle | Landbouwkrediet | + 07:05 | + 07:05 |
| 42 | Christophe Mengin | Fdjeux.com | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 43 | Jean-patrick Nazon | Jean Delatour | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 44 | Xavier Florencio | ONCE - Eroski | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 45 | Andre Korff | Team Bianchi | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 46 | Wim Vansevenant | Lotto - Domo | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 47 | Gregory Rast | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 48 | Lorenzo Bernucci | Landbouwkrediet | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 49 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Ag2r Prévoyance | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 50 | Bram Tankink | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 12:24 | + 12:24 |
| 51 | Jan Schaffrath | Team Telekom | + 13:31 | + 13:31 |
| 52 | Benoit Joachim | US Postal p/b Berry Floor | + 14:03 | + 14:03 |
| 53 | Thomas Voeckler | Brioches La Boulangère | + 16:44 | + 16:44 |
| 54 | Malte Urban | Team Bianchi | + 16:44 | + 16:44 |
| 55 | Eddy Seigneur | Jean Delatour | + 16:44 | + 16:44 |