| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter van Petegem | Collstrop - Palmans | 04:20:00 | |
| 2 | Hans de Clercq | Lotto - Adecco | + 00 | |
| 3 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 00 | |
| 4 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 5 | Chris Peers | Cofidis | + 04 | + 04 |
| 6 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Adecco | + 42 | + 42 |
| 7 | Tom Steels | Mapei - Quick Step | + 49 | + 49 |
| 8 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Ag2r Prevoyance - Decathlon | + 49 | + 49 |
| 9 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 49 | + 49 |
| 10 | Frank Høj | Team Coast - Buffalo | + 49 | + 49 |
| 11 | James Vanlandschoot | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 49 | + 49 |
| 12 | Steven de Jongh | Rabobank | + 49 | + 49 |
| 13 | Arvis Piziks | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 49 | + 49 |
| 14 | Matteo Carrara | Team Colpack - Astro | + 49 | + 49 |
| 15 | Steven Kleynen | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | + 49 | + 49 |
| 16 | Paolo Bossoni | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | + 49 | + 49 |
| 17 | Tristan Hoffman | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 49 | + 49 |
| 18 | Zbigniew Spruch | Lampre-Daikin | + 49 | + 49 |
| 19 | Yoeri Beyens | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 49 | + 49 |
| 20 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | + 49 | + 49 |
| 21 | Roger Hammond | Collstrop - Palmans | + 49 | + 49 |
| 22 | Hendrik van Dyck | Lotto - Adecco | + 49 | + 49 |
| 23 | Léon van Bon | Mercury - Viatel | + 49 | + 49 |
| 24 | Martin van Steen | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 25 | Christoph Roodhooft | Flanders - Prefetex | + 49 | + 49 |
| 26 | Ludovic Capelle | Ag2r Prevoyance - Decathlon | + 49 | + 49 |
| 27 | Andrei Tchmil | Lotto - Adecco | + 49 | + 49 |
| 28 | Jean-patrick Nazon | La Française des Jeux | + 49 | + 49 |
| 29 | Bart Voskamp | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 30 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre-Daikin | + 49 | + 49 |
| 31 | Franck Renier | Bonjour | + 49 | + 49 |
| 32 | Saulius Ruskys | Gerolsteiner | + 49 | + 49 |
| 33 | Remco van der Ven | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 34 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 49 | + 49 |
| 35 | Zoran Klemencic | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | + 49 | + 49 |
| 36 | Tom Flammang | Cofidis | + 49 | + 49 |
| 37 | Peter Wrolich | Gerolsteiner | + 49 | + 49 |
| 38 | Tom Desmet | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 39 | Danilo Hondo | Team Deutsche Telekom | + 49 | + 49 |
| 40 | Kim Kirchen | Fassa Bortolo | + 49 | + 49 |
| 41 | Karel Vereecke | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | + 49 | + 49 |
| 42 | Andy Vidts | Vlaandern - T-Interim | + 49 | + 49 |
| 43 | Gerben Löwik | Rabobank | + 49 | + 49 |
| 44 | Frederic Mainguenaud | Bonjour | + 49 | + 49 |
| 45 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | + 49 | + 49 |
| 46 | Coen Boerman | Rabobank | + 49 | + 49 |
| 47 | Aart Vierhouten | Rabobank | + 49 | + 49 |
| 48 | Bert Hiemstra | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 49 | Andy Flickinger | Festina - Lotus | + 49 | + 49 |
| 50 | Wilfried Cretskens | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | + 49 | + 49 |
| 51 | Ralf Grabsch | Team Deutsche Telekom | +null | |
| 52 | Patrick D'hondt | La Française des Jeux | +null | |
| 53 | Patrick D'hondt | La Française des Jeux | +null | |
| 54 | Fabien de Waele | Lotto - Adecco | +null | |
| 55 | Franck Perque | La Française des Jeux | +null | |
| 56 | Andy Desmet | Ville de Chareloi - New Systems | +null | |
| 57 | Geert van Bondt | Mercury - Viatel | +null | |
| 58 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | +null | |
| 59 | Leonardo Giordani | Fassa Bortolo | +null | |
| 60 | Andrej Hauptman | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | +null | |
| 61 | Wim Vansevenant | Mercury - Viatel | +null | |
| 62 | Ludo Dierckxsens | Lampre-Daikin | +null | |
| 63 | Marcel Duijn | Rabobank | +null | |
| 64 | Pascal Chanteur | Festina - Lotus | +null | |
| 65 | Miquel van Kessel | Gerolsteiner | +null | |
| 66 | Mario Aerts | Lotto - Adecco | +null | |
| 67 | Wilfried Peeters | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | +null | |
| 68 | Andreas Klier | Team Deutsche Telekom | +null | |
| 69 | Alessandro Cortinovis | Team Colpack - Astro | +null | |
| 70 | Gianluca Bortolami | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | +null | |
| 71 | Diego Ferrari | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | +null | |
| 72 | Mauro Gerosa | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | +null | |
| 73 | Paolo Fornaciari | Mapei - Quick Step | +null | |
| 74 | Stive Vermaut | Lotto - Adecco | +null | |
| 75 | Christopher Jenner | Crédit Agricole | +null | |
| 76 | Johan Museeuw | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | +null | |
| 77 | Matteo Tosatto | Fassa Bortolo | +null | |
| 78 | Rolf Sørensen | Team CSC - Tiscali | +null | |
| 79 | Marco Milesi | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | +null | |
| 80 | Kris Gerits | Vlaandern - T-Interim | +null | |
| 81 | Romans Vainsteins | Domo - Farm Frites - Latexco | +null | |
| 82 | Fabio Baldato | Fassa Bortolo | +null | |
| 83 | Nicola Loda | Fassa Bortolo | +null |