| # | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Bartoli | Fassa Bortolo | 06:49:17 | |
| 2 | Sergei Ivanov | Fassa Bortolo | + 00 | |
| 3 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 00 | |
| 4 | Lance Armstrong | US Postal Service | + 00 | |
| 5 | Óscar Freire | Mapei - Quick Step | + 52 | + 52 |
| 6 | Peter van Petegem | Lotto - Adecco | + 52 | + 52 |
| 7 | Jo Planckaert | Cofidis | + 52 | + 52 |
| 8 | Paolo Bettini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 52 | + 52 |
| 9 | Erik Zabel | Team Telekom | + 52 | + 52 |
| 10 | Nico Mattan | Cofidis | + 52 | + 52 |
| 11 | Marcus Ljungqvist | EDS - Fakta | + 52 | + 52 |
| 12 | Marc Lotz | Rabobank | + 52 | + 52 |
| 13 | Geert Verheyen | Rabobank | + 52 | + 52 |
| 14 | Igor Astarloa | Saeco - Longoni Sport | + 52 | + 52 |
| 15 | Eddy Mazzoleni | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 54 | + 54 |
| 16 | Cristian Moreni | Alessio | + 52 | + 52 |
| 17 | Bram Schmitz | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 52 | + 52 |
| 18 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei - Quick Step | + 52 | + 52 |
| 19 | Christophe Brandt | Lotto - Adecco | + 52 | + 52 |
| 20 | Rolf Huser | Team Coast | + 52 | + 52 |
| 21 | Mario Aerts | Lotto - Adecco | + 52 | + 52 |
| 22 | Alexandre Shefer | Alessio | + 52 | + 52 |
| 23 | Antonio Flecha Juan | iBanesto.com | + 52 | + 52 |
| 24 | Mauro Gianetti | Team Coast | + 53 | + 53 |
| 25 | Laurent Brochard | Jean Delatour | + 53 | + 53 |
| 26 | Dave Bruylandts | Domo - Farm Frites | + 53 | + 53 |
| 27 | Christian Vande Velde | US Postal Service | + 53 | + 53 |
| 28 | Peter Farazijn | Cofidis | + 53 | + 53 |
| 29 | Jens Heppner | Team Telekom | + 54 | + 54 |
| 30 | Ivan Basso | Fassa Bortolo | + 54 | + 54 |
| 31 | Steffen Wesemann | Team Telekom | + 57 | + 57 |
| 32 | Udo Bölts | Team Telekom | + 01:04 | + 01:04 |
| 33 | David Clinger | US Postal Service | + 04:23 | + 04:23 |
| 34 | Mirko Celestino | Saeco - Longoni Sport | + 04:23 | + 04:23 |
| 35 | Asle Arvesen Kurt | EDS - Fakta | + 05:09 | + 05:09 |
| 36 | Fred Rodriguez | Domo - Farm Frites | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 37 | Allan Johansen | EDS - Fakta | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 38 | Zbigniew Spruch | Lampre-Daikin | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 39 | Tristan Hoffman | Team CSC - Tiscali | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 40 | Tomasz Brozyna | iBanesto.com | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 41 | Andrej Hauptman | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 42 | Kim Kirchen | Fassa Bortolo | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 43 | Martin Hvastija | Alessio | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 44 | Bart Voskamp | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 45 | Cédric Vasseur | Cofidis | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 46 | Pedro Horrillo | Mapei - Quick Step | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 47 | Javier Rodriguez | iBanesto.com | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 48 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 49 | Bram de Groot | Rabobank | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 50 | Pietro Caucchioli | Alessio | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 51 | Matthias Buxhofer | Phonak | + 05:11 | + 05:11 |
| 52 | Bert Grabsch | Phonak | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 53 | Gianluca Bortolami | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 54 | Johan Museeuw | Domo - Farm Frites | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 55 | Serge Baguet | Lotto - Adecco | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 56 | Gabriele Balducci | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 57 | Matthias Kessler | Team Telekom | + 05:12 | + 05:12 |
| 58 | Aart Vierhouten | Lotto - Adecco | + 08:17 | + 08:17 |
| 59 | Peter Wrolich | Gerolsteiner | + 08:18 | + 08:18 |
| 60 | Enrico Cassani | Domo - Farm Frites | + 08:19 | + 08:19 |
| 61 | Luis Rubiera José | US Postal Service | + 08:21 | + 08:21 |
| 62 | Axel Merckx | Domo - Farm Frites | + 08:21 | + 08:21 |
| 63 | Mauro Radaelli | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 11:34 | + 11:34 |
| 64 | Nicola Loda | Fassa Bortolo | + 11:34 | + 11:34 |
| 65 | Mario Manzoni | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 11:34 | + 11:34 |
| 66 | Thierry de Groote | Palmans - Collstrop | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 67 | Martin Derganc | Acqua e Sapone - Cantina Tollo | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 68 | Matteo Tosatto | Fassa Bortolo | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 69 | Corey Sweet | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 70 | Bo Hamburger | Index - Alexia Alluminio | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 71 | Max van Heeswijk | Domo - Farm Frites | + 11:35 | + 11:35 |
| 72 | Pieter Vries | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 73 | Karsten Kroon | Rabobank | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 74 | George Hincapie | US Postal Service | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 75 | Angel Vicioso | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 76 | Gianni Faresin | Gerolsteiner | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 77 | Lorenzo Bernucci | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 11:36 | + 11:36 |
| 78 | Stefan Kupfernagel | Phonak | + 11:37 | + 11:37 |
| 79 | Ellis Rastelli | Gerolsteiner | + 11:37 | + 11:37 |
| 80 | Luca Paolini | Mapei - Quick Step | + 11:37 | + 11:37 |
| 81 | Jan Boven | Rabobank | + 11:37 | + 11:37 |
| 82 | Lennie Kristensen | EDS - Fakta | + 11:37 | + 11:37 |
| 83 | Rolf Sørensen | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 11:38 | + 11:38 |
| 84 | Pablo Lastras | iBanesto.com | + 11:38 | + 11:38 |
| 85 | Yaroslav Popovych | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 86 | Michael Skelde | EDS - Fakta | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 87 | Rene Jørgensen | EDS - Fakta | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 88 | Ludo Dierckxsens | Lampre-Daikin | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 89 | Bert Hiemstra | Bankgiroloterij - Batavus | + 11:39 | + 11:39 |
| 90 | Mauro Gerosa | Tacconi Sport - Emmegi | + 11:40 | + 11:40 |
| 91 | Raimondas Rumsas | Lampre-Daikin | + 11:40 | + 11:40 |
| 92 | Alessandro Cortinovis | Lampre-Daikin | + 11:40 | + 11:40 |
| 93 | Martin Elmiger | Phonak | + 11:40 | + 11:40 |
| 94 | Enrique Gutiérrez José | Kelme - Costa Blanca | + 11:41 | + 11:41 |
| 95 | Rolf Aldag | Team Telekom | + 11:41 | + 11:41 |
| 96 | Andreas Klier | Team Telekom | + 11:41 | + 11:41 |
| 97 | Stefan van Dijk | Lotto - Adecco | + 11:42 | + 11:42 |
| 98 | Marco Serpellini | Lampre-Daikin | + 12:11 | + 12:11 |