| 1 | - | | 27 | Team CSC | 28:00:01 |
| 2 | - | | 32 | Gerolsteiner | + 15 |
| 3 | - | | 32 | Team CSC | + 43 |
| 4 | - | | 32 | Team CSC | " |
| 5 | - | | 30 | US Postal Service Presented by Berry Floor | + 46 |
| 6 | - | | 29 | MrBookmaker - Palmans | + 57 |
| 7 | - | | 26 | Phonak Hearing Systems | + 01:01 |
| 8 | - | | 24 | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 01:09 |
| 9 | - | | 23 | Team CSC | + 01:36 |
| 10 | - | | 30 | US Postal Service Presented by Berry Floor | + 01:46 |
| 11 | - | | 22 | Fassa Bortolo | + 01:53 |
| 12 | - | | 26 | Illes Balears - Banesto | + 03:55 |
| 13 | - | | 32 | Gerolsteiner | + 04:02 |
| 14 | - | | 24 | Brioches La Boulangère | + 04:35 |
| 15 | - | | 23 | Team T-Mobile | + 05:14 |
| 16 | - | | 28 | US Postal Service Presented by Berry Floor | + 05:55 |
| 17 | - | | 25 | Quick Step - Davitamon | + 06:02 |
| 18 | - | | 26 | Euskaltel - Euskadi | + 06:08 |
| 19 | - | | 21 | FDjeux.com | " |
| 20 | - | | 25 | Fassa Bortolo | + 06:25 |