| 1 | Gustav Erik Larsson | in 17'08" | Svezia | Team CSC |
| 2 | Stephen Cummings | a 6" | Gran Bretagna | Barloworld |
| 3 | Michael Blaudzun | a 9" | Danimarca | Team CSC |
| 4 | Jakob Fuglsang | a 11" | Svizzera | Team Designa Kokken |
| 5 | Frantisek Rabon | a 11" | Repubblica Ceca | High Road |
| 6 | Marco Pinotti | a 19" | Italia | High Road |
| 7 | Tom Stamsnijder | a 24" | Olanda | Gerolsteiner |
| 8 | Steven Cozza | a 27" | Usa | Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 |
| 9 | Enrico Gasparotto | a 35" | Italia | Barloworld |
| 10 | Tyler Farrar | a 36" | Usa | Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 |
| 11 | Jason McCartney | a 38" | Usa | Team CSC |
| 12 | Johannes Fröhlinger | a 47" | Germania | Gerolsteiner |
| 13 | Kilian Patour | a 47" | Francia | Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 |
| 14 | Bart Vanheule | a 47" | Belgio | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| 15 | Roger Hammond | a 49" | Gran Bretagna | High Road |
| 16 | Lars Ytting Bak | a 51" | Danimarca | Team CSC |
| 17 | Maarten Tjallingii | a 51" | Olanda | Silence - Lotto |
| 18 | Brian Bach Vandborg | a 53" | Danimarca | Team GLS - Pakke Shop |
| 19 | Bert Roesems | a 54" | Belgio | Silence - Lotto |
| 20 | Daniel Martin | a 55" | Gran Bretagna | Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30 |
| 21 | Allan Johansen | a 57" | Danimarca | Team CSC |
| 22 | John Devine | a 57" | Usa | High Road |
| 23 | Frank Hoj | a 57" | Danimarca | Cofidis, le Crédit par Télephone |
| 24 | Thomas Vedel Kvist | a 1'00" | Danimarca | |
| 25 | Matti Breschel | a 1'01" | Danimarca | Team CSC |
| 26 | Dominique Cornu | a 1'02" | Belgio | Silence - Lotto |
| 27 | Tom Veelers | a 1'02" | Olanda | Skil - Shimano |
| 28 | Jürgen Roelandts | a 1'03" | Belgio | Silence - Lotto |
| 29 | Diego Caccia | a 1'04" | Italia | Barloworld |
| 30 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia | a 1'05" | Italia | CSF Group Navigare |