| 1 |
Marco Pantani (ITA) A yellow jersey. 
|
Mercatone Uno–Bianchi | 92h 49' 46" |
| 2 |
Jan Ullrich (GER) 
|
Team Telekom | =+ 3' 21" |
| 3 |
Bobby Julich (USA) 
|
Cofidis | =+ 4' 08" |
| 4 |
Christophe Rinero (FRA) A white jersey with red polka dots. 
|
Cofidis | =+ 9' 16" |
| 5 |
Michael Boogerd (NED) 
|
Rabobank | =+ 11' 26" |
| 6 |
Jean-Cyril Robin (FRA)
|
U.S. Postal Service | =+ 14' 57" |
| 7 |
Roland Meier (SUI) 
|
Cofidis | =+ 15' 13" |
| 8 |
Daniele Nardello (ITA) 
|
Mapei–Bricobi | =+ 16' 07" |
| 9 |
Giuseppe Di Grande (ITA)
|
Mapei–Bricobi | =+ 17' 35" |
| 10 |
Axel Merckx (BEL) 
|
Team Polti | =+ 17' 39" |