| DSQ |
Lance Armstrong (USA)[a] 
|
U.S. Postal Service | 82h 05' 12" |
| 2 |
Joseba Beloki (ESP) 
|
ONCE–Eroski | =+ 7' 17" |
| 3 |
Raimondas Rumšas (LTU) 
|
Lampre–Daikin | =+ 8' 17" |
| 4 |
Santiago Botero (COL) 
|
Kelme–Costa Blanca | =+ 13' 10" |
| 5 |
Igor González (ESP)
|
ONCE–Eroski | =+ 13' 54" |
| 6 |
José Azevedo (POR) 
|
ONCE–Eroski | =+ 15' 44" |
| 7 |
Francisco Mancebo (ESP)
|
iBanesto.com | =+ 16' 05" |
| DSQ |
Levi Leipheimer (USA)
|
Rabobank | =+17' 11" |
| 9 |
Roberto Heras (ESP)
|
U.S. Postal Service | =+ 17' 12" |
| 10 |
Carlos Sastre (ESP)
|
CSC–Tiscali | =+ 19' 05" |