| leader | | | | HINCAPIE George | | DSC | | 09'55" | | 10 | |
| 1. | | | | HINCAPIE George | | DSC | | 09'55" | | 35 | |
| 2. | | | | LEIPHEIMER Levi | | GST | | 01" | | 25 | |
| 3. | | | | KASHECHKIN Andrey | | C.A | | 03" | | 15 | |
| 4. | | | | LANDIS Floyd | | PHO | | 05" | | 10 | |
| 5. | | | | ARMSTRONG Lance | | DSC | | 06" | | 5 | |
| 6. | | | | PEREIRO SIO Oscar | | PHO | | 07" | | 3 | |
| 7. | | | | CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto | | LSW | | 09" | | 0 | |
| 8. | | | | REBELLIN Davide | | GST | | 13" | | 0 | |
| 9. | | | | GUTIERREZ PALACIOS Jose Ivan | | IBA | | 13" | | 0 | |
| 10. | | | | LARA RUIZ Francisco Jose | | TMO | | 14" | | 0 | |
| 11. | | | | BOTERO ECHEVERRY Santiago | | PHO | | 14" | | 0 | |
| 12. | | | | VINOKUROV Alexandr | | TMO | | 14" | | 0 | |
| 13. | | | | VERBRUGGHE Rik | | QST | | 16" | | 0 | |
| 14. | | | | MOREAU Christophe | | C.A | | 17" | | 0 | |
| 15. | | | | GIUNTI Massimo | | FAS | | 18" | | 0 | |
| 16. | | | | NUYENS Nick | | QST | | 18" | | 0 | |
| 17. | | | | MENCHOV Denis | | RAB | | 18" | | 0 | |
| 18. | | | | MONCOUTIE David | | COF | | 19" | | 0 | |
| 19. | | | | DEKKER Erik | | RAB | | 19" | | 0 | |
| 20. | | | | FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio | | FAS | | 21" | | 0 | |