Top-100 riders competing
Which riders from the top-100 of the PCS ranking at the time of the race are competing?
| Position | Rider | Present |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALABERT Laurent | - |
| 2 | TCHMIL Andrei | - |
| 3 | ULLRICH Jan | - |
| 4 | ZABEL Erik | - |
| 5 | ZÜLLE Alex | - |
| 6 | VIRENQUE Richard | - |
| 7 | OLANO Abraham | - |
| 8 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | - |
| 9 | BARTOLI Michele | - |
| 10 | TONKOV Pavel | - |
| 11 | REBELLIN Davide | - |
| 12 | ZBERG Beat | - |
| 13 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | - |
| 14 | DUFAUX Laurent | - |
| 15 | MUSEEUW Johan | - |
| 16 | PANTANI Marco | - |
| 17 | TAFI Andrea | - |
| 18 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | - |
| 19 | CIPOLLINI Mario | - |
| 20 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | - |