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 | ROMINGER Tony | - |
| 2 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | - |
| 3 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | - |
| 4 | INDURÁIN Miguel | - |
| 5 | FURLAN Giorgio | - |
| 6 | MUSEEUW Johan | - |
| 7 | SØRENSEN Rolf | - |
| 8 | RICHARD Pascal | - |
| 9 | JALABERT Laurent | Yes |
| 10 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | - |
| 11 | ZÜLLE Alex | - |
| 12 | ABDUZHAPAROV Djamolidine | - |
| 13 | BAFFI Adriano | - |
| 14 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | - |
| 15 | LUDWIG Olaf | - |
| 16 | RINCÓN Oliverio | - |
| 17 | CIPOLLINI Mario | - |
| 18 | BUGNO Gianni | - |
| 19 | UGRUMOV Piotr | - |
| 20 | JASKUŁA Zenon | - |