Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRENQUE Richard | Festina - Lotus | 499 | 21 |
| 2 | BROCHARD Laurent | Festina - Lotus | 419 | 26 |
| 3 | JALABERT Nicolas | Cofidis | 368 | 33 |
| 4 | MADOUAS Laurent | Lotto - Mobistar | 290 | 46 |
| 5 | GAUMONT Philippe | Cofidis | 281 | 47 |
| 6 | MICHAELSEN Lars | TVM - Farm Frites | 208 | 70 |
| 7 | MAURI Melchor | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 193 | 75 |
| 8 | HERVÉ Pascal | Festina - Lotus | 183 | 80 |
| 9 | BARTHE Stéphane | Casino - AG2R | 170 | 86 |
| 10 | DUFAUX Laurent | Festina - Lotus | 166 | 88 |
| 11 | FEYS Wim | Lotto - Mobistar | 155 | 99 |
| 12 | SALMON Benoît | Casino - AG2R | 135 | 120 |
| 13 | HORNER Chris | La Française des Jeux | 131 | 125 |
| 14 | BOUVARD Gilles | Casino - AG2R | 112 | 141 |
| 15 | THIBOUT Bruno | Cofidis | 87 | 176 |
| 16 | BERZIN Evgeni | La Française des Jeux | 78 | 193 |
| 17 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | Banesto | 75 | 201 |
| 18 | DESBIENS Laurent | Cofidis | 63 | 234 |
| 19 | NAZON Damien | La Française des Jeux | 61 | 240 |
| 20 | MANCEBO Francisco | Banesto | 60 | 246 |
| 21 | MAIGNAN Gilles | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 59 | 248 |
| 22 | BRUYNEEL Johan | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 58 | 250 |
| 23 | MORI Massimiliano | Saeco Macchine da Caffe' - Cannondale | 57 | 253 |
| 24 | SIVAKOV Alexei | BigMat - Auber 93 | 56 | 256 |
| 25 | MILESI Marco | Brescialat | 54 | 269 |
| 26 | JULICH Bobby | Cofidis | 44 | 300 |
| 27 | CUESTA Iñigo | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 42 | 310 |
| 28 | HALGAND Patrice | Festina - Lotus | 41 | 318 |
| 29 | PERRAUDEAU Olivier | GAN | 40 | 331 |
| 30 | MOREAU Christophe | Festina - Lotus | 40 | 328 |
| 31 | SIMON François | GAN | 39 | 337 |
| 32 | VERSTREPEN Johan | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 33 | 363 |
| 33 | HOTZ Franz | Post Swiss Team | 25 | 412 |
| 34 | VANSEVENANT Wim | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 24 | 438 |
| 35 | WUYTS Peter | Vlaanderen 2002 - Eddy Merckx | 21 | 457 |
| 36 | OSA Aitor | Banesto | 21 | 455 |
| 37 | TEYSSIER Francisque | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 20 | 462 |
| 38 | COMMESSO Salvatore | Saeco Macchine da Caffe' - Cannondale | 19 | 475 |
| 39 | RINERO Christophe | Cofidis | 18 | 486 |
| 40 | DÍAZ ZABALA Herminio | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 18 | 476 |
| 41 | ROUS Didier | Festina - Lotus | 17 | 491 |
| 42 | ARRIETA José Luis | Banesto | 16 | 497 |