Best time trial competitors based on the PCS time trial ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Time trial ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOARDMAN Chris | Crédit Agricole | 978 | 3 |
| 2 | MOREAU Christophe | Festina - Lotus | 616 | 11 |
| 3 | ULLRICH Jan | Team Telekom | 598 | 13 |
| 4 | MAIGNAN Gilles | AG2R Prevoyance | 527 | 14 |
| 5 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | Team Telekom | 435 | 19 |
| 6 | BROCHARD Laurent | Jean Delatour | 434 | 20 |
| 7 | O'GRADY Stuart | Crédit Agricole | 322 | 29 |
| 8 | RITTSEL Martin | MemoryCard - Jack & Jones | 293 | 31 |
| 9 | VAUGHTERS Jonathan | Crédit Agricole | 252 | 43 |
| 10 | KJÆRGAARD Steffen | US Postal Service | 226 | 54 |
| 11 | MILLAR David | Cofidis | 219 | 56 |
| 12 | RUMŠAS Raimondas | Fassa Bortolo | 208 | 57 |
| 13 | FINOT Frédéric | Crédit Agricole | 193 | 61 |
| 14 | TETERIOUK Andrei | Liquigas - Pata | 192 | 62 |
| 15 | BRACKE Tony | Collstrop - De Federale Verzekeringen | 184 | 68 |
| 16 | HØJ Frank | La Française des Jeux | 173 | 71 |
| 17 | LODA Nicola | Fassa Bortolo | 160 | 78 |
| 18 | LEIPHEIMER Levi | US Postal Service | 156 | 80 |
| 19 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | Team Telekom | 147 | 87 |
| 20 | HEULOT Stéphane | La Française des Jeux | 124 | 102 |