Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPRUCH Zbigniew | Lampre - Daikin | 674 | 12 |
| 2 | WESEMANN Steffen | Team Telekom | 441 | 22 |
| 3 | VAN BONDT Geert | Mercury - Viatel | 431 | 23 |
| 4 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | Team Telekom | 408 | 26 |
| 5 | HALGAND Patrice | Jean Delatour | 370 | 40 |
| 6 | JALABERT Laurent | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 360 | 42 |
| 7 | DEKKER Erik | Rabobank ProTeam | 329 | 48 |
| 8 | BROCHARD Laurent | Jean Delatour | 324 | 50 |
| 9 | SERPELLINI Marco | Lampre - Daikin | 322 | 51 |
| 10 | KIVILEV Andrei | Cofidis | 273 | 68 |
| 11 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | Bonjour | 252 | 75 |
| 12 | WAUTERS Marc | Rabobank ProTeam | 249 | 78 |
| 13 | GUIDI Fabrizio | Mercury - Viatel | 226 | 84 |
| 14 | AXELSSON Niklas | Mercury - Viatel | 216 | 91 |
| 15 | HAMMOND Roger | Collstrop - Palmans | 206 | 99 |
| 16 | PRONK Matthé | Rabobank ProTeam | 167 | 114 |
| 17 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | La Française des Jeux | 152 | 123 |
| 18 | HEULOT Stéphane | BigMat - Auber 93 | 149 | 126 |
| 19 | O'GRADY Stuart | Crédit Agricole | 148 | 127 |
| 20 | ETXEBARRIA Unai | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 145 | 129 |
| 21 | ROUS Didier | Bonjour | 140 | 132 |
| 22 | MONCOUTIÉ David | Cofidis | 137 | 135 |
| 23 | MANCEBO Francisco | iBanesto.com | 135 | 139 |
| 24 | MORIN Anthony | Crédit Agricole | 122 | 157 |
| 25 | SØRENSEN Nicki | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 122 | 158 |
| 26 | MOREAU Christophe | Festina | 118 | 162 |
| 27 | BÖLTS Udo | Team Telekom | 113 | 165 |
| 28 | CHANTEUR Pascal | Festina | 103 | 175 |
| 29 | CLINGER David | Festina | 100 | 183 |
| 30 | TURPIN Ludovic | AG2R Prévoyance | 92 | 198 |
| 31 | SALMON Benoît | AG2R Prévoyance | 89 | 206 |
| 32 | POZZI Oscar | Fassa Bortolo | 87 | 216 |
| 33 | KROON Karsten | Rabobank ProTeam | 84 | 226 |
| 34 | JENNER Christopher | Crédit Agricole | 82 | 229 |
| 35 | PAUWELS Karl | Collstrop - Palmans | 81 | 233 |
| 36 | CEREZO Francisco Javier | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 78 | 240 |
| 37 | BESSY Frédéric | Crédit Agricole | 72 | 263 |
| 38 | LODA Nicola | Fassa Bortolo | 70 | 268 |
| 39 | PERRAUDEAU Olivier | Bonjour | 66 | 275 |
| 40 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 65 | 276 |
| 41 | BOTCHAROV Alexandre | AG2R Prévoyance | 64 | 282 |
| 42 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | Fassa Bortolo | 62 | 290 |
| 43 | SVORADA Ján | Lampre - Daikin | 61 | 292 |
| 44 | MONTGOMERY Sven | La Française des Jeux | 60 | 301 |
| 45 | RENIER Franck | Bonjour | 58 | 306 |
| 46 | HUNTER Robert | Lampre - Daikin | 55 | 317 |
| 47 | ENGELS Addy | Rabobank ProTeam | 55 | 321 |
| 48 | DIAZ Rafael | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 50 | 338 |
| 49 | GONZÁLEZ José Ramón | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 50 | 331 |
| 50 | LE BOULANGER Yoann | Cofidis | 50 | 336 |
| 51 | SIMON François | Bonjour | 47 | 352 |
| 52 | OSA Aitor | iBanesto.com | 46 | 357 |
| 53 | PANKOV Oleg | Collstrop - Palmans | 46 | 355 |
| 54 | LAMOUR Claude | Cofidis | 46 | 356 |
| 55 | JAN Xavier | BigMat - Auber 93 | 44 | 368 |
| 56 | BOUVARD Gilles | Jean Delatour | 43 | 373 |
| 57 | GWIAZDOWSKI Grzegorz | La Française des Jeux | 42 | 376 |
| 58 | BRARD Florent | Festina | 41 | 379 |
| 59 | JONKER Patrick | BigMat - Auber 93 | 40 | 394 |
| 60 | GRABSCH Ralf | Team Telekom | 38 | 403 |
| 61 | TETERIOUK Andrei | Mercury - Viatel | 34 | 438 |
| 62 | MAIGNAN Gilles | AG2R Prévoyance | 33 | 444 |
| 63 | KIRCHEN Kim | Fassa Bortolo | 32 | 449 |
| 64 | BENITO Alberto | iBanesto.com | 31 | 455 |
| 65 | MADOUAS Laurent | Festina | 30 | 464 |
| 66 | SIVAKOV Alexei | BigMat - Auber 93 | 29 | 478 |
| 67 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | Bonjour | 29 | 475 |
| 68 | DE GROOT Bram | Rabobank ProTeam | 27 | 499 |