Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROCHARD Laurent | Jean Delatour | 461 | 27 |
| 2 | HALGAND Patrice | Jean Delatour | 458 | 28 |
| 3 | VIRENQUE Richard | Domo - Farm Frites | 384 | 35 |
| 4 | JALABERT Laurent | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 310 | 53 |
| 5 | VAN HYFTE Paul | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 304 | 55 |
| 6 | BRARD Florent | Crédit Agricole | 297 | 57 |
| 7 | ROUS Didier | Bonjour | 291 | 59 |
| 8 | ARMSTRONG Lance | US Postal Service | 243 | 68 |
| 9 | HEULOT Stéphane | BigMat - Auber 93 | 240 | 70 |
| 10 | KOERTS Jans | Domo - Farm Frites | 230 | 74 |
| 11 | WADECKI Piotr | Domo - Farm Frites | 229 | 75 |
| 12 | JAKSCHE Jörg | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 224 | 77 |
| 13 | MONCOUTIÉ David | Cofidis | 180 | 98 |
| 14 | HUSHOVD Thor | Crédit Agricole | 170 | 109 |
| 15 | KONEČNÝ Tomáš | Domo - Farm Frites | 163 | 116 |
| 16 | HUNT Jeremy | BigMat - Auber 93 | 150 | 119 |
| 17 | LEMBO Eddy | Saint-Quentin - Oktos | 146 | 125 |
| 18 | ROBIN Jean-Cyril | La Française des Jeux | 129 | 142 |
| 19 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | AG2R Prévoyance | 120 | 151 |
| 20 | BOUYER Franck | Bonjour | 116 | 156 |
| 21 | BESSY Frédéric | Crédit Agricole | 114 | 161 |
| 22 | BALDATO Fabio | Fassa Bortolo | 114 | 160 |
| 23 | VOGONDY Nicolas | La Française des Jeux | 113 | 162 |
| 24 | SCHNIDER Daniel | Phonak Hearing Systems | 113 | 164 |
| 25 | SOLAUN César | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 113 | 165 |
| 26 | CASAR Sandy | La Française des Jeux | 108 | 175 |
| 27 | VALJAVEC Tadej | Fassa Bortolo | 108 | 176 |
| 28 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 106 | 182 |
| 29 | KIVILEV Andrei | Cofidis | 104 | 185 |
| 30 | GUESDON Frédéric | La Française des Jeux | 103 | 189 |
| 31 | CLINGER David | US Postal Service | 90 | 215 |
| 32 | BOTCHAROV Alexandre | AG2R Prévoyance | 89 | 219 |
| 33 | TESSIER Jean-Michel | Cofidis | 89 | 216 |
| 34 | IVANOV Sergei | Fassa Bortolo | 85 | 228 |
| 35 | TIRALONGO Paolo | Fassa Bortolo | 77 | 245 |
| 36 | MOREAU Christophe | Crédit Agricole | 77 | 247 |
| 37 | RUBIERA José Luis | US Postal Service | 75 | 251 |
| 38 | FOFONOV Dmitriy | Cofidis | 73 | 258 |
| 39 | MONTGOMERY Sven | Fassa Bortolo | 70 | 266 |
| 40 | BOURQUENOUD Pierre | Saint-Quentin - Oktos | 70 | 268 |
| 41 | CARUSO Giampaolo | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 68 | 276 |
| 42 | SØRENSEN Nicki | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 62 | 300 |
| 43 | KASHECHKIN Andrey | Domo - Farm Frites | 60 | 307 |
| 44 | LAMOUR Claude | Cofidis | 60 | 304 |
| 45 | LEFÈVRE Laurent | Jean Delatour | 56 | 321 |
| 46 | ASMAKER Olivier | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 55 | 334 |
| 47 | ETXEBARRIA Unai | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 55 | 330 |
| 48 | LODA Nicola | Fassa Bortolo | 54 | 339 |
| 49 | GOUBERT Stéphane | Jean Delatour | 51 | 350 |
| 50 | ZUMSTEG Lukas | Phonak Hearing Systems | 50 | 359 |
| 51 | MOERENHOUT Koos | Domo - Farm Frites | 50 | 354 |
| 52 | GARCÍA CASAS Félix Miguel | BigMat - Auber 93 | 49 | 360 |
| 53 | ELMIGER Martin | Phonak Hearing Systems | 49 | 363 |
| 54 | JAN Xavier | BigMat - Auber 93 | 45 | 375 |
| 55 | JALABERT Nicolas | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 45 | 377 |
| 56 | COOKE Baden | La Française des Jeux | 44 | 388 |
| 57 | BÉNÉTEAU Walter | Bonjour | 43 | 395 |
| 58 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | Fassa Bortolo | 42 | 400 |
| 59 | ORIOL Christophe | AG2R Prévoyance | 42 | 397 |
| 60 | VAN BONDT Geert | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 39 | 417 |
| 61 | GUILBERT Charles | Bonjour | 37 | 436 |
| 62 | FRITSCH Nicolas | La Française des Jeux | 36 | 443 |
| 63 | TURPIN Ludovic | AG2R Prévoyance | 35 | 452 |
| 64 | MCGEE Bradley | La Française des Jeux | 32 | 472 |
| 65 | DA CRUZ Carlos | La Française des Jeux | 31 | 485 |
| 66 | FINOT Frédéric | Jean Delatour | 30 | 495 |