Dropouts
| Nr | Rider | Stage | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOSTE Leif | Stage 1 | Asteasu - Asteasu | DNF |
| 2 | HORNER Chris | DNF | |
| 3 | DREW Jamie Peter | Stage 2 | Asteasu - Mungia | DNF |
| 4 | BORGHI Ruggero | DNF | |
| 5 | WHERRY Chris | DNF | |
| 6 | MISSAGLIA Gabriele | DNF | |
| 7 | GARCÍA QUESADA Carlos | DNF | |
| 8 | MALBERTI Fabio | Stage 3 | Mungia - Araia | DNF |
| 9 | BELLI Wladimir | DNF | |
| 10 | BECKE Daniel | DNF | |
| 11 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | DNF | |
| 12 | MICELI Nicola | Stage 4 | Araia - Lekunberri | DNF |
| 13 | TAFI Andrea | DNS | |
| 14 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | DNF | |
| 15 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | Stage 5a | Lekunberri - Lasarte-Oria | DNF |
| 16 | KLINGER Michel | DNF | |
| 17 | MEIER Roland | DNF | |
| 18 | DESBIENS Laurent | DNF | |
| 19 | DÍAZ Pedro | DNF | |
| 20 | HENRIX Sascha | DNF | |
| 21 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | DNF | |
| 22 | ZANINI Stefano | DNF | |
| 23 | BARBOSA Cândido | DNF | |
| 24 | REBELLIN Davide | DNF | |
| 25 | VICIOSO Ángel | DNF | |
| 26 | MCRAE William Chann | Stage 5b (ITT) | Lasarte - Lasarte | DNS |
| 27 | ALDAG Rolf | DNS | |
| 28 | AXELSSON Niklas | DNS | |
| 29 | BRANDT Christophe | DNS |
Top dropouts
| # | Rider | PCS points | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REBELLIN Davide | 1942 | 50 |
| 2 | BELLI Wladimir | 1184 | 35 |
| 3 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 1160 | 35 |
| 4 | MISSAGLIA Gabriele | 697 | 10 |
| 5 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | 626 | 10 |
| 6 | ZANINI Stefano | 535 | 10 |
| 7 | MCRAE William Chann | 407 | 5 |
| 8 | TAFI Andrea | 405 | 5 |
| 9 | AXELSSON Niklas | 341 | 5 |
| 10 | MALBERTI Fabio | 261 | 2 |
| 11 | MEIER Roland | 230 | 2 |
| 12 | ALDAG Rolf | 216 | 2 |
| 13 | VICIOSO Ángel | 195 | 2 |
| 14 | BARBOSA Cândido | 140 | 2 |
| 15 | MICELI Nicola | 133 | 2 |
| 16 | BORGHI Ruggero | 123 | 2 |
| 17 | DÍAZ Pedro | 102 | 2 |
| 18 | HOSTE Leif | 84 | 2 |
| 19 | WHERRY Chris | 83 | 2 |
| 20 | HORNER Chris | 80 | 1 |
| 21 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | 35 | 1 |
| 22 | BRANDT Christophe | 20 | 1 |
| 23 | HENRIX Sascha | 17 | 1 |
| 24 | BECKE Daniel | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | DREW Jamie Peter | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | KLINGER Michel | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | GARCÍA QUESADA Carlos | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | DESBIENS Laurent | 5 | 0 |
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