Top-100 riders competing
Which riders from the top-100 of the PCS ranking at the time of the race are competing?
| Position | Rider | Present |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALABERT Laurent | - |
| 2 | INDURÁIN Miguel | - |
| 3 | ROMINGER Tony | - |
| 4 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | - |
| 5 | ZÜLLE Alex | - |
| 6 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | - |
| 7 | MUSEEUW Johan | - |
| 8 | VIRENQUE Richard | - |
| 9 | TCHMIL Andrei | - |
| 10 | OLANO Abraham | - |
| 11 | GIANETTI Mauro | - |
| 12 | ARMSTRONG Lance | - |
| 13 | BERZIN Evgeni | - |
| 14 | SØRENSEN Rolf | - |
| 15 | MAURI Melchor | - |
| 16 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | - |
| 17 | FONDRIEST Maurizio | - |
| 18 | BARTOLI Michele | - |
| 19 | ZABEL Erik | - |
| 20 | CIPOLLINI Mario | - |