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 | OLANO Abraham | - |
| 3 | INDURÁIN Miguel | - |
| 4 | ZÜLLE Alex | - |
| 5 | CASAGRANDE Francesco | - |
| 6 | MUSEEUW Johan | Yes |
| 7 | VIRENQUE Richard | - |
| 8 | ARMSTRONG Lance | - |
| 9 | TCHMIL Andrei | - |
| 10 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | - |
| 11 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | - |
| 12 | ZANINI Stefano | - |
| 13 | GIANETTI Mauro | - |
| 14 | RIIS Bjarne | - |
| 15 | BARTOLI Michele | - |
| 16 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | Yes |
| 17 | MAURI Melchor | - |
| 18 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | - |
| 19 | CIPOLLINI Mario | - |
| 20 | FARESIN Gianni | - |