Climbers
Best climbers based upon the PCS Climbers ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Climbers ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAFI Andrea | Mapei-GB | 296 | 19 |
| 2 | ZABEL Erik | Team Telekom | 237 | 31 |
| 3 | BALDATO Fabio | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 234 | 33 |
| 4 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 157 | 51 |
| 5 | APOLLONIO Massimo | Scrigno - Gaerne | 153 | 53 |
| 6 | MUSEEUW Johan | Mapei-GB | 148 | 54 |
| 7 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | US Postal Service | 146 | 55 |
| 8 | SØRENSEN Rolf | Rabobank ProTeam | 128 | 58 |
| 9 | SKIBBY Jesper | TVM - Farm Frites | 127 | 60 |
| 10 | BOSCARDIN Bruno | Festina - Lotus | 127 | 59 |
| 11 | HUNDERTMARCK Kai | Team Telekom | 120 | 64 |
| 12 | MAURI Melchor | O.N.C.E. | 90 | 74 |
| 13 | THIBOUT Bruno | Cofidis | 80 | 81 |
| 14 | ZANINI Stefano | Mapei-GB | 77 | 83 |
| 15 | JÄRMANN Rolf | Casino - C'est votre équipe | 74 | 88 |
| 16 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | Festina - Lotus | 70 | 91 |
| 17 | TCHMIL Andrei | Lotto - Mobistar | 66 | 92 |
| 18 | CHANTEUR Pascal | Casino - C'est votre équipe | 54 | 103 |
| 19 | ROSCIOLI Fabio | Asics - CGA | 52 | 105 |
| 20 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | GAN | 51 | 106 |
| 21 | WÜST Marcel | Festina - Lotus | 50 | 107 |
| 22 | SIMON François | GAN | 46 | 111 |
| 23 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | TVM - Farm Frites | 40 | 116 |
| 24 | CONTE Biagio | Scrigno - Gaerne | 40 | 118 |
| 25 | SIBONI Marcello | Mercatone Uno | 30 | 132 |
| 26 | LAFIS Michel | Team Telekom | 28 | 138 |
| 27 | DESBIENS Laurent | Cofidis | 28 | 137 |
| 28 | MOREAU Francis | Cofidis | 24 | 144 |
| 29 | ZBERG Beat | Mercatone Uno | 24 | 143 |
| 30 | GUIDI Fabrizio | Scrigno - Gaerne | 22 | 149 |
| 31 | EDO Ángel | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 22 | 150 |
| 32 | FORNACIARI Paolo | Saeco - Estro | 20 | 155 |
| 33 | LEMARCHAND François | GAN | 18 | 161 |
| 34 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | La Française des Jeux | 18 | 160 |
| 35 | DE BENI Federico | Brescialat - Oyster | 18 | 162 |
| 36 | CAMIN Claudio | Brescialat - Oyster | 16 | 166 |
| 37 | LODA Nicola | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 15 | 169 |
| 38 | STEINHAUSER Tobias | Refin - Mobilvetta | 12 | 185 |
| 39 | ALDAG Rolf | Team Telekom | 11 | 188 |
| 40 | HINCAPIE George | US Postal Service | 10 | 193 |
| 41 | CAPIOT Johan | TVM - Farm Frites | 10 | 191 |
| 42 | WERNER Jürgen | Refin - Mobilvetta | 9 | 198 |
| 43 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | Casino - C'est votre équipe | 9 | 194 |
| 44 | GOUVENOU Thierry | BigMat - Auber 93 | 9 | 196 |
| 45 | PUTTINI Felice | Refin - Mobilvetta | 8 | 202 |
| 46 | GUESDON Frédéric | La Française des Jeux | 8 | 204 |
| 47 | EECKHOUT Niko | Lotto - Mobistar | 8 | 203 |
| 48 | HOLM SØRENSEN Brian | Team Telekom | 8 | 200 |
| 49 | DJAVANIAN Viatcheslav | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 8 | 211 |
| 50 | CAPELLE Christophe | Cofidis | 7 | 216 |
| 51 | BETTIN Mauro | Refin - Mobilvetta | 6 | 226 |
| 52 | SGNAOLIN Daniele | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 6 | 222 |
| 53 | GENTY Laurent | BigMat - Auber 93 | 5 | 235 |
| 54 | BAKER Darren | US Postal Service | 4 | 250 |
| 55 | SANTAROMITA Mauro-Antonio | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 4 | 257 |
| 56 | BALLERINI Franco | Mapei-GB | 4 | 251 |
| 57 | NICOLETTI Dario | MG Maglificio - Technogym | 3 | 264 |
| 58 | CUEFF Stéphane | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 3 | 260 |
| 59 | MOLINARI Maurizio | Asics - CGA | 2 | 277 |
| 60 | BOUYER Franck | La Française des Jeux | 2 | 273 |
| 61 | LIETTI Marco | Refin - Mobilvetta | 2 | 276 |
| 62 | BASSONS Christophe | Festina - Lotus | 2 | 270 |
| 63 | PIANEGONDA Gianluca | Mapei-GB | 2 | 266 |
| 64 | DEKKER Erik | Rabobank ProTeam | 1 | 295 |
| 65 | PEERS Chris | Lotto - Mobistar | 0 | 305 |
| 66 | O'GRADY Stuart | GAN | 0 | 304 |
| 67 | PILLON Laurent | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 0 | 301 |