Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZABEL Erik | Team Telekom | 1179 | 2 |
| 2 | VAINŠTEINS Romāns | Domo - Farm Frites | 1170 | 3 |
| 3 | TCHMIL Andrei | Lotto - Adecco | 1118 | 4 |
| 4 | VAN PETEGEM Peter | Mercury - Viatel | 812 | 8 |
| 5 | EECKHOUT Niko | Lotto - Adecco | 713 | 11 |
| 6 | MUSEEUW Johan | Domo - Farm Frites | 642 | 13 |
| 7 | HOFFMAN Tristan | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 590 | 14 |
| 8 | PEERS Chris | Cofidis | 543 | 15 |
| 9 | MATTAN Nico | Cofidis | 485 | 18 |
| 10 | WESEMANN Steffen | Team Telekom | 441 | 22 |
| 11 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | Lotto - Adecco | 430 | 24 |
| 12 | VAN BON Léon | Mercury - Viatel | 411 | 25 |
| 13 | MICHAELSEN Lars | Team Coast | 403 | 28 |
| 14 | FARAZIJN Peter | Cofidis | 400 | 30 |
| 15 | NARDELLO Daniele | Mapei - Quickstep | 399 | 31 |
| 16 | BALDATO Fabio | Fassa Bortolo | 393 | 32 |
| 17 | DE JONGH Steven | Rabobank ProTeam | 393 | 34 |
| 18 | HØJ Frank | Team Coast | 385 | 36 |
| 19 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | AG2R Prévoyance | 376 | 37 |
| 20 | PLANCKAERT Jo | Cofidis | 371 | 39 |
| 21 | HINCAPIE George | US Postal Service | 369 | 41 |
| 22 | TAFI Andrea | Mapei - Quickstep | 338 | 44 |
| 23 | VOIGT Jens | Crédit Agricole | 317 | 52 |
| 24 | PIZIKS Arvis | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 295 | 57 |
| 25 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | Rabobank ProTeam | 294 | 58 |
| 26 | SCIANDRI Maximilian | Lampre - Daikin | 290 | 59 |
| 27 | KOERTS Jans | Mercury - Viatel | 281 | 64 |
| 28 | CAPELLE Ludovic | AG2R Prévoyance | 277 | 65 |
| 29 | SØRENSEN Rolf | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 259 | 71 |
| 30 | HINAULT Sébastien | Crédit Agricole | 224 | 87 |
| 31 | WADECKI Piotr | Domo - Farm Frites | 217 | 90 |
| 32 | FRASER Gordon | Mercury - Viatel | 215 | 92 |
| 33 | KNAVEN Servais | Domo - Farm Frites | 213 | 94 |
| 34 | PEETERS Wilfried | Domo - Farm Frites | 212 | 95 |
| 35 | HAUPTMAN Andrej | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 210 | 96 |
| 36 | PIERI Dario | Saeco | 210 | 97 |
| 37 | KLIER Andreas | Team Telekom | 207 | 98 |
| 38 | HUSHOVD Thor | Crédit Agricole | 204 | 100 |
| 39 | BALLERINI Franco | Mapei - Quickstep | 182 | 108 |
| 40 | GUESDON Frédéric | La Française des Jeux | 177 | 110 |
| 41 | PRONK Matthé | Rabobank ProTeam | 167 | 114 |
| 42 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | US Postal Service | 163 | 117 |
| 43 | ZANETTE Denis | Liquigas - Pata | 162 | 118 |
| 44 | MAGNIEN Emmanuel | La Française des Jeux | 152 | 123 |
| 45 | NAZON Damien | Bonjour | 151 | 124 |
| 46 | O'GRADY Stuart | Crédit Agricole | 148 | 127 |
| 47 | MORI Massimiliano | Saeco | 143 | 130 |
| 48 | MENGIN Christophe | La Française des Jeux | 139 | 133 |
| 49 | LARSEN Nicolaj Bo | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 137 | 134 |
| 50 | VAN HYFTE Paul | Lotto - Adecco | 137 | 136 |
| 51 | CAVAGNIS Oscar | Saeco | 128 | 149 |
| 52 | ZANINI Stefano | Mapei - Quickstep | 127 | 150 |
| 53 | DE CLERCQ Hans | Lotto - Adecco | 125 | 154 |
| 54 | BALČIŪNAS Linas | AG2R Prévoyance | 122 | 155 |
| 55 | ALDAG Rolf | Team Telekom | 120 | 160 |
| 56 | DE WAELE Fabien | Lotto - Adecco | 107 | 172 |
| 57 | CHANTEUR Pascal | Festina | 103 | 175 |
| 58 | CLINGER David | Festina | 100 | 183 |
| 59 | AUS Lauri | AG2R Prévoyance | 97 | 190 |
| 60 | BORTOLAMI Gianluca | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 97 | 192 |
| 61 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | Crédit Agricole | 97 | 191 |
| 62 | CAPELLE Christophe | BigMat - Auber 93 | 93 | 195 |
| 63 | SCHAFFRATH Jan | Team Telekom | 92 | 197 |
| 64 | FLORES Igor | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 91 | 200 |
| 65 | AUGER Guillaume | BigMat - Auber 93 | 88 | 208 |
| 66 | AGNOLUTTO Christophe | AG2R Prévoyance | 86 | 220 |
| 67 | CHRISTENSEN Bekim Leif | Team Coast | 84 | 225 |
| 68 | KROON Karsten | Rabobank ProTeam | 84 | 226 |
| 69 | JENNER Christopher | Crédit Agricole | 82 | 229 |
| 70 | VANSEVENANT Wim | Mercury - Viatel | 80 | 237 |
| 71 | BOERMAN Coen | Rabobank ProTeam | 71 | 265 |
| 72 | LODA Nicola | Fassa Bortolo | 70 | 268 |
| 73 | MILESI Marco | Domo - Farm Frites | 67 | 272 |
| 74 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 65 | 276 |
| 75 | CASSANI Enrico | Domo - Farm Frites | 64 | 281 |
| 76 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | Fassa Bortolo | 62 | 290 |
| 77 | SVORADA Ján | Lampre - Daikin | 61 | 292 |
| 78 | RENIER Franck | Bonjour | 58 | 306 |
| 79 | PETITO Roberto | Fassa Bortolo | 55 | 319 |
| 80 | BASSONS Christophe | Jean Delatour | 54 | 324 |
| 81 | BEECKMAN Koen | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 51 | 329 |
| 82 | NIELSEN Michael Steen | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 48 | 344 |
| 83 | PICCOLI Mariano | Lampre - Daikin | 47 | 351 |
| 84 | CRUZ Antonio | US Postal Service | 45 | 366 |
| 85 | WHITE Matthew | US Postal Service | 45 | 364 |
| 86 | BRARD Florent | Festina | 41 | 379 |
| 87 | LUDEWIG Jörg | Saeco | 40 | 385 |
| 88 | POWER Ciarán | Saint-Quentin - Oktos | 40 | 391 |
| 89 | HAYMAN Mathew | Rabobank ProTeam | 39 | 400 |
| 90 | SABALIAUSKAS Marius | Saeco | 38 | 408 |
| 91 | GRABSCH Ralf | Team Telekom | 38 | 403 |
| 92 | CONTRINI Daniele | Liquigas - Pata | 35 | 431 |
| 93 | JOACHIM Benoît | US Postal Service | 35 | 434 |
| 94 | LEYSEN Bart | Mapei - Quickstep | 32 | 452 |
| 95 | TESSIER Jean-Michel | Cofidis | 32 | 446 |
| 96 | KIRCHEN Kim | Fassa Bortolo | 32 | 449 |
| 97 | LÖWIK Gerben | Rabobank ProTeam | 32 | 447 |
| 98 | APOLLONIO Massimo | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 30 | 474 |
| 99 | VASSEUR Cédric | US Postal Service | 30 | 465 |
| 100 | EDALEINE Christophe | Jean Delatour | 29 | 477 |
| 101 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | Bonjour | 29 | 475 |
| 102 | SIVAKOV Alexei | BigMat - Auber 93 | 29 | 478 |
| 103 | MAINGUENAUD Frédéric | Bonjour | 26 | 500 |