Climbers
Best climbers based upon the PCS Climbers ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Climbers ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TONKOV Pavel | Mapei - Quickstep | 465 | 1 |
| 2 | ZÜLLE Alex | Banesto | 442 | 2 |
| 3 | BELTRÁN Manuel | Mapei - Quickstep | 383 | 3 |
| 4 | JIMÉNEZ José María | Banesto | 362 | 5 |
| 5 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 337 | 6 |
| 6 | ARMSTRONG Lance | US Postal Service | 299 | 7 |
| 7 | GONZÁLEZ DE GALDEANO Igor | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 242 | 16 |
| 8 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | Banesto | 218 | 20 |
| 9 | GUERINI Giuseppe | Team Telekom | 174 | 28 |
| 10 | BOOGERD Michael | Rabobank ProTeam | 173 | 29 |
| 11 | BLANCO Santiago | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 128 | 40 |
| 12 | MCRAE William Chann | Mapei - Quickstep | 124 | 44 |
| 13 | JALABERT Laurent | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 112 | 50 |
| 14 | ZARRABEITIA Mikel | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 108 | 52 |
| 15 | PARRA Iván Ramiro | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 101 | 56 |
| 16 | GARCÍA CASAS Félix Miguel | Festina - Lotus | 100 | 57 |
| 17 | ZABEL Erik | Team Telekom | 97 | 60 |
| 18 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 88 | 69 |
| 19 | DEL OLMO Txema | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 87 | 70 |
| 20 | SGAMBELLURI Roberto | Cantina Tollo - Regain | 77 | 75 |
| 21 | BÖLTS Udo | Team Telekom | 74 | 77 |
| 22 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | Team Telekom | 73 | 79 |
| 23 | ARRIETA José Luis | Banesto | 70 | 82 |
| 24 | AEBERSOLD Niki | Rabobank ProTeam | 68 | 84 |
| 25 | PASCUAL RODRÍGUEZ Javier | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 67 | 85 |
| 26 | PEÑA Miguel Ángel | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 60 | 94 |
| 27 | DE PAOLI Daniele | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 58 | 95 |
| 28 | LOTZ Marc | Rabobank ProTeam | 55 | 100 |
| 29 | HAMILTON Tyler | US Postal Service | 52 | 101 |
| 30 | GARCÍA David | Costa de Almeria | 50 | 104 |
| 31 | ZBERG Beat | Rabobank ProTeam | 48 | 106 |
| 32 | CEREZO Francisco Javier | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 45 | 111 |
| 33 | CUESTA Iñigo | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 43 | 113 |
| 34 | IVANOV Ruslan | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | 42 | 117 |
| 35 | POZZI Oscar | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | 30 | 136 |
| 36 | BARTHE Stéphane | AG2R Prevoyance | 30 | 138 |
| 37 | MOERENHOUT Koos | Farm Frites | 28 | 139 |
| 38 | GARZELLI Stefano | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 27 | 142 |
| 39 | GIUNTI Massimo | Cantina Tollo - Regain | 26 | 147 |
| 40 | HAMBURGER Bo | MemoryCard - Jack & Jones | 22 | 155 |
| 41 | BELOKI Joseba | Festina - Lotus | 22 | 153 |
| 42 | SEVILLA Óscar | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 22 | 152 |
| 43 | JAKSCHE Jörg | Team Telekom | 17 | 166 |
| 44 | KOKORINE Vitali | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | 16 | 167 |
| 45 | MARTÍN PERDIGUERO Miguel Ángel | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 15 | 171 |
| 46 | MERCKX Axel | Mapei - Quickstep | 14 | 172 |
| 47 | PODENZANA Massimo | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 14 | 174 |
| 48 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 14 | 173 |
| 49 | CAUCCHIOLI Pietro | Amica Chips - Tacconi Sport | 12 | 179 |
| 50 | LAUKKA Joona | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 184 |
| 51 | MASON Oscar | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 10 | 189 |
| 52 | CABELLO Francisco | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 10 | 185 |
| 53 | DI GRANDE Giuseppe | Festina - Lotus | 9 | 201 |
| 54 | NIERMANN Grischa | Rabobank ProTeam | 8 | 214 |
| 55 | CASTRESANA Ángel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 7 | 219 |
| 56 | FERNÁNDEZ GINÉS Manuel | Mapei - Quickstep | 6 | 232 |
| 57 | HINCAPIE George | US Postal Service | 6 | 235 |
| 58 | SALMERÓN Ginés | Costa de Almeria | 6 | 234 |
| 59 | NEGRINI Emanuele | Cantina Tollo - Regain | 6 | 228 |
| 60 | RODRIGUES Orlando Sergio | Banesto | 6 | 233 |
| 61 | KADLEC Milan | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 5 | 247 |
| 62 | VICARIO Juan Carlos | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 3 | 289 |
| 63 | BARONTI Alessandro | Cantina Tollo - Regain | 3 | 285 |
| 64 | FERNÁNDEZ Bingen | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 2 | 298 |
| 65 | PASCUAL LLORENTE Javier | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 2 | 297 |
| 66 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | Team Telekom | 2 | 314 |
| 67 | BALDO Filippo | Mobilvetta Design - Rossin | 2 | 304 |
| 68 | VERGNANI Marco | Cantina Tollo - Regain | 2 | 299 |
| 69 | KLÖDEN Andreas | Team Telekom | 1 | 342 |
| 70 | RODRIGUES Quintino | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 1 | 343 |
| 71 | ETXEBARRIA Unai | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 0 | 359 |