Climbers
Best climbers based upon the PCS Climbers ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Climbers ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HERAS Roberto | US Postal Service | 633 | 3 |
| 2 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | Team Coast | 478 | 6 |
| 3 | ARMSTRONG Lance | US Postal Service | 410 | 8 |
| 4 | GARZELLI Stefano | Mapei - Quickstep | 402 | 10 |
| 5 | PANTANI Marco | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 374 | 11 |
| 6 | RUBIERA José Luis | US Postal Service | 362 | 13 |
| 7 | ULLRICH Jan | Team Telekom | 347 | 15 |
| 8 | MERCKX Axel | Domo - Farm Frites | 342 | 16 |
| 9 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | iBanesto.com | 303 | 20 |
| 10 | BELTRÁN Manuel | Mapei - Quickstep | 290 | 24 |
| 11 | MARTÍN PERDIGUERO Miguel Ángel | Cantina Tollo - Acqua e Sapone | 246 | 30 |
| 12 | GUTIÉRREZ José Enrique | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 240 | 32 |
| 13 | DI LUCA Danilo | Cantina Tollo - Acqua e Sapone | 236 | 34 |
| 14 | JIMÉNEZ José María | iBanesto.com | 234 | 35 |
| 15 | BOOGERD Michael | Rabobank ProTeam | 202 | 42 |
| 16 | MAZZOLENI Eddy | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 175 | 50 |
| 17 | DUFAUX Laurent | Saeco | 168 | 54 |
| 18 | CASERO Ángel Luis | Festina | 161 | 60 |
| 19 | ZÜLLE Alex | Team Coast | 149 | 62 |
| 20 | SASTRE Carlos | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 148 | 64 |
| 21 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | US Postal Service | 146 | 65 |
| 22 | LUTTENBERGER Peter | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 128 | 75 |
| 23 | CONTI Roberto | Cantina Tollo - Acqua e Sapone | 118 | 80 |
| 24 | PUGACI Igor | Saeco | 116 | 81 |
| 25 | VERHEYEN Geert | Rabobank ProTeam | 107 | 87 |
| 26 | BARANOWSKI Dariusz | iBanesto.com | 105 | 90 |
| 27 | DEKKER Erik | Rabobank ProTeam | 100 | 96 |
| 28 | MASON Oscar | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 94 | 99 |
| 29 | GARCÍA CASAS Félix Miguel | Festina | 86 | 103 |
| 30 | BROŻYNA Tomasz | iBanesto.com | 85 | 105 |
| 31 | ZBERG Beat | Rabobank ProTeam | 85 | 107 |
| 32 | HAMILTON Tyler | US Postal Service | 75 | 113 |
| 33 | AGGIANO Elio | Mapei - Quickstep | 72 | 116 |
| 34 | CAÑADA David | Mapei - Quickstep | 68 | 119 |
| 35 | FARESIN Gianni | Liquigas - Pata | 65 | 123 |
| 36 | PARRA Iván Ramiro | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 63 | 127 |
| 37 | KROON Karsten | Rabobank ProTeam | 60 | 132 |
| 38 | ZABEL Erik | Team Telekom | 50 | 150 |
| 39 | JAKSCHE Jörg | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 45 | 160 |
| 40 | PASCUAL LLORENTE Javier | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 44 | 163 |
| 41 | BRUYLANDTS Dave | Domo - Farm Frites | 41 | 169 |
| 42 | DE PAOLI Daniele | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 40 | 171 |
| 43 | TONTI Andrea | Cantina Tollo - Acqua e Sapone | 38 | 174 |
| 44 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada | 37 | 175 |
| 45 | WHITE Matthew | US Postal Service | 36 | 178 |
| 46 | ZANOTTI Marco | Liquigas - Pata | 36 | 177 |
| 47 | GARMENDIA Aitor | Team Coast | 34 | 181 |
| 48 | WADECKI Piotr | Domo - Farm Frites | 32 | 191 |
| 49 | HAMBURGER Bo | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 31 | 195 |
| 50 | RÜTIMANN Stefan | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 28 | 209 |
| 51 | JEKER Fabian | Milaneza - MSS | 25 | 216 |
| 52 | BÖLTS Udo | Team Telekom | 25 | 215 |
| 53 | MEIER Roland | Team Coast | 25 | 217 |
| 54 | NOCENTINI Rinaldo | Mapei - Quickstep | 20 | 229 |
| 55 | AZEVEDO José Bento | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 20 | 226 |
| 56 | SANDSTØD Michael | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 20 | 230 |
| 57 | HEPPNER Jens | Team Telekom | 20 | 231 |
| 58 | CABELLO Francisco | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 18 | 242 |
| 59 | TRAMPUSCH Gerhard | Team Telekom | 16 | 255 |
| 60 | CONTRINI Daniele | Liquigas - Pata | 16 | 253 |
| 61 | FLORES Igor | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16 | 251 |
| 62 | FERNÁNDEZ Bingen | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16 | 254 |
| 63 | KLEYNEN Steven | Domo - Farm Frites | 14 | 261 |
| 64 | SIMEONI Filippo | Cantina Tollo - Acqua e Sapone | 13 | 269 |
| 65 | MENCHOV Denis | iBanesto.com | 12 | 271 |
| 66 | REBOLLO José Luis | Festina | 12 | 275 |
| 67 | MERCADO Juan Miguel | iBanesto.com | 11 | 277 |
| 68 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 10 | 288 |
| 69 | NIERMANN Grischa | Rabobank ProTeam | 9 | 303 |
| 70 | AMORIM Gonçalo | Milaneza - MSS | 8 | 317 |
| 71 | EDO Ángel | Milaneza - MSS | 8 | 330 |
| 72 | KLÖDEN Andreas | Team Telekom | 8 | 325 |
| 73 | RATTI Eddy | Mapei - Quickstep | 7 | 344 |
| 74 | CHRISTENSEN Bekim Leif | Team Coast | 6 | 348 |
| 75 | MICELI Nicola | Tacconi Sport - Vini Caldirola | 5 | 363 |
| 76 | SASTRE Iban | Festina | 5 | 366 |
| 77 | MARTINEZ José Alberto | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 5 | 368 |
| 78 | SCALMANA Davide | Liquigas - Pata | 5 | 370 |
| 79 | SIBONI Marcello | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 5 | 367 |
| 80 | LOTZ Marc | Rabobank ProTeam | 4 | 380 |
| 81 | SMETANINE Serguei | Jazztel - Costa de Almeria | 4 | 384 |
| 82 | CASTRESANA Ángel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | 422 |
| 83 | ASTARLOA Igor | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 3 | 409 |
| 84 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 3 | 421 |
| 85 | ZANETTE Denis | Liquigas - Pata | 2 | 455 |
| 86 | GARCÍA Marcelino | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 2 | 460 |
| 87 | CLAVERO Daniel | Mercatone Uno - Stream TV | 2 | 458 |
| 88 | DE WOLF Steve | Domo - Farm Frites | 1 | 466 |
| 89 | MAURI Melchor | Milaneza - MSS | 1 | 478 |