Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZABEL Erik | Team Telekom | 688 | 9 |
| 2 | FRIGO Dario | Fassa Bortolo | 651 | 11 |
| 3 | SERPELLINI Marco | Lampre | 417 | 22 |
| 4 | NARDELLO Daniele | Team Telekom | 414 | 23 |
| 5 | TAFI Andrea | Team CSC | 382 | 30 |
| 6 | PIIL Jakob Storm | Team CSC | 274 | 57 |
| 7 | ARMSTRONG Lance | US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor | 244 | 71 |
| 8 | WROLICH Peter | Gerolsteiner | 227 | 77 |
| 9 | COMMESSO Salvatore | Saeco | 215 | 87 |
| 10 | RASMUSSEN Michael | Rabobank ProTeam | 215 | 84 |
| 11 | FARESIN Gianni | Gerolsteiner | 186 | 103 |
| 12 | HONDO Danilo | Team Telekom | 164 | 122 |
| 13 | SIMONI Gilberto | Saeco | 157 | 130 |
| 14 | RATTI Eddy | Lampre | 154 | 134 |
| 15 | GARCÍA QUESADA Carlos | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 148 | 142 |
| 16 | BARBERO Sergio | Lampre | 139 | 149 |
| 17 | BELTRÁN Manuel | Team Coast | 138 | 151 |
| 18 | SERRANO Marcos Antonio | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 136 | 155 |
| 19 | SCHWEDA Raphael | Team Coast | 133 | 159 |
| 20 | GUTIÉRREZ José Iván | iBanesto.com | 133 | 160 |
| 21 | FLECHA Juan Antonio | iBanesto.com | 127 | 168 |
| 22 | ZBERG Beat | Rabobank ProTeam | 119 | 194 |
| 23 | AZEVEDO José Bento | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 110 | 204 |
| 24 | BAYARRI Gonzalo | Phonak Hearing Systems | 105 | 213 |
| 25 | USOV Alexandre | Phonak Hearing Systems | 104 | 214 |
| 26 | KARPETS Vladimir | iBanesto.com | 102 | 220 |
| 27 | SABALIAUSKAS Marius | Saeco | 102 | 221 |
| 28 | BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo | Saeco | 94 | 237 |
| 29 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | Fassa Bortolo | 94 | 235 |
| 30 | DEKKER Erik | Rabobank ProTeam | 91 | 246 |
| 31 | JUFRÉ Josep | Relax - Fuenlabrada | 85 | 258 |
| 32 | PEREIRO Óscar | Phonak Hearing Systems | 76 | 272 |
| 33 | VAN BONDT Geert | Team CSC | 75 | 279 |
| 34 | WERNER Christian | Team Telekom | 64 | 308 |
| 35 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | Gerolsteiner | 63 | 313 |
| 36 | GARCÍA QUESADA Adolfo | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 55 | 345 |
| 37 | PUGACI Igor | Saeco | 54 | 358 |
| 38 | LARA Francisco José | Team Coast | 53 | 364 |
| 39 | HIEKMANN Torsten | Team Telekom | 50 | 381 |
| 40 | BELLI Wladimir | Lampre | 47 | 402 |
| 41 | BÖLTS Udo | Gerolsteiner | 47 | 395 |
| 42 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor | 47 | 397 |
| 43 | PIEPOLI Leonardo | iBanesto.com | 46 | 406 |
| 44 | FERTONANI Marco | Phonak Hearing Systems | 45 | 409 |
| 45 | VALJAVEC Tadej | Fassa Bortolo | 44 | 414 |
| 46 | KINTANA Aitor | Labarca-2-Café Baqué | 43 | 420 |
| 47 | CASTRESANA Ángel | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 42 | 423 |
| 48 | VANDE VELDE Christian | US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor | 41 | 428 |
| 49 | WIELINGA Remmert | Rabobank ProTeam | 41 | 431 |
| 50 | JULICH Bobby | Team Telekom | 40 | 441 |
| 51 | SCHMIDT Torsten | Gerolsteiner | 39 | 448 |
| 52 | GIL Koldo | O.N.C.E. - Eroski | 36 | 466 |
| 53 | LANDALUZE Iñigo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 33 | 491 |