Actual GC
General classification after stage 2b.
| # | Rider | Team | Timelag |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | Casino - AG2R | 0:00 |
| 2 | AUS Lauri | Casino - AG2R | 0:12 |
| 3 | GABRIEL Frédéric | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 0:12 |
| 4 | ANDREU Frankie | US Postal Service | 0:14 |
| 5 | MOREAU Francis | Cofidis | 0:15 |
| 6 | BARTHE Stéphane | Casino - AG2R | 0:16 |
| 7 | MILESI Marco | Brescialat | 0:16 |
| 8 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | Casino - AG2R | 0:16 |
| 9 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | GAN | 0:17 |
| 10 | GAUMONT Philippe | Cofidis | 0:19 |
| 11 | DURAND Jacky | Casino - AG2R | 0:19 |
| 12 | BÄCKSTEDT Magnus | GAN | 0:20 |
| 13 | HINCAPIE George | US Postal Service | 0:20 |
| 14 | BOUVARD Gilles | Casino - AG2R | 0:21 |
| 15 | MORELLE Franck | La Française des Jeux | 0:22 |
| 16 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | Lotto - Mobistar | 0:23 |
| 17 | KORFF André | Festina - Lotus | 0:24 |
| 18 | SILOVS Juris | Team Home - Jack & Jones | 0:24 |
| 19 | PERRAUDEAU Olivier | GAN | 0:24 |
| 20 | FEYS Wim | Lotto - Mobistar | 0:24 |
| 21 | THILLOY Jean-Michel | France | 0:24 |
| 22 | GRABSCH Ralf | Team Gerolsteiner | 0:24 |
| 23 | DETILLOUX Christophe | Lotto - Mobistar | 0:24 |
| 25 | MCEWEN Robbie | Rabobank ProTeam | 0:24 |
| 26 | CAPELLE Christophe | Cofidis | 0:24 |
| 41 | PILLON Laurent | Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne | 0:24 |