Best GC competitors based upon the PCS GC ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | GC Ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nibali Vincenzo | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 789 | 6 |
| 2 | Costa Rui | UAE-Team Emirates | 611 | 19 |
| 3 | Van Avermaet Greg | BMC Racing Team | 333 | 51 |
| 4 | Roche Nicolas | BMC Racing Team | 311 | 57 |
| 5 | López Miguel Ángel | Astana Pro Team | 300 | 60 |
| 6 | Visconti Giovanni | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 262 | 72 |
| 7 | Izagirre Gorka | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 232 | 82 |
| 8 | Hirt Jan | Astana Pro Team | 223 | 88 |
| 9 | Kristoff Alexander | UAE-Team Emirates | 218 | 91 |
| 10 | Meurisse Xandro | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 209 | 95 |
| 11 | Kudus Merhawi | Team Dimension Data | 206 | 98 |
| 12 | Herrada Jesús | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 203 | 103 |
| 13 | Weening Pieter | Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 185 | 117 |
| 14 | Edet Nicolas | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 181 | 120 |
| 15 | Haas Nathan | Team Katusha Alpecin | 180 | 125 |
| 16 | Lutsenko Alexey | Astana Pro Team | 168 | 134 |
| 17 | Navarro Daniel | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 162 | 143 |
| 18 | Cavagna Rémi | Quick-Step Floors | 156 | 156 |
| 19 | Felline Fabio | Trek - Segafredo | 152 | 160 |
| 20 | Drucker Jempy | BMC Racing Team | 143 | 167 |
| 21 | Theuns Edward | Team Sunweb | 140 | 173 |
| 22 | Ligthart Pim | Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 119 | 199 |
| 23 | Politt Nils | Team Katusha Alpecin | 115 | 206 |
| 24 | Kragh Andersen Søren | Team Sunweb | 113 | 214 |
| 25 | Eiking Odd Christian | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 102 | 238 |
| 26 | Périchon Pierre-Luc | Team Fortuneo - Samsic | 100 | 247 |
| 27 | Fraile Omar | Astana Pro Team | 95 | 259 |
| 28 | Pedersen Casper | Aqua Blue Sport | 91 | 277 |
| 29 | Ferrari Fabricio | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 78 | 313 |
| 30 | Le Bon Johan | Vital Concept Cycling Club | 75 | 323 |
| 31 | Marcato Marco | UAE-Team Emirates | 75 | 328 |
| 32 | Schultz Nick | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 75 | 321 |
| 33 | Bernard Julien | Trek - Segafredo | 71 | 337 |
| 34 | Hollenstein Reto | Team Katusha Alpecin | 71 | 339 |
| 35 | Christian Mark | Aqua Blue Sport | 69 | 350 |
| 36 | Kuznetsov Viacheslav | Team Katusha Alpecin | 64 | 370 |
| 37 | Tusveld Martijn | Team Sunweb | 63 | 376 |
| 38 | Cort Magnus | Astana Pro Team | 62 | 388 |
| 39 | Vachon Florian | Team Fortuneo - Samsic | 57 | 416 |
| 40 | Lunke Sindre | Team Fortuneo - Samsic | 56 | 423 |
| 41 | Cavendish Mark | Team Dimension Data | 53 | 446 |
| 42 | Celano Danilo | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 53 | 444 |
| 43 | Carpenter Robin | Rally Cycling | 50 | 465 |
| 44 | Capecchi Eros | Quick-Step Floors | 50 | 480 |
| 45 | Schär Michael | BMC Racing Team | 49 | 485 |
| 46 | Berhane Natnael | Team Dimension Data | 49 | 482 |
| 47 | Boaro Manuele | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 48 | 488 |
| 48 | Reinders Elmar | Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 47 | 497 |
| 49 | Ventoso Francisco José | BMC Racing Team | 45 | 514 |
| 50 | Gerts Floris | Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | 45 | 518 |
| 51 | De Gendt Aimé | Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | 42 | 552 |
| 52 | Nibali Antonio | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 38 | 574 |
| 53 | Bettiol Alberto | BMC Racing Team | 38 | 589 |
| 54 | Stalnov Nikita | Astana Pro Team | 38 | 581 |
| 55 | Devenyns Dries | Quick-Step Floors | 38 | 573 |
| 56 | Lemoine Cyril | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 35 | 626 |
| 57 | Manzin Lorrenzo | Vital Concept Cycling Club | 35 | 616 |
| 58 | Cras Steff | Team Katusha Alpecin | 33 | 639 |
| 59 | Pibernik Luka | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 33 | 648 |
| 60 | Declercq Tim | Quick-Step Floors | 31 | 673 |
| 61 | Martinelli Davide | Quick-Step Floors | 31 | 674 |
| 62 | Terpstra Niki | Quick-Step Floors | 30 | 688 |
| 63 | Pearson Daniel | Aqua Blue Sport | 29 | 715 |
| 64 | Doubey Fabien | Wanty - Groupe Gobert | 26 | 741 |
| 65 | Bouhanni Nacer | Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | 25 | 761 |
| 66 | de Vos Adam | Rally Cycling | 25 | 759 |
| 67 | Walscheid Max | Team Sunweb | 24 | 816 |
| 68 | Reijnen Kiel | Trek - Segafredo | 23 | 823 |
| 69 | Davies Scott | Team Dimension Data | 19 | 876 |
| 70 | Kangert Tanel | Astana Pro Team | 16 | 955 |
| 71 | Planckaert Baptiste | Team Katusha Alpecin | 15 | 964 |
| 72 | Aranburu Alex | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 15 | 969 |