Previous performance in race
Previous performance in this race for riders on the startlist.
| # | Rider | Best GC result | #Wins | Best stage result | #StageWins | #Top10s | Total points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOONEN Tom | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 742 | results |
| 2 | HAUSSLER Heinrich | 2 | - | 2 | - | 9 | 147 | results |
| 3 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 91 | results |
| 4 | STEURS Geert | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | results |
| 5 | HAMMOND Roger | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 84 | results |
| 6 | CHICCHI Francesco | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 8 | 78 | results |
| 7 | EISEL Bernhard | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 72 | results |
| 8 | KLIER Andreas | 5 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 58 | results |
| 9 | CAVENDISH Mark | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 56 | results |
| 10 | KLUGE Roger | 4 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 47 | results |
| 11 | LLOYD Daniel | 4 | - | 6 | - | 2 | 39 | results |
| 12 | TJALLINGII Maarten | 7 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 35 | results |
| 13 | BROWN Graeme Allen | 14 | - | 2 | - | 5 | 32 | results |
| 14 | BURGHARDT Marcus | 5 | - | 10 | - | 1 | 28 | results |
| 15 | O'GRADY Stuart | 10 | - | 4 | - | 4 | 28 | results |
| 16 | FLORENCIO Xavier | 6 | - | 8 | - | 1 | 25 | results |
| 17 | VAN HUMMEL Kenny | 12 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 24 | results |
| 18 | HOSTE Leif | 7 | - | 19 | - | 0 | 20 | results |
| 19 | RASCH Gabriel | 8 | - | 13 | - | 0 | 18 | results |
| 20 | VEELERS Tom | 10 | - | 9 | - | 1 | 14 | results |