Best classic riders
Best classic riders based upon the PCS Classics ranking.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points | Classics ranking position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCHMIL Andrei | Lotto - Adecco | 1208 | 1 |
| 2 | KONYSHEV Dmitry | Fassa Bortolo | 596 | 14 |
| 3 | TAFI Andrea | Mapei - Quickstep | 505 | 25 |
| 4 | HINCAPIE George | US Postal Service | 500 | 26 |
| 5 | FIGUERAS Giuliano | Mapei - Quickstep | 421 | 35 |
| 6 | IVANOV Sergei | Farm Frites | 325 | 45 |
| 7 | BRUYLANDTS Dave | Palmans - Ideal | 305 | 47 |
| 8 | AEBERSOLD Niki | Rabobank ProTeam | 228 | 66 |
| 9 | VERHEYEN Geert | Lotto - Adecco | 216 | 68 |
| 10 | GARZELLI Stefano | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 214 | 72 |
| 11 | VANDERAERDEN Gert | Palmans - Ideal | 209 | 73 |
| 12 | DUFAUX Laurent | Saeco | 204 | 76 |
| 13 | VASSEUR Cédric | US Postal Service | 194 | 81 |
| 14 | LOMBARDI Giovanni | Team Telekom | 187 | 86 |
| 15 | BÖLTS Udo | Team Telekom | 184 | 87 |
| 16 | MARTÍN PERDIGUERO Miguel Ángel | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 180 | 91 |
| 17 | VERBRUGGHE Rik | Lotto - Adecco | 172 | 99 |
| 18 | TONKOV Pavel | Mapei - Quickstep | 170 | 100 |
| 19 | KNAVEN Servais | Farm Frites | 163 | 106 |
| 20 | MOERENHOUT Koos | Farm Frites | 162 | 108 |
| 21 | OSA Unai | Banesto | 159 | 109 |
| 22 | ARMSTRONG Lance | US Postal Service | 155 | 112 |
| 23 | BLANCO Santiago | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 138 | 122 |
| 24 | DEMARBAIX Sébastien | Lotto - Adecco | 126 | 131 |
| 25 | JALABERT Laurent | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 123 | 136 |
| 26 | NOÈ Andrea | Mapei - Quickstep | 108 | 150 |
| 27 | HUNDERTMARCK Kai | Team Telekom | 108 | 149 |
| 28 | DE CLERCQ Hans | Palmans - Ideal | 105 | 159 |
| 29 | LANFRANCHI Paolo | Mapei - Quickstep | 104 | 161 |
| 30 | VIRENQUE Richard | Polti | 103 | 162 |
| 31 | CASERO Ángel Luis | Festina - Lotus | 100 | 171 |
| 32 | GARCÍA CASAS Félix Miguel | Festina - Lotus | 96 | 176 |
| 33 | FRIGO Dario | Fassa Bortolo | 89 | 186 |
| 34 | TRAVERSONI Mario | Jazztel - Costa de Almeria | 87 | 188 |
| 35 | ZÜLLE Alex | Banesto | 85 | 190 |
| 36 | VRIES Pieter | Farm Frites | 84 | 195 |
| 37 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | Lotto - Adecco | 79 | 208 |
| 38 | JAKSCHE Jörg | Team Telekom | 75 | 225 |
| 39 | VICARIO Juan Carlos | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 75 | 222 |
| 40 | GOTTI Ivan | Polti | 75 | 229 |
| 41 | BELTRÁN Manuel | Mapei - Quickstep | 70 | 240 |
| 42 | HERVÉ Pascal | Polti | 68 | 244 |
| 43 | DEL OLMO Txema | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 68 | 246 |
| 44 | JALABERT Nicolas | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 64 | 252 |
| 45 | HUSER Rolf | Festina - Lotus | 64 | 256 |
| 46 | VAN KESSEL Miguel | Farm Frites | 60 | 270 |
| 47 | LAISEKA Roberto | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 60 | 264 |
| 48 | DE PAOLI Daniele | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 58 | 272 |
| 49 | MASON Oscar | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 56 | 276 |
| 50 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | Kelme - Costa Blanca | 50 | 294 |
| 51 | OSA Aitor | Banesto | 48 | 301 |
| 52 | CHAURREAU Íñigo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 48 | 300 |
| 53 | PUGACI Igor | Saeco | 48 | 299 |
| 54 | BELLI Wladimir | Fassa Bortolo | 47 | 307 |
| 55 | KESSLER Matthias | Team Telekom | 47 | 309 |
| 56 | OLANO Abraham | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 45 | 317 |
| 57 | ATIENZA Daniel | Saeco | 44 | 318 |
| 58 | GARMENDIA Aitor | Banesto | 40 | 337 |
| 59 | ANDREU Frankie | US Postal Service | 39 | 340 |
| 60 | COPPOLILLO Michele | Mercatone Uno - Albacom | 38 | 347 |
| 61 | VAN STEEN Martin | Farm Frites | 38 | 345 |
| 62 | HAMILTON Tyler | US Postal Service | 38 | 342 |
| 63 | GUSTOV Volodymyr | Fassa Bortolo | 38 | 343 |
| 64 | CAÑADA David | O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank | 38 | 344 |
| 65 | LOTZ Marc | Rabobank ProTeam | 37 | 350 |
| 66 | BRAMATI Davide | Mapei - Quickstep | 36 | 355 |
| 67 | GONZÁLEZ DE GALDEANO Álvaro | Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali | 35 | 359 |
| 68 | PRONK Matthé | Rabobank ProTeam | 34 | 363 |
| 69 | FINCATO Marco | Fassa Bortolo | 31 | 379 |
| 70 | DI GRANDE Giuseppe | Festina - Lotus | 30 | 383 |
| 71 | PAUWELS Karl | Palmans - Ideal | 30 | 384 |
| 72 | KROON Karsten | Rabobank ProTeam | 27 | 420 |
| 73 | VAN DYCK Hendrik | Palmans - Ideal | 27 | 419 |
| 74 | EKIMOV Viatcheslav | US Postal Service | 25 | 437 |
| 75 | SUNDERLAND Scott | Palmans - Ideal | 24 | 452 |
| 76 | RUMŠAS Raimondas | Fassa Bortolo | 23 | 460 |
| 77 | SECCHIARI Francesco | Saeco | 22 | 462 |
| 78 | MEIER Armin | Saeco | 20 | 487 |
| 79 | TOTSCHNIG Georg | Team Telekom | 20 | 481 |