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1. Tom Steels (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 5.15.53 (39.89 km/h) 2. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin 3. Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 4. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal 5. Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola 6. Juris Silovs (Lat) Team Home Jack & Jones 7. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 8. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 9. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 10. Leon van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 11. Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 12. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 13. Peter Farazijn (Bel) Cofidis 14. Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 15. Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step s.t. 16. Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Crédit Agricole 2.10 17. Rolf Sorensen (Den) Rabobank 2.10 18. Lars Michaelsen (DenLa Française des Jeux 2.10 19. Stephane Barthe (Fra) Casino 3.20 20. Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) Casino 3.20 21. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.20 22. Fabian De Waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.20 23. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 3.20 24. Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Lampre-Daikin 3.20 25. Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) Crédit Agricole 3.20 26. Wim Feys (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.20 27. Jan Bovan (Ned) Rabobank 3.20 28. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 3.20 29. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 3.20 30. Henk Vogels (Aus) Crédit Agricole 3.20 31. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank 3.20 32. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti 3.20 33. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 3.20 34. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 3.20 35. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 3.20 36. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 3.20 37. Nicola Minali (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 3.20 38. Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 7.13 39. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 7.13 40. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus 7.13 41. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 7.13 42. Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.00 43. Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 44. Jurgen De Buysschere (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 45. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 46. Patrick D'Hont (Bel) La Française des Jeux 14.00 47. Ronny Assez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 48. Danny Daelman (Bel) Collstrop 14.00 49. Franky Van Haesebroucke (Bel) Collstrop 14.00 50. René Haselbacher (Aut) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 51. Gert Vanderaerden (Bel) Palmans-Ideal 14.00 52. Denis Zanette (Ita) Team Polti 14.00 53. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Rabobank 14.00 54. Barry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-RDM 14.00 55. Stéphane Hennebert (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 56. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus 14.00 57. Vladimiras Smirnovas (Lit) 14.00 58. Andy Flickinger (Fra) Casino 14.00 59. Frank Corvers (Bel) Spar-RDM 14.00 60. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti 14.00 61. Michael Rich (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 62. Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) Casino 14.00 63. Olivier Pereaudeau (Fra) Crédit Agricole 14.00 64. Bart Everaert (Bel) Collstrop 14.00 65. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal Service 14.00 66. David Lefevre (Fra) Casino 14.00 67. Laurent Pillon (Fra) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 68. Jimmy Casper (Fra) La Française des Jeux 14.00 69. Cees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus 14.00 70. Bert Roesems (Bel) Tönissteiner-Colnago 14.00 71. Andreas Walzer (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 72. Karel Vereecke (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 14.00 73. Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 74. Jérôme Neuville (Fra) Crédit Agricole 14.00 75. Eric De Clercq (Bel) Collstrop 14.00 76. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 14.00 77. Federico Colonna (Ita) Team Home-Jack & Jones 14.00 78. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 14.00 79. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) La Française des Jeux 14.00 80. Philip Vereecke (Bel) Ipso-Euroclean 14.00 81. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Collstrop 14.00 82. Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 14.00 83. Renger Ypenburg (Ned) Batavus 14.00 84. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar 14.00 85. Geert Omloop (Bel) Spar-RDM 14.00 86. Anton Chantyr (Rus) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 87. Kristof Trouvé (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 14.00 88. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom 14.00 89. Michael Sandstod (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 14.00 90. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.00 91. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin 14.00 92. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service 14.00 93. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom 14.00 94. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom 14.00 95. Jan Poppe (Bel) Ipso-Euroclean 14.00 96. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom 14.00 97. Steve De Wolf (Bel) Cofidis 14.00 98. Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus 14.00 99. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service 14.00 100. Stijn De Schoenmaecker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 14.00 101. Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Vini Caldirola 14.00 102. Andy Vidts (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 14.00 103. Wesley Huvaere (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002 14.00 104. Andrea Brognara (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.00 105. Eros Poli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 14.00 106. Lauri Aus (Est) Casino 14.00 107. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal Service 14.00 108. Christophe Mengin (Fra) La Française des Jeux 14.00 109. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis 14.00 110. Arnaud Pretot (Fra) Cofidis 14.00 111. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step 14.00 112. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom 14.00 113. Roméo Hernandez (Bel) Home Market-Charleroi 14.00 114. Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.00 115. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service 14.00 116. Uwe Peschel (Ger) Team Gerolsteiner 14.00 117. Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia 14.00 118. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 14.00 119. Bart Leysen (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step 14.00 120. Jesper Skibby (Den) Team Home-Jack & Jones 14.00 121. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 14.00 122. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal Service 14.00 123. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole 14.00 124. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 14.00