April 1, 2003: Middelkerke - Zottegem (196 km):
1 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval          04:36:20
2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
3 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                                  0.20
4 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo
5 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco                                                0.34
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com
7 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
8 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Rabobank
9 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Alessio
10 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
11 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
12 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
13 David Derepas (Fra) FDJeux.com
14 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Coast
15 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
16 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
17 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
18 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon
19 Marco Milesi (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
20 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-iTeamNova
21 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Team Saeco
22 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
23 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
24 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
25 Antonio Cruz (Usa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
26 Andreas Klier (Ger) Telekom
27 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco
28 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
29 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio
30 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
31 Roger Hammond (Gbr) Palmans-Collstrop
32 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco
33 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
34 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
35 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
36 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
37 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre
38 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
39 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC
40 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
41 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
42 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
43 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
44 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Team Saeco
45 Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) FDJeux.com
46 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
47 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
48 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
49 Bert Roesems (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
50 Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) De Nardi-Colpack
51 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
52 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
53 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
54 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
55 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
56 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
57 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
58 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
59 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
60 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner
61 Damon Kluck (Usa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
62 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio
63 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
64 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
65 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
66 Christoph Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
67 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
68 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre
69 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
70 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
71 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
72 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
73 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis
74 Andy De Smet (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
75 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
76 Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Fassa Bortolo
77 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
78 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
79 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
80 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
81 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Flanders-iTeamNova
82 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
83 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre
84 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre
85 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
86 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-iTeamNova
87 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast
88 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
89 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
90 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
91 Malte Urban (Ger) Team Coast
92 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
93 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
94 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Telekom
95 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
96 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
97 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
98 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
99 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
100 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
101 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
102 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
103 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
104 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
105 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio
106 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
107 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio
108 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
109 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio
110 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
111 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Lampre
112 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
113 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom                                                       0.59
114 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                            1.44
115 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre
116 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval                            2.09
117 Johan Dekkers (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
118 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
119 Saulius Ruskys (Lit) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
120 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            2.33
121 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis                                                    3.12
122 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
123 Robert Hayles (Gbr) Cofidis
124 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                             3.41
125 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo
126 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco
127 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
128 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
129 Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) Lampre
130 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
131 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo
132 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
133 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
134 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
135 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com
136 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
137 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       4.41
138 Andre Korff (Ger) Team Coast
139 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                   4.43
140 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Lampre                                              6.26
141 Guido Trenti (Usa) Fassa Bortolo
142 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com
143 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
144 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
145 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
146 Fred Rodriguez (Usa) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
147 Julian Dean (Nzl) Team CSC                                           8.50
148 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Flanders-iTeamNova                         12.19
149 Jans Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                   12.59
150 Trent Wilson (Aus) Flanders-iTeamNova
151 Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
152 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
153 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
154 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
155 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                                       14.39
156 Steven De Neef (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf                     22.51
157 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                 22.53
DNF Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
DNF Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis
DNF Jimmi Madsen (Den) Team CSC
DNF Lars Michaelsen  (Den) Team CSC
DNF Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
DNF Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
DNF Servais Knaven (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon
DNF Ivan Quaranta (Ita) Team Saeco
DNF Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
DNF Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
DNF Andrea Rossi  (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
DNF Scott Guyton (Nzl) Flanders-iTeamNova
DNF Jurgen Landrie (Bel) Flanders-iTeamNova
DNF Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
DNF Jerome Lepron (Fra) Flanders-iTeamNova
DNF Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
DNF Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) COA
DNF Hayden Roulston (Nzl) Team Coast
DNF Daniele Bennati (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
DNF Claudio Astolfi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
DNF San Gonzalez Capilla (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
DNF Tony Bracke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Tomas Vaitkus (Lit) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
DNF Leon Van Bon (Ned) Lotto-Domo
DNS Christoph Von Kleinsorgen (Ger) Team Coast
DNS Arvis Piziks (Lat) Team CSC

Overall rankings after stage 1:
1 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval    04:36:20
2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                               0.02
3 Christophe Mengin (Fra) FDJeux.com                             0.28
4 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Lotto-Domo                            0.32
5 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Alessio                                             0.45
6 Dario Pieri (Ita) Team Saeco                                           0.46
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) FDJeux.com
8 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
9 Robert Hunter (Rsa) Rabobank
10 Enrico Cassani (Ita) Alessio
11 Matteo Carrara (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
12 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
13 Yuri Mitlushenko (Ukr) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
14 David Derepas (Fra) FDJeux.com
15 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Coast
16 Fabian De Waele (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
17 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
18 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
19 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon
20 Marco Milesi (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
21 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-iTeamNova
22 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Team Saeco
23 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
24 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
25 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
26 Antonio Cruz (Usa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
27 Andreas Klier (Ger) Telekom
28 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Team Saeco
29 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
30 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Alessio
31 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
32 Roger Hammond (Gbr) Palmans-Collstrop
33 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) Team Saeco
34 Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
35 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
36 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) De Nardi-Colpack
37 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
38 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre
39 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
40 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Team CSC
41 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
42 Johan Verstrepen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
43 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
44 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
45 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Team Saeco
46 Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) FDJeux.com
47 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
48 Olivier Perraudeau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
49 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
50 Bert Roesems (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
51 Ondrej Fadrny (Cze) De Nardi-Colpack
52 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
53 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
54 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
55 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
56 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
57 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
58 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
59 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
60 Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
61 Steffen Weigold (Ger) Gerolsteiner
62 Damon Kluck (Usa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
63 Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) Lotto-Domo
64 Frederic Guesdon (Fra) FDJeux.com
65 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
66 Christoph Kern (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
67 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi-Colpack
68 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre
69 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
70 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
71 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
72 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
73 Chris Peers (Bel) Cofidis
74 Andy De Smet (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
75 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner
76 Fabian Cancellara (Sui) Fassa Bortolo
77 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
78 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
79 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
80 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom
81 Alan Iacuone (Aus) Flanders-iTeamNova
82 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Domina Vacanze-Elitron
83 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre
84 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre
85 Geoffrey Demeyere (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
86 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Flanders-iTeamNova
87 Thomas Liese (Ger) Team Coast
88 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
89 Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Telekom
90 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
91 Malte Urban (Ger) Team Coast
92 Gabriele Balducci (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
93 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
94 Daniele Nardello (Ita) Telekom
95 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo
96 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
97 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
98 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor
99 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
100 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi-Colpack
101 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Team CSC
102 Kristof Trouve (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
103 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon
104 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
105 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio
106 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
107 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio
108 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
109 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio
110 James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
111 Rubens Bertogliati (Sui) Lampre
112 Franck Renier (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere
113 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom                                             1.11
114 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                          1.56
115 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre
116 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval                            2.21
117 Johan Dekkers (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
118 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
119 Saulius Ruskys (Lit) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
120 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            2.45
121 Tom Flammang (Lux) Cofidis                                           3.24
122 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Bankgiroloterij
123 Robert Hayles (Gbr) Cofidis
124 Cristian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                     3.53
125 Leif Hoste (Bel) Lotto-Domo
126 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco
127 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
128 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
129 Maximilian Sciandri (Gbr) Lampre
130 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
131 Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Lotto-Domo
132 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Domo
133 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf
134 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Domo
135 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FDJeux.com
136 Davide Casarotto (Ita) Alessio
137 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                   4.52
138 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       4.53
139 Andre Korff (Ger) Team Coast
140 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Lampre                                           6.38
141 Guido Trenti (Usa) Fassa Bortolo
142 Matthew Wilson (Aus) FDJeux.com
143 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floo
144 Kurt Van Landeghem (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
145 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
146 Fred Rodriguez (Usa) Sidermec-Saunier Duval
147 Julian Dean (Nzl) Team CSC                                           9.02
148 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Flanders-iTeamNova                                12.31
149 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop                            13.09
150 Jans Koerts (Ned) Bankgiroloterij                                   13.11
151 Trent Wilson (Aus) Flanders-iTeamNova
152 Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
153 Tom Steels (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
154 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
155 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Team CSC                                     14.51
156 Steven De Neef (Bel) Marlux-Wincor Nixdorf                          23.03
157 Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Domo                                  23.05