1.   Although Ullrich had the same time as Armstrong, he drew eight bonus seconds for taking third place.

2.   He took the overall lead from Jacky Durand with the help of bonus seconds in sprints, and held a five-second advantage over countryman Laurent Brochard.

3.   Hincapie moved within seven seconds, getting four bonus seconds at an individual sprint.

4.   Jalabert took over from Jacky Durand in the overall standings with the help of bonus seconds in sprints.

5.   Michaelsen finished with the same time as Guidi but had to give the jersey to him because of bonus seconds.

6.   Overall, with bonus seconds for finishes and intermediate sprints counted, Nelissen has the lead by four seconds over Cipollini with Steels third.

7.   Steels moved up to second, three seconds behind with the help of bonus seconds for the victory.

8.   The Frenchman started to chip away by gaining six bonus seconds in intermediate sprints.

9.   Zabel moved into overall second with the help of bonus seconds that Cipollini used in the two previous days.