| Stage 1: Aizenay to Ligne, 182.4km |
| 1. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel | 4:49:45 |
| 2. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom | at s.t. |
| 3. Angelo Furlan (Ita) Credit Agricole | 0:06 |
| 4. Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel |
| 5. Ariel Maxim. Richeze (Arg) CSF Group Navigare |
| 6. Rene Weissinger (Ger) Team Volksbank |
| 7. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise des Jeux |
| 8. Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale |
| 9. Daniel Musiol (Ger) Team Volksbank |
| 10. Stephane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne-Armor Lux |
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| 25. Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 |
| 40. Christian Vandevelde (USA) |
| 71. Daniel Martine (Irl) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 |
| 80. Kilian Patour (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 | all s.t. |
| 95. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 | 9:54 |
| 96. Patrick McCarty (USA)Slipstream Chipotle p/b H30 | 3:01 |
