| 1 | Astrid JACOBSEN (NOR)
| 39:24.5 | |
| 2 | Natalia KOROSTELEVA (RUS)
| 39:25.2 | +00.69 |
| 3 | Riitta-Liisa ROPONEN (FIN)
| 39:25.6 | +01.10 |
| 4 | Evi SACHENBACHER STEHLE (GER)
| 39:25.9 | +01.39 |
| 5 | Arianna FOLLIS (ITA)
| 39:27.9 | +03.39 |
| 6 | Claudia NYSTAD (GER)
| 39:30.0 | +05.50 |
| 7 | Kristin Muerer STEMLAND (NOR)
| 39:30.8 | +06.30 |
| 8 | Katrin ZELLER (GER)
| 39:31.9 | +07.39 |
| 9 | Elena BURUKHINA (RUS)
| 39:32.5 | +08.00 |
| 10 | Evgenia MEDVEDEVA (RUS)
| 39:32.6 | +08.10 |
| 11 | Ioulia TCHEKALEVA (RUS)
| 39:34.3 | +09.80 |
| 12 | Vibeke W SKOFTERUD (NOR)
| 39:35.6 | +11.10 |
| 13 | Sabina VALBUSA (ITA)
| 39:36.4 | +11.89 |
| 14 | Antonella CONFORTOLA (ITA)
| 39:45.1 | +20.60 |
| 15 | Anna HANSSON (SWE)
| 39:59.8 | +35.30 |
| 16 | Olga ROTCHEVA (RUS)
| 40:00.4 | +35.89 |
| 17 | Aino- Kaisa SAARINEN (FIN)
| 40:14.3 | +49.80 |
| 18 | Larisa KURKINA (RUS)
| 40:15.2 | +50.69 |
| 19 | Pirjo MURANEN (FIN)
| 40:20.0 | +55.50 |
| 20 | Natalja ILJINA (RUS)
| 40:24.2 | +59.69 |
| 21 | Virpi KUITUNEN (FIN)
| 40:32.6 | +01:08.10 |
| 22 | Olga KUZIUKOVA (RUS)
| 40:33.0 | +01:08.50 |
| 23 | Julia IVANOVA (RUS)
| 40:37.5 | +01:13.00 |
| 24 | Diana SAPRONOVA (RUS)
| 40:42.2 | +01:17.69 |
| 25 | Olga MIKHAILOVA (RUS)
| 40:52.7 | +01:28.19 |
| 26 | Olga NUTRIKHINA (RUS)
| 40:54.5 | +01:30.00 |
| 27 | Nobuko FUKUDA (JPN)
| 41:10.8 | +01:46.30 |
| 28 | Maryna ANTSYBOR (UKR)
| 41:11.5 | +01:47.00 |
| 29 | Helena ERBENOVA (CZE)
| 41:11.8 | +01:47.30 |
| 30 | Marina PILLER (ITA)
| 41:12.3 | +01:47.80 |
| 31 | Alena SANNIKOVA (BLR)
| 41:12.4 | +01:47.89 |
| 32 | Irina TERENTJEVA (LTU)
| 41:25.8 | +02:01.30 |
| 33 | Marina CHERNOUSOVA (RUS)
| 41:33.6 | +02:09.10 |
| 34 | Larissa SHAIDUROVA (RUS)
| 41:37.6 | +02:13.10 |
| 35 | Barbara JEZERSEK (SLO)
| 41:37.9 | +02:13.39 |
| 36 | Coraline HUGUE (FRA)
| 41:39.8 | +02:15.30 |
| 37 | Masako ISHIDA (JPN)
| 41:55.8 | +02:31.30 |
| 38 | Sylwia JASKOWIEC (POL)
| 41:55.9 | +02:31.39 |
| 39 | Anastasia KAZAKUL (RUS)
| 42:08.9 | +02:44.39 |
| 40 | Magda GENUIN (ITA)
| 42:25.8 | +03:01.30 |
| 41 | Nicole FESSEL (GER)
| 42:27.3 | +03:02.80 |
| 42 | Kornelia MAREK (POL)
| 42:28.3 | +03:03.80 |
| 43 | Laura ORGUE (SPA)
| 42:55.6 | +03:31.10 |
| 999 | Silvana BUCHER (SUI)
| DNF | |
| 999 | Britta NORGREN (SWE)
| DNF | |
| 999 | Elodie BOURGEOIS PIN (FRA)
| DNF | |