Top quality sprinter fields
The best sprinters in the world can beat the best sprinters in the world. This statistic measures the sprint quality of the top-10 in the following manner. For each rider in the top-10, the point score in the sprinters ranking at the end of the previous year is summed.
| # | Year | Result | Race | Sprint points top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 2 | 8717 |
| 2 | 2003 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 6683 |
| 3 | 2002 | 7 | Vuelta a España | Stage 7 | 5613 |
| 4 | 2002 | 3 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 5250 |
| 5 | 2005 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 7 | 5212 |
| 6 | 2002 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 17 | 5110 |
| 7 | 2002 | 4 | Vuelta a España | Stage 12 | 5101 |
| 8 | 2002 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 20 | 5016 |
| 9 | 2002 | 7 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 1 | 4402 |
| 10 | 2001 | 5 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 8 | 4131 |
| 11 | 2002 | 6 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 4081 |
| 12 | 2003 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 4039 |
| 13 | 2004 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 4013 |
| 14 | 2001 | 9 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 | 3698 |
| 15 | 2004 | 5 | Vuelta a Aragon | Stage 5 | 3646 |
| 16 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3089 |
| 17 | 2001 | 6 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 5 | 2375 |
| 18 | 2004 | 3 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 1466 |
| 19 | 2008 | 2 | Int. Osterreich-Rundfahrt-Tour of Austria | Stage 1 | 1280 |
| 20 | 2003 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 3 | 953 |
| 21 | 2003 | 2 | Tour of Austria/Wiesbauer Tour | Stage 4 | 867 |
| 22 | 2007 | 5 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 7 | 793 |
| 23 | 2007 | 1 | Int. Österreich-Rundfahrt - Tour of Austria | Stage 6 | 631 |