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 | 2012 | 10 | Tour of Oman | Stage 6 | 5549 |
| 2 | 2006 | 10 | World Championships ME - Road Race | 5228 |
| 3 | 2006 | 9 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 3793 |
| 4 | 2005 | 9 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 3789 |
| 5 | 2011 | 4 | Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | Stage 1 | 3523 |
| 6 | 2005 | 8 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 3466 |
| 7 | 2014 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 3246 |
| 8 | 2004 | 8 | Gent - Wevelgem | 2918 |
| 9 | 2012 | 6 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 3 | 2875 |
| 10 | 2007 | 10 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 1 | 2709 |
| 11 | 2006 | 7 | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | Stage 7 | 2310 |
| 12 | 2005 | 8 | HEW Cyclassics | 2265 |
| 13 | 2006 | 7 | Tour of California | Stage 7 | 2128 |
| 14 | 2012 | 2 | Bayern-Rundfahrt | Stage 2 | 2115 |
| 15 | 2005 | 9 | De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne | 1898 |
| 16 | 2006 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 19 | 1727 |
| 17 | 2011 | 10 | Eneco Tour | Stage 7 | 1658 |
| 18 | 2011 | 10 | Sparkassen Münsterland Giro | 1293 |
| 19 | 2008 | 7 | Int. Osterreich-Rundfahrt-Tour of Austria | Stage 1 | 1280 |
| 20 | 2003 | 5 | Course de la Paix | Stage 3 | 991 |
| 21 | 2012 | 2 | GP du canton d'Argovie / GP Gippingen | 477 |