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 | 2006 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 3959 |
| 2 | 2011 | 7 | Santos Tour Down Under | Stage 1 | 3937 |
| 3 | 2006 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 3341 |
| 4 | 2008 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 14 | 3211 |
| 5 | 2009 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 2997 |
| 6 | 2006 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 2691 |
| 7 | 2012 | 8 | Milano-Sanremo | 2660 |
| 8 | 2008 | 3 | Vuelta a España | Stage 2 | 2426 |
| 9 | 2009 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 11 | 2367 |
| 10 | 2006 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2344 |
| 11 | 2007 | 10 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 2276 |
| 12 | 2006 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 2245 |
| 13 | 2006 | 5 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 1971 |
| 14 | 2006 | 9 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 1 | 1707 |
| 15 | 2008 | 7 | Giro del Piemonte | 1704 |
| 16 | 2009 | 10 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 7 | 1676 |
| 17 | 2006 | 5 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 5 | 1589 |
| 18 | 2012 | 3 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres ME | 1462 |
| 19 | 2008 | 3 | Paris - Roubaix | 1399 |
| 20 | 2011 | 8 | Santos Tour Down Under | Stage 5 | 1286 |
| 21 | 2012 | 9 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 1245 |
| 22 | 2008 | 2 | GP Ouest France - Plouay | 1183 |
| 23 | 2006 | 4 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 1148 |
| 24 | 2011 | 4 | Milano-Sanremo | 1082 |
| 25 | 2007 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 11 | 1001 |