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 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 8843 |
| 2 | 2004 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 2 | 8717 |
| 3 | 2003 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 8146 |
| 4 | 2006 | 1 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 7861 |
| 5 | 2003 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 7854 |
| 6 | 2010 | 3 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 7838 |
| 7 | 2010 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 7810 |
| 8 | 2010 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 11 | 7795 |
| 9 | 2005 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 3 | 7786 |
| 10 | 2003 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 7705 |
| 11 | 2008 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 7666 |
| 12 | 2005 | 1 | Milano-Sanremo | 7650 |
| 13 | 2012 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 2 | 7414 |
| 14 | 2005 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 7255 |
| 15 | 2004 | 1 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 7036 |
| 16 | 2004 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 6977 |
| 17 | 2005 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 6956 |
| 18 | 2004 | 4 | Milano-Sanremo | 6809 |
| 19 | 2007 | 8 | Milano-Sanremo | 6767 |
| 20 | 2004 | 1 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 6757 |
| 21 | 2008 | 1 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 6709 |
| 22 | 2012 | 3 | Santos Tour Down Under | Stage 6 | 6631 |
| 23 | 2005 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 12 | 6580 |
| 24 | 2010 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 7 | 6578 |
| 25 | 2005 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 6553 |