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 | 2008 | 8 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 4341 |
| 2 | 2003 | 8 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3744 |
| 3 | 2002 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3505 |
| 4 | 2006 | 10 | Tour of California | Stage 6 | 2739 |
| 5 | 2003 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 | 2545 |
| 6 | 2001 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 5 | 1723 |
| 7 | 2004 | 10 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 1466 |
| 8 | 2009 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 1465 |
| 9 | 2003 | 6 | Vuelta al País Vasco | Stage 2 | 1293 |
| 10 | 2005 | 9 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 1170 |
| 11 | 2004 | 6 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 4 | 1022 |
| 12 | 2004 | 6 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 998 |
| 13 | 2003 | 3 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 3 | 953 |
| 14 | 2004 | 1 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 3 | 866 |
| 15 | 2006 | 2 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 4 | 833 |