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 | 2010 | 6 | Tour of Oman | Stage 2 | 5614 |
| 2 | 2004 | 9 | Circuit Franco-Belge | Stage 1 | 3417 |
| 3 | 2005 | 8 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 5 | 3244 |
| 4 | 2009 | 7 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ME | 3036 |
| 5 | 2004 | 10 | Gent - Wevelgem | 2918 |
| 6 | 2005 | 8 | World Championships ME - Road Race | 2809 |
| 7 | 2004 | 7 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 2735 |
| 8 | 2004 | 9 | Post Danmark Rundt | Stage 1 | 2684 |
| 9 | 2001 | 7 | Scheldeprijs | 2618 |
| 10 | 2002 | 4 | Tour de la Region Wallonne | Stage 5 | 2204 |
| 11 | 2004 | 6 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres ME | 2003 |
| 12 | 2011 | 9 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 1 | 1772 |
| 13 | 2003 | 1 | Gent - Wevelgem | 1735 |
| 14 | 2004 | 6 | Giro del Piemonte | 1612 |
| 15 | 2005 | 10 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 4 | 1278 |
| 16 | 2008 | 10 | Memorial Samyn | 1115 |
| 17 | 2011 | 6 | Bayern-Rundfahrt | Stage 3 | 374 |