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 | 5 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 6254 |
| 2 | 2004 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 5074 |
| 3 | 2003 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 11 | 4422 |
| 4 | 2003 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 17 | 3879 |
| 5 | 2004 | 2 | Tour Méditerranéen | Stage 4 | 3574 |
| 6 | 2003 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 16 | 3506 |
| 7 | 2005 | 7 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 3 | 3485 |
| 8 | 2006 | 10 | 4 Jours de Dunkerque - Tour du Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Stage 3 | 3196 |
| 9 | 2003 | 5 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 3 | 2456 |
| 10 | 2006 | 4 | Course de la Paix | Stage 1 | 2400 |
| 11 | 2003 | 7 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 6 | 2329 |
| 12 | 2003 | 5 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 2197 |
| 13 | 2003 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 4 | 2015 |
| 14 | 2003 | 5 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 5 | 1826 |
| 15 | 2003 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 1818 |
| 16 | 2002 | 3 | Course de la Paix | Stage 1 | 1569 |