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 | 2003 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 7705 |
| 2 | 2005 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 6968 |
| 3 | 2004 | 6 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 6757 |
| 4 | 2004 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 6495 |
| 5 | 2003 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 1 | 6066 |
| 6 | 2003 | 7 | Vuelta a España | Stage 5 | 6052 |
| 7 | 2004 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 5939 |
| 8 | 2004 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 5902 |
| 9 | 2009 | 6 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 5861 |
| 10 | 2007 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 11 | 5686 |
| 11 | 2003 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 8 | 5624 |
| 12 | 2002 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 7 | 5613 |
| 13 | 2003 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 14 | 5543 |
| 14 | 2009 | 7 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 6 | 5388 |
| 15 | 2003 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 21 | 5286 |
| 16 | 2002 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 5250 |
| 17 | 2005 | 10 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 5203 |
| 18 | 2010 | 10 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 2 | 5136 |
| 19 | 2002 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 17 | 5110 |
| 20 | 2002 | 3 | Vuelta a España | Stage 12 | 5101 |
| 21 | 2002 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 20 | 5016 |
| 22 | 2009 | 4 | Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | Stage 3 | 4959 |
| 23 | 2004 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 14 | 4816 |
| 24 | 2008 | 8 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 6 | 4444 |
| 25 | 2009 | 1 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 2 | 4404 |