Top field time trial quality
The best time trial riders in the world can beat the best in the world. This statistic measures the time trial quality of the top-10 in the following manner. For each rider in the top-10, the point score in the time trial ranking at the end of the previous year is summed.
| # | Year | Result | Race | TT points top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | 4 | Tour de France | Prologue | 5268 |
| 2 | 1977 | 10 | Tour de France | Stage 22a (ITT) | 5080 |
| 3 | 1976 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 22a (ITT) | 4984 |
| 4 | 1976 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 17 (ITT) | 4812 |
| 5 | 1976 | 9 | Vuelta a España | Stage 6 (ITT) | 4176 |
| 6 | 1977 | 6 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9b (ITT) | 4093 |
| 7 | 1977 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 15b (ITT) | 4020 |
| 8 | 1976 | 8 | Paris - Nice | Stage 7b (ITT) | 3898 |
| 9 | 1977 | 3 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 3b (ITT) | 3827 |
| 10 | 1977 | 9 | Tour de Suisse | Prologue | 3639 |
| 11 | 1976 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 3 (ITT) | 3581 |
| 12 | 1976 | 7 | Tour de Suisse | Prologue | 3218 |
| 13 | 1976 | 7 | Ronde van Nederland | Stage 5b (ITT) | 2626 |
| 14 | 1976 | 8 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9b (ITT) | 2564 |
| 15 | 1975 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Prologue | 2254 |
| 16 | 1976 | 5 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4b (ITT) | 2190 |
| 17 | 1980 | 8 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Prologue | 1731 |
| 18 | 1977 | 4 | Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 1 (ITT) | 1276 |
| 19 | 1975 | 8 | Tour de l'Oise | Prologue | 1016 |
| 20 | 1980 | 8 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 4a (ITT) | 414 |
| 21 | 1974 | 8 | Trophée Peugeot de l'Avenir | Stage 9 (ITT) | 110 |