Top GC results
Overview of the top results in general classifications.
By PCS points
| # | Year | Race | Class | Result | PCS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Tour de France | GT | 3 | 340 |
| 2 | 2005 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | 2.PT | 1 | 250 |
| 3 | 2005 | Paris - Nice | 2.PT | 1 | 250 |
| 4 | 2004 | Paris - Nice | 2.HC | 3 | 160 |
| 5 | 1996 | Vuelta a España | GT | 9 | 160 |
| 6 | 2005 | Critérium International | 2.HC | 1 | 150 |
| 7 | 1998 | Critérium International | 2.2 | 1 | 150 |
| 8 | 2004 | Vuelta al País Vasco | 2.HC | 4 | 140 |
| 9 | 2005 | Tour de France | 2.PT | 17 | 130 |
| 10 | 1997 | Tour de France | GT | 17 | 130 |
| 11 | 2005 | Vuelta al País Vasco | 2.PT | 5 | 120 |
| 12 | 2001 | Tour de France | GT | 18 | 120 |
| 13 | 2007 | Tour of California | 2.HC | 4 | 80 |
| 14 | 2004 | Critérium International | 2.1 | 4 | 80 |
| 15 | 2007 | Sachsen-Tour International | 2.1 | 2 | 70 |
| 16 | 2000 | Tour Méditerranéen | 2.3 | 2 | 70 |
| 17 | 1998 | Tour du Limousin | 2.3 | 2 | 70 |
| 18 | 2004 | Ronde van Nederland | 2.1 | 5 | 70 |
| 19 | 1996 | Escalada a Montjuïc | 1.4 | 7 | 55 |
| 20 | 1994 | Tour DuPont | 2.2 | 7 | 55 |
| 21 | 2005 | Deutschland Tour | PT | 12 | 55 |
| 22 | 2006 | Tour of California | 2.1 | 3 | 50 |
| 23 | 2007 | Tour de Pologne | 2.PT | 13 | 50 |
| 24 | 2004 | Tour de Suisse | 2.HC | 13 | 50 |
| 25 | 2008 | Tour of Georgia | 2.HC | 10 | 40 |
Top-10s by startlist quality
Riding a good GC is one thing, doing this against the top riders is another. The startlist quality measures the quality of the riders at the start. This list shows all top-10 results sorted by the highest race startlist quality.
| # | Year | Race | Class | Result | Startlist quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Tour de France | GT | 3 | 1692 |
| 2 | 2005 | Vuelta al País Vasco | 2.PT | 5 | 1217 |
| 3 | 2005 | Paris - Nice | 2.PT | 1 | 1091 |
| 4 | 2004 | Vuelta al País Vasco | 2.HC | 4 | 1020 |
| 5 | 2004 | Paris - Nice | 2.HC | 3 | 989 |
| 6 | 1996 | Vuelta a España | GT | 9 | 988 |
| 7 | 2000 | Tour Méditerranéen | 2.3 | 2 | 874 |
| 8 | 2005 | Critérium International | 2.HC | 1 | 783 |
| 9 | 2001 | Tour Méditerranéen | 2.3 | 9 | 777 |
| 10 | 2004 | Critérium International | 2.1 | 4 | 710 |
| 11 | 1998 | Critérium International | 2.2 | 1 | 658 |
| 12 | 2005 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | 2.PT | 1 | 651 |
| 13 | 2004 | Tour Méditerranéen | 2.3 | 8 | 632 |
| 14 | 2005 | Tour Méditerranéen | 2.1 | 9 | 617 |
| 15 | 2007 | Tour of California | 2.HC | 4 | 553 |
| 16 | 2004 | Ronde van Nederland | 2.1 | 5 | 470 |
| 17 | 2006 | Tour of California | 2.1 | 3 | 469 |
| 18 | 2000 | Circuit de la Sarthe | 2.3 | 6 | 376 |
| 19 | 2001 | Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe | 2.3 | 9 | 310 |
| 20 | 2001 | Tour du Limousin | 2.3 | 9 | 277 |
| 21 | 1996 | Escalada a Montjuïc | 1.4 | 7 | 239 |
| 22 | 1997 | Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire | 2.3 | 4 | 224 |
| 23 | 1999 | Route du Sud | 2.3 | 10 | 198 |
| 24 | 2005 | Tour of Georgia | 2.1 | 4 | 183 |
| 25 | 1994 | Tour DuPont | 2.2 | 7 | 182 |