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 | 10 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 6683 |
| 2 | 2002 | 3 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 5691 |
| 3 | 2001 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 5371 |
| 4 | 2001 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 5368 |
| 5 | 2001 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 19 | 5094 |
| 6 | 2001 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 17 | 4916 |
| 7 | 2001 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 4723 |
| 8 | 2002 | 10 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 1 | 4402 |
| 9 | 2003 | 7 | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 4261 |
| 10 | 2003 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 4039 |
| 11 | 2002 | 7 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 1 | 3535 |
| 12 | 2002 | 1 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 2a | 3481 |
| 13 | 2001 | 4 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 3388 |
| 14 | 2001 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 5 | 3084 |
| 15 | 2001 | 5 | GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut | 3083 |
| 16 | 2001 | 2 | Criterium du Dauphiné Libére | Stage 1 | 2165 |
| 17 | 2005 | 5 | Circuit de Lorraine Professionnels | Stage 1 | 1128 |