Top GC results
Overview of the top results in general classifications.
By PCS points
| # | Year | Race | Class | Result | PCS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Giro d'Italia | 2.HC | 2 | 290 |
| 2 | 2009 | Giro d'Italia | 2.HC | 8 | 170 |
| 3 | 2007 | Tour de France | 2.PT | 13 | 170 |
| 4 | 2007 | Giro d'Italia | 2.PT | 10 | 150 |
| 5 | 2015 | Vuelta a España | 2.UWT | 12 | 130 |
| 6 | 2013 | Vuelta a España | WT | 13 | 120 |
| 7 | 2011 | Giro d'Italia | WT | 13 | 120 |
| 8 | 2016 | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey | 2.HC | 2 | 110 |
| 9 | 2013 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 2 | 110 |
| 10 | 2006 | Tour de France | 2.PT | 20 | 110 |
| 11 | 2008 | Vuelta a España | 2.HC | 17 | 85 |
| 12 | 2006 | Vuelta a España | 2.PT | 19 | 75 |
| 13 | 2009 | Tour Du Limousin | 2.1 | 2 | 70 |
| 14 | 2004 | Volta a Portugal | 2.2 | 2 | 70 |
| 15 | 2006 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | 2.PT | 10 | 70 |
| 16 | 2014 | Vuelta a España | 2.UWT | 20 | 70 |
| 17 | 2008 | Tour de France | 2.HC | 28 | 55 |
| 18 | 2010 | Vuelta a España | HIS | 25 | 45 |
| 19 | 2014 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 10 | 40 |
| 20 | 2005 | Deutschland Tour | PT | 15 | 40 |
| 21 | 2016 | Vuelta a Castilla y Leon | 2.1 | 4 | 36 |
| 22 | 2011 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 11 | 36 |
| 23 | 2007 | Tirreno-Adriatico | 2.PT | 16 | 36 |
| 24 | 2012 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 12 | 32 |
| 25 | 2010 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 12 | 32 |
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 | 2009 | Giro d'Italia | 2.HC | 8 | 1055 |
| 2 | 2006 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | 2.PT | 10 | 882 |
| 3 | 2010 | Giro d'Italia | 2.HC | 2 | 870 |
| 4 | 2007 | Giro d'Italia | 2.PT | 10 | 842 |
| 5 | 2004 | Vuelta Asturias | 2.2 | 8 | 352 |
| 6 | 2013 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 2 | 348 |
| 7 | 2014 | La Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi | 2.1 | 8 | 335 |
| 8 | 2003 | Vuelta Asturias | 2.2 | 5 | 325 |
| 9 | 2009 | Tour Du Limousin | 2.1 | 2 | 312 |
| 10 | 2003 | Vuelta a Castilla y Leon | 2.3 | 5 | 293 |
| 11 | 2017 | Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi | 2.1 | 5 | 252 |
| 12 | 2004 | Vuelta a Castilla y Leon | 2.3 | 10 | 219 |
| 13 | 2014 | Vuelta a Burgos | 2.HC | 10 | 176 |
| 14 | 2016 | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey | 2.HC | 2 | 154 |
| 15 | 2004 | Volta a Portugal | 2.2 | 2 | 133 |
| 16 | 2016 | Vuelta a Castilla y Leon | 2.1 | 4 | 99 |
| 17 | 2002 | Tour de l'Avenir | 2.5 | 7 | 90 |
| 18 | 2014 | Vuelta a Castilla y Leon | 2.1 | 10 | 78 |
| 19 | 2016 | Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid | 2.1 | 8 | 48 |
| 20 | 2015 | Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad de Madrid | 2.1 | 9 | 37 |