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 | 2000 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 4462 |
| 2 | 2001 | 8 | Giro della Provincia di Siracusa | 3708 |
| 3 | 2002 | 9 | Rund um den Henninger Turm | 3064 |
| 4 | 2001 | 5 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 2989 |
| 5 | 1996 | 5 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 2 | 2789 |
| 6 | 2000 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 2601 |
| 7 | 2001 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2588 |
| 8 | 2000 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2541 |
| 9 | 2000 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 2288 |
| 10 | 2001 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 19 | 2200 |
| 11 | 2001 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 | 1954 |
| 12 | 1999 | 7 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 5 | 1798 |
| 13 | 1999 | 3 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 4 | 1634 |
| 14 | 2001 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 1615 |
| 15 | 1996 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 1595 |
| 16 | 2001 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 1474 |
| 17 | 2001 | 5 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 5 | 1293 |
| 18 | 2002 | 4 | Volta a Catalunya | Stage 2 | 1263 |
| 19 | 2000 | 10 | Paris-Bruxelles | 1207 |
| 20 | 2001 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 1077 |
| 21 | 2000 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 21 | 860 |
| 22 | 1999 | 5 | Giro di Lombardia | 709 |
| 23 | 1997 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 653 |
| 24 | 1996 | 10 | Giro del Veneto | 624 |