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 | 2001 | 8 | Giro della Provincia di Siracusa | 8651 |
| 2 | 2002 | 9 | Rund um den Henninger Turm | 5121 |
| 3 | 2001 | 5 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 4614 |
| 4 | 2001 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 4611 |
| 5 | 2001 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 | 3698 |
| 6 | 2001 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 19 | 3518 |
| 7 | 2001 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 3423 |
| 8 | 2001 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 3123 |
| 9 | 2001 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 2826 |
| 10 | 2001 | 5 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 5 | 2375 |
| 11 | 2002 | 4 | Volta a Catalunya | Stage 2 | 2318 |