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 | 1997 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 3810 |
| 2 | 2002 | 7 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 5 | 3288 |
| 3 | 1998 | 8 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 3276 |
| 4 | 2002 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2934 |
| 5 | 1998 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 7 | 2913 |
| 6 | 1998 | 4 | GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut | 2767 |
| 7 | 2000 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2541 |
| 8 | 2003 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 2294 |
| 9 | 2000 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 9 | 2145 |
| 10 | 2003 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 5 | 1713 |
| 11 | 2003 | 6 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 1514 |
| 12 | 1998 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 16 | 980 |
| 13 | 2000 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 766 |
| 14 | 2000 | 10 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 388 |
| 15 | 2002 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 7 | 67 |