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 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 4164 |
| 3 | 2004 | 9 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 3978 |
| 4 | 2005 | 1 | Ster Elektrotoer | Stage 5 | 3173 |
| 5 | 2004 | 8 | Scheldeprijs | 3135 |
| 6 | 2001 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 5 | 3084 |
| 7 | 2005 | 1 | Ster Elektrotoer | Stage 1 | 2789 |
| 8 | 2001 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 5 | 2725 |
| 9 | 2001 | 3 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 1 | 2708 |
| 10 | 2004 | 1 | Tour of Britain | Stage 5 | 2075 |
| 11 | 2001 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 2047 |
| 12 | 2005 | 2 | International Bayern Rundfahrt | Stage 1 | 2021 |
| 13 | 2006 | 8 | Tour of Britain | Stage 2 | 1910 |
| 14 | 2004 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1707 |
| 15 | 2003 | 7 | Course de la Paix | Stage 1 | 1667 |
| 16 | 2001 | 3 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1578 |
| 17 | 2002 | 8 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 1522 |
| 18 | 2004 | 4 | Tour of Georgia | Stage 2 | 1519 |
| 19 | 2003 | 9 | Course de la Paix | Stage 2 | 1426 |
| 20 | 2004 | 2 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 8 | 1355 |
| 21 | 2003 | 1 | Course de la Paix | Stage 9 | 1266 |
| 22 | 2002 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 3 | 1216 |
| 23 | 2002 | 7 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1169 |
| 24 | 2004 | 6 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 6 | 1099 |