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 | 2002 | 8 | Ronde van Nederland | Stage 1 | 5278 |
| 2 | 2001 | 3 | HEW Cyclassics | 4889 |
| 3 | 2005 | 10 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 4206 |
| 4 | 2001 | 7 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 2 | 4194 |
| 5 | 2001 | 4 | World Championships ME - Road Race | 4013 |
| 6 | 2002 | 3 | Tour de France | Stage 8 | 3863 |
| 7 | 2005 | 6 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 3789 |
| 8 | 2004 | 9 | Setmana Catalana | Stage 1 | 3298 |
| 9 | 2001 | 9 | Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian | 2895 |
| 10 | 2001 | 8 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | 2758 |
| 11 | 2001 | 2 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | 2612 |
| 12 | 2001 | 10 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 1 | 2353 |
| 13 | 2001 | 5 | Meisterschaft von Zürich | 2237 |
| 14 | 2004 | 5 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres ME | 2003 |
| 15 | 2001 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 8 | 1888 |
| 16 | 2004 | 6 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 5 | 1874 |
| 17 | 2001 | 3 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 3 | 1858 |
| 18 | 2001 | 10 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 4 | 1736 |
| 19 | 2002 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 18 | 1707 |
| 20 | 2004 | 5 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | 1422 |
| 21 | 2006 | 7 | Paris - Nice | Stage 7 | 868 |