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 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 6114 |
| 2 | 2002 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 5691 |
| 3 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 5650 |
| 4 | 2001 | 4 | Paris-Bruxelles | 4952 |
| 5 | 2001 | 8 | Cyclassics Hamburg | 4889 |
| 6 | 2003 | 7 | Cyclassics Hamburg | 4408 |
| 7 | 2002 | 9 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 4081 |
| 8 | 2001 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 3619 |
| 9 | 2002 | 6 | Cyclassics Hamburg | 3590 |
| 10 | 2001 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 19 | 3518 |
| 11 | 2007 | 5 | Eneco Tour | Stage 4 | 3349 |
| 12 | 2004 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3089 |
| 13 | 2003 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 2 | 2840 |
| 14 | 2004 | 10 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 2735 |
| 15 | 2002 | 3 | Volta a Catalunya | Stage 6 | 2456 |
| 16 | 2003 | 3 | Trofeo Laigueglia | 2236 |
| 17 | 2008 | 10 | Paris - Roubaix | 2228 |
| 18 | 2004 | 1 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 2208 |
| 19 | 2003 | 6 | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | 1994 |
| 20 | 2007 | 2 | Brixia Tour | Stage 2a | 1866 |
| 21 | 2004 | 2 | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | 1803 |
| 22 | 2004 | 1 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 4 | 1450 |
| 23 | 2003 | 1 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 2 | 1361 |
| 24 | 2005 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 19 | 1016 |