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 | 3 | Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 1 | 3478 |
| 2 | 2004 | 10 | Course de la Paix | Stage 9 | 2574 |
| 3 | 2003 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 3 | 2456 |
| 4 | 2003 | 9 | Tour of Austria/Wiesbauer Tour | Stage 1 | 2390 |
| 5 | 2003 | 6 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 6 | 2329 |
| 6 | 2003 | 6 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 2197 |
| 7 | 2003 | 8 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 10 | 1914 |
| 8 | 2003 | 10 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 5 | 1826 |
| 9 | 2002 | 10 | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | 1717 |
| 10 | 2004 | 9 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1707 |
| 11 | 2003 | 3 | Course de la Paix | Stage 1 | 1667 |
| 12 | 2002 | 7 | Course de la Paix | Stage 1 | 1569 |
| 13 | 2004 | 7 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 8 | 1355 |
| 14 | 2004 | 10 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 10 | 1134 |
| 15 | 2004 | 9 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 6 | 1099 |
| 16 | 2002 | 2 | Tour of Qinghai Lake | Stage 2 | 240 |