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 | 2005 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 7 | 5212 |
| 2 | 2005 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 13 | 4755 |
| 3 | 2001 | 10 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 3674 |
| 4 | 2002 | 10 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 1 | 3535 |
| 5 | 2002 | 9 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 2a | 3481 |
| 6 | 2005 | 6 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 7 | 2918 |
| 7 | 2004 | 1 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 1 | 2626 |
| 8 | 2001 | 1 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | 2612 |
| 9 | 2002 | 7 | Giro del Veneto | 2273 |
| 10 | 2001 | 8 | Trofeo Laigueglia | 1845 |
| 11 | 2004 | 6 | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | 1803 |
| 12 | 2002 | 2 | Coppa Bernocchi | 1790 |
| 13 | 2002 | 1 | Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli | 1782 |