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 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 12 | 1686 |
| 2 | 2003 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 1243 |
| 3 | 2007 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 14 | 919 |
| 4 | 2002 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 5 | 555 |
| 5 | 2005 | 2 | Giro di Lombardia | 553 |
| 6 | 2004 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 7 | 426 |
| 7 | 2002 | 8 | Vuelta a España | Stage 11 | 394 |
| 8 | 2009 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 386 |
| 9 | 1999 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 16 | 375 |
| 10 | 2009 | 7 | Giro del Trentino | Stage 4 | 351 |
| 11 | 2006 | 8 | Tour of California | Stage 2 | 345 |
| 12 | 2004 | 7 | Klasika Primavera | 301 |
| 13 | 2003 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 256 |
| 14 | 2007 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 255 |
| 15 | 2004 | 2 | Giro del Lazio | 246 |
| 16 | 2001 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 239 |
| 17 | 1999 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 21 | 229 |
| 18 | 2006 | 2 | Giro del Trentino | Stage 2 | 221 |
| 19 | 2003 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 7 | 219 |
| 20 | 2001 | 1 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 4 | 178 |
| 21 | 2003 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 14 | 175 |
| 22 | 2000 | 1 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 14 | 149 |
| 23 | 2000 | 2 | Vuelta a España | Stage 20 | 146 |
| 24 | 2001 | 8 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 121 |
| 25 | 2001 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 14 | 114 |