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 | 2003 | 3 | HEW Cyclassics | 2478 |
| 2 | 1997 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 2193 |
| 3 | 1998 | 9 | HEW Cyclassics | 957 |
| 4 | 2005 | 10 | GP Ouest France - Plouay | 893 |
| 5 | 1997 | 2 | GP de Suisse | 676 |
| 6 | 2000 | 2 | Meisterschaft von Zürich | 652 |
| 7 | 2001 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 7 | 626 |
| 8 | 2003 | 6 | GP du canton d'Argovie / GP Gippingen | 573 |
| 9 | 2001 | 2 | Meisterschaft von Zürich | 568 |
| 10 | 2001 | 1 | Giro dell'Emilia | 290 |
| 11 | 2000 | 1 | Coppa Agostoni | 284 |
| 12 | 2004 | 3 | Giro del Lazio | 246 |
| 13 | 1999 | 1 | Vuelta a España | Stage 5 | 201 |
| 14 | 2004 | 1 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 184 |
| 15 | 2004 | 3 | Tour de France | Stage 15 | 148 |
| 16 | 2004 | 3 | Tour de France | Stage 17 | 129 |