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 | 8 | Ronde van Nederland | Stage 3 | 6292 |
| 2 | 2002 | 3 | Ronde van Nederland | Stage 1 | 5278 |
| 3 | 2003 | 6 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 7 | 4426 |
| 4 | 2002 | 3 | Paris-Bruxelles | 3715 |
| 5 | 2004 | 10 | Circuit Franco-Belge | Stage 1 | 3417 |
| 6 | 2001 | 1 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 3388 |
| 7 | 2004 | 5 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 2 | 3284 |
| 8 | 2002 | 2 | Nokere-Koerse | 2954 |
| 9 | 2001 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 4 | 2895 |
| 10 | 2001 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 6 | 2752 |
| 11 | 2001 | 8 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 5 | 2725 |
| 12 | 2001 | 2 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 1 | 2708 |
| 13 | 2003 | 8 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 2466 |
| 14 | 2002 | 3 | Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under | Stage 1 | 2417 |
| 15 | 2003 | 2 | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | 2368 |
| 16 | 2004 | 8 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 3 | 2257 |
| 17 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 2208 |
| 18 | 2001 | 2 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 2047 |
| 19 | 2002 | 5 | Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen | 1717 |
| 20 | 2001 | 2 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1578 |