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 | 7 | Amstel Gold Race | 5303 |
| 2 | 2002 | 2 | Rund um den Henninger Turm | 5121 |
| 3 | 2001 | 5 | Paris-Bruxelles | 4952 |
| 4 | 2003 | 4 | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 4261 |
| 5 | 2001 | 2 | Tour de la Region Wallonne | Stage 1 | 4124 |
| 6 | 2001 | 7 | Paris - Nice | Stage 7 | 4120 |
| 7 | 2002 | 10 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 3870 |
| 8 | 2004 | 6 | Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne | 3463 |
| 9 | 2001 | 3 | Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne | 3432 |
| 10 | 2001 | 5 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 3388 |
| 11 | 2002 | 4 | Milano-Sanremo | 3077 |
| 12 | 2002 | 6 | Nokere-Koerse | 2954 |
| 13 | 2002 | 6 | GP Ouest France - Plouay | 2765 |
| 14 | 2002 | 5 | Paris - Nice | Stage 5 | 2745 |
| 15 | 2003 | 9 | E3 Prijs Vlaanderen | 2466 |
| 16 | 2001 | 2 | Tour de la Region Wallonne | Stage 4 | 2347 |
| 17 | 2004 | 3 | Nokere-Koerse | 2157 |
| 18 | 2002 | 5 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 2089 |