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 | 1997 | 2 | Scheldeprijs | 3303 |
| 2 | 2002 | 10 | Gent - Wevelgem | 2550 |
| 3 | 1996 | 3 | GP de Suisse | 2139 |
| 4 | 1999 | 3 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | 1936 |
| 5 | 1997 | 9 | Gent - Wevelgem | 1853 |
| 6 | 1997 | 1 | Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne | 1828 |
| 7 | 1997 | 3 | Paris - Roubaix | 1764 |
| 8 | 2002 | 1 | HEW Cyclassics | 1481 |
| 9 | 1997 | 8 | World Championships ME - Road Race | 1171 |
| 10 | 1996 | 1 | Paris - Roubaix | 1114 |
| 11 | 1996 | 1 | De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne | 1002 |
| 12 | 1998 | 1 | E3-Prijs Harelbeke | 958 |
| 13 | 1998 | 1 | De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne | 879 |
| 14 | 2004 | 5 | Paris - Roubaix | 814 |
| 15 | 2000 | 3 | Gent - Wevelgem | 618 |
| 16 | 2003 | 7 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 3 | 525 |
| 17 | 2003 | 7 | Gent - Wevelgem | 428 |