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 | 2004 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 5650 |
| 2 | 2004 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 8 | 5617 |
| 3 | 2008 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 2 | 5491 |
| 4 | 2007 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 4019 |
| 5 | 2003 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3744 |
| 6 | 2004 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 2 | 3574 |
| 7 | 2002 | 6 | Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 1 | 3478 |
| 8 | 2005 | 10 | Paris - Nice | Stage 3 | 3469 |
| 9 | 2008 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 2635 |
| 10 | 2006 | 5 | Tour of Germany | Stage 2 | 2357 |
| 11 | 2008 | 3 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 2333 |
| 12 | 2005 | 2 | La Flèche Wallonne | 2212 |
| 13 | 2007 | 3 | De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne | 2155 |
| 14 | 2005 | 3 | Paris - Nice | Stage 7 | 2130 |
| 15 | 2007 | 10 | Tour de France | Stage 11 | 2028 |
| 16 | 2007 | 10 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | 1941 |
| 17 | 2008 | 9 | Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco | Stage 3 | 1870 |
| 18 | 2008 | 1 | Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco | Stage 2 | 1669 |
| 19 | 2003 | 6 | Paris - Nice | Stage 6 | 1621 |
| 20 | 2005 | 1 | Trofeo Laigueglia | 1606 |
| 21 | 2003 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 1595 |
| 22 | 2003 | 1 | Paris-Bruxelles | 1588 |
| 23 | 2004 | 5 | Paris - Nice | Stage 6 | 1474 |
| 24 | 2005 | 5 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 5 | 1435 |
| 25 | 2007 | 7 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 5 | 1232 |