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 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 5683 |
| 2 | 2004 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 8 | 5617 |
| 3 | 2005 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 5238 |
| 4 | 2003 | 6 | Vuelta a Aragon | Stage 5 | 3797 |
| 5 | 2004 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 7 | 3272 |
| 6 | 2001 | 10 | GP de Denain Porte du Hainaut | 3083 |
| 7 | 2005 | 3 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 3065 |
| 8 | 2003 | 10 | Vuelta a Aragon | Stage 2 | 2809 |
| 9 | 2005 | 5 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 2551 |
| 10 | 2002 | 7 | Cholet-Pays de Loire | 2261 |
| 11 | 2001 | 9 | Criterium du Dauphiné Libére | Stage 1 | 2165 |
| 12 | 2002 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 13 | 2103 |
| 13 | 2007 | 9 | Critérium International | Stage 1 | 2062 |
| 14 | 2003 | 3 | Paris - Nice | Stage 6 | 1621 |
| 15 | 2003 | 4 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 1526 |