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 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 8146 |
| 2 | 2003 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 7854 |
| 3 | 2003 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 7705 |
| 4 | 2006 | 6 | Tour de France | Stage 2 | 6832 |
| 5 | 2003 | 4 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 6683 |
| 6 | 2004 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 7 | 6507 |
| 7 | 2004 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 6495 |
| 8 | 2006 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 1 | 6455 |
| 9 | 2006 | 7 | Vuelta a España | Stage 6 | 6438 |
| 10 | 2006 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 6170 |
| 11 | 2009 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 6038 |
| 12 | 2006 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 9 | 6010 |
| 13 | 2009 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 5861 |
| 14 | 2003 | 3 | Milano-Sanremo | 5854 |
| 15 | 2006 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 5787 |
| 16 | 2003 | 8 | Paris - Tours | 5734 |
| 17 | 2006 | 7 | Vuelta a España | Stage 3 | 5516 |
| 18 | 2012 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 5372 |
| 19 | 2009 | 9 | Milano-Sanremo | 5198 |
| 20 | 2006 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 20 | 5163 |
| 21 | 2006 | 3 | Vuelta a España | Stage 2 | 5132 |
| 22 | 2008 | 10 | Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | Stage 3 | 5029 |
| 23 | 2010 | 10 | Milano-Sanremo | 4990 |
| 24 | 2008 | 6 | Gent - Wevelgem | 4978 |
| 25 | 2013 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 21 | 4933 |