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 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 8 | 4685 |
| 2 | 2004 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 3744 |
| 3 | 2005 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 7 | 3392 |
| 4 | 2005 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 3096 |
| 5 | 2007 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 17 | 3034 |
| 6 | 2005 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 13 | 2994 |
| 7 | 2003 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 2990 |
| 8 | 2008 | 10 | Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | Stage 2 | 2893 |
| 9 | 2004 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 2839 |
| 10 | 2004 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 2210 |
| 11 | 2005 | 4 | Paris - Roubaix | 2169 |
| 12 | 2008 | 3 | Tour of Britain | Stage 1 | 1815 |
| 13 | 2001 | 10 | Tour de la Region Wallonne | Stage 1 | 1728 |
| 14 | 2004 | 2 | Gent - Wevelgem | 1712 |
| 15 | 2007 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 12 | 1635 |
| 16 | 1999 | 4 | Tour Down Under | Stage 6 | 1588 |
| 17 | 2012 | 7 | Tour of Britain | Stage 4 | 1486 |
| 18 | 2006 | 3 | Post Danmark Rundt | Stage 6 | 1362 |
| 19 | 2006 | 8 | Post Danmark Rundt | Stage 4 | 1166 |
| 20 | 2003 | 2 | Nokere-Koerse | 864 |
| 21 | 2004 | 1 | Paris - Roubaix | 814 |
| 22 | 1998 | 1 | Tour de France | Stage 19 | 423 |