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 | 5624 |
| 2 | 2004 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 5345 |
| 3 | 2005 | 2 | Tour de France | Stage 7 | 5212 |
| 4 | 2005 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 5203 |
| 5 | 2007 | 5 | Vuelta a España | Stage 17 | 5197 |
| 6 | 2005 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 13 | 4755 |
| 7 | 2004 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 4435 |
| 8 | 2004 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 4291 |
| 9 | 2003 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 4128 |
| 10 | 2001 | 10 | Tour de la Region Wallonne | Stage 1 | 4124 |
| 11 | 2008 | 10 | Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | Stage 2 | 4022 |
| 12 | 2005 | 4 | Paris - Roubaix | 3556 |
| 13 | 2007 | 6 | Vuelta a España | Stage 12 | 3308 |
| 14 | 2004 | 2 | Gent - Wevelgem | 2918 |
| 15 | 2008 | 3 | Tour of Britain | Stage 1 | 2573 |
| 16 | 2003 | 2 | Nokere-Koerse | 2315 |
| 17 | 2012 | 7 | Tour of Britain | Stage 4 | 2044 |
| 18 | 2004 | 1 | Paris - Roubaix | 1779 |