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 | 2001 | 8 | Giro della Provincia di Siracusa | 8651 |
| 2 | 2002 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 6263 |
| 3 | 2004 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 6254 |
| 4 | 2004 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 5345 |
| 5 | 2003 | 6 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 4 | 5111 |
| 6 | 2002 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 4566 |
| 7 | 2002 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 4164 |
| 8 | 2003 | 5 | Vuelta a Murcia | Stage 1 | 4049 |
| 9 | 2004 | 4 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 4013 |
| 10 | 2002 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 3795 |
| 11 | 2004 | 2 | Vuelta a Aragon | Stage 2 | 3749 |
| 12 | 2001 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 12 | 3567 |
| 13 | 2001 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 19 | 3518 |
| 14 | 2001 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 16 | 3194 |
| 15 | 2003 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 3187 |
| 16 | 2001 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 5 | 3084 |
| 17 | 2002 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 18 | 3007 |
| 18 | 2002 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 2929 |
| 19 | 2001 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 2915 |
| 20 | 2001 | 7 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 4 | 2895 |
| 21 | 2001 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 2830 |
| 22 | 2001 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 2826 |
| 23 | 2002 | 3 | Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia | Stage 1 | 2709 |
| 24 | 2001 | 4 | Giro del Trentino | Stage 4 | 2680 |
| 25 | 2002 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 2553 |