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 | 2007 | 9 | Tour of California | Stage 4 | 5164 |
| 2 | 2010 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 4955 |
| 3 | 2008 | 7 | Tour Down Under | Stage 1 | 4794 |
| 4 | 2009 | 9 | Eneco Tour | Stage 2 | 4492 |
| 5 | 2008 | 9 | Ster Elektrotoer | Stage 3 | 4425 |
| 6 | 2009 | 6 | Circuit Franco-Belge | Stage 3 | 4296 |
| 7 | 2009 | 5 | Circuit Franco-Belge | Stage 1 | 4250 |
| 8 | 2007 | 4 | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 4035 |
| 9 | 2009 | 10 | Circuit Franco-Belge | Stage 4 | 3722 |
| 10 | 2006 | 6 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 3581 |
| 11 | 2009 | 4 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 3 | 3551 |
| 12 | 2012 | 9 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 4 | 3547 |
| 13 | 2011 | 10 | Tour of Oman | Stage 1 | 3533 |
| 14 | 2008 | 3 | Tour Down Under | Stage 3 | 3339 |
| 15 | 2012 | 2 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 7 | 3288 |
| 16 | 2007 | 3 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 3015 |
| 17 | 2005 | 8 | Dwars door Vlaanderen | 2841 |
| 18 | 2014 | 10 | Santos Tour Down Under | Stage 6 | 2808 |
| 19 | 2009 | 10 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 2741 |
| 20 | 2007 | 7 | Post Danmark Rundt | Stage 4 | 2710 |
| 21 | 2008 | 10 | Tour of California | Stage 1 | 2635 |
| 22 | 2002 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 2553 |
| 23 | 2010 | 10 | Tour de Wallonie | Stage 2 | 2541 |
| 24 | 2008 | 8 | Eneco Tour | Stage 6 | 2162 |
| 25 | 2011 | 4 | Škoda-Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 2 | 1767 |