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 | 1998 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 4 | 6182 |
| 2 | 2000 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 2463 |
| 3 | 2001 | 7 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | 1145 |
| 4 | 2000 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 766 |
| 5 | 1998 | 6 | Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian | 746 |
| 6 | 1996 | 4 | Giro del Veneto | 624 |
| 7 | 1997 | 9 | De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne | 490 |
| 8 | 2001 | 7 | Giro di Lombardia | 251 |
| 9 | 2000 | 1 | Giro del Lazio | 229 |