Top field time trial quality
The best time trial riders in the world can beat the best in the world. This statistic measures the time trial quality of the top-10 in the following manner. For each rider in the top-10, the point score in the time trial ranking at the end of the previous year is summed.
| # | Year | Result | Race | TT points top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | 5 | Breitling Grand Prix | 7908 |
| 2 | 1998 | 10 | GP Eddy Merckx | 6648 |
| 3 | 1997 | 10 | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | Prologue | 5956 |
| 4 | 1998 | 2 | Setmana Catalana | Stage 5b (ITT) | 3969 |
| 5 | 1997 | 10 | Tour de France | Stage 12 (ITT) | 3862 |
| 6 | 1998 | 6 | Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco | Stage 5b (ITT) | 3641 |
| 7 | 1997 | 8 | Setmana Catalana | Stage 5b (ITT) | 3349 |
| 8 | 1999 | 2 | Setmana Catalana | Stage 5b (ITT) | 2773 |
| 9 | 1999 | 9 | Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco | Stage 5b (ITT) | 2666 |
| 10 | 2005 | 8 | Vuelta al País Vasco | Stage 5b (ITT) | 2556 |
| 11 | 2001 | 10 | Vuelta al País Vasco | Stage 5b (ITT) | 2523 |
| 12 | 2002 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Prologue | 2208 |
| 13 | 2005 | 8 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 7b (ITT) | 1572 |
| 14 | 2002 | 3 | Vuelta al País Vasco | Stage 5b (ITT) | 1389 |
| 15 | 2001 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 5 (ITT) | 1156 |
| 16 | 2002 | 2 | Ster Elektrotoer | Stage 4 (ITT) | 1107 |
| 17 | 1997 | 4 | Route du Sud | Stage 2b (ITT) | 583 |
| 18 | 1996 | 4 | Tour of Sweden | Stage 3a (ITT) | 472 |
| 19 | 1994 | 9 | Tour de l'Avenir | Stage 11 (ITT) | 171 |