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 | 2005 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 7255 |
| 2 | 2004 | 6 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 7036 |
| 3 | 2004 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 6977 |
| 4 | 2008 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 6530 |
| 5 | 2008 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 13 | 6339 |
| 6 | 2008 | 7 | Tour Down Under | Stage 6 | 5440 |
| 7 | 2005 | 5 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 5238 |
| 8 | 2011 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 4688 |
| 9 | 2009 | 8 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 4 | 4651 |
| 10 | 2008 | 7 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 4 | 4617 |
| 11 | 2005 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 20 | 4243 |
| 12 | 2008 | 10 | Tour Down Under | Stage 2 | 4241 |
| 13 | 2008 | 8 | Vattenfall Cyclassics | 3815 |
| 14 | 2008 | 2 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 2 | 3604 |
| 15 | 2006 | 2 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 3525 |
| 16 | 2005 | 7 | Giro della Provincia di Lucca | 3509 |
| 17 | 2007 | 4 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 4 | 3377 |
| 18 | 2010 | 4 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 3302 |
| 19 | 2008 | 5 | Trofeo Laigueglia | 3291 |
| 20 | 2008 | 3 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 2 | 3096 |
| 21 | 2008 | 7 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 3057 |
| 22 | 2007 | 9 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 2903 |
| 23 | 2006 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 2891 |
| 24 | 2009 | 3 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 2741 |
| 25 | 2011 | 7 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 2 | 2714 |