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 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 6263 |
| 3 | 2002 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 4 | 4164 |
| 4 | 2002 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 3 | 3795 |
| 5 | 2002 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 3705 |
| 6 | 2001 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 5 | 3084 |
| 7 | 2003 | 2 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 3 | 2456 |
| 8 | 2005 | 4 | Telekom Malaysia Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 1947 |
| 9 | 2003 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 10 | 1914 |
| 10 | 2003 | 9 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 8 | 1863 |
| 11 | 2003 | 5 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 1818 |
| 12 | 2002 | 7 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 2 | 1522 |
| 13 | 2005 | 2 | Telekom Malaysia Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1349 |
| 14 | 2005 | 5 | Telekom Malaysia Tour de Langkawi | Stage 10 | 1296 |
| 15 | 2002 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 7 | 1169 |
| 16 | 2002 | 4 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 10 | 1051 |
| 17 | 2002 | 1 | Le Tour de Langkawi | Stage 4 | 610 |