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 | 2003 | 7 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 7705 |
| 2 | 2004 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 5939 |
| 3 | 2003 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 5768 |
| 4 | 2004 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 1 | 5460 |
| 5 | 2003 | 4 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 4 | 5111 |
| 6 | 2004 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 5074 |
| 7 | 2007 | 6 | Tour of Germany | Stage 9 | 4929 |
| 8 | 2006 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 1 | 4866 |
| 9 | 2004 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 14 | 4816 |
| 10 | 2004 | 5 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 12 | 4646 |
| 11 | 2008 | 6 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 4 | 4617 |
| 12 | 2004 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 10 | 4435 |
| 13 | 2002 | 4 | Post Danmark Rundt | Stage 2 | 4433 |
| 14 | 2003 | 1 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 7 | 4426 |
| 15 | 2007 | 8 | Tour of Germany | Stage 7 | 4197 |
| 16 | 2004 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 8 | 4190 |
| 17 | 2002 | 2 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 4081 |
| 18 | 2005 | 10 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 3957 |
| 19 | 2004 | 4 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 20 | 3818 |
| 20 | 2005 | 5 | Paris - Nice | Stage 2 | 3789 |
| 21 | 2002 | 2 | Paris-Bruxelles | 3715 |
| 22 | 2006 | 6 | Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt | Stage 1 | 3673 |
| 23 | 2004 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 2 | 3574 |
| 24 | 2006 | 9 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 5 | 3486 |
| 25 | 2006 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 8 | 3343 |