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 | 2002 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 5 | 4712 |
| 2 | 2001 | 1 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 | 3698 |
| 3 | 2002 | 3 | Vuelta a España | Stage 2 | 3696 |
| 4 | 2001 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 3 | 3423 |
| 5 | 2002 | 3 | Giro di Lombardia | 2887 |
| 6 | 2001 | 1 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | 2758 |
| 7 | 2003 | 9 | Giro dell'Emilia | 2494 |
| 8 | 2001 | 9 | Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana | Stage 1 | 2353 |
| 9 | 2004 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 2263 |
| 10 | 2002 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 2252 |
| 11 | 2001 | 8 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 2220 |
| 12 | 2003 | 4 | Tre Valli Varesine | 1996 |
| 13 | 2001 | 2 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 1654 |
| 14 | 2001 | 9 | Vuelta al País Vasco | Stage 4 | 1629 |
| 15 | 2003 | 10 | Paris - Nice | Stage 6 | 1621 |
| 16 | 2003 | 4 | Giro del Veneto | 1589 |
| 17 | 2001 | 8 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 4 | 1527 |
| 18 | 2001 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 2 | 1150 |
| 19 | 2004 | 2 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 998 |