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 | 2006 | 3 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 4712 |
| 2 | 2005 | 2 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 12 | 4677 |
| 3 | 2005 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 1 | 4448 |
| 4 | 2005 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 9 | 4330 |
| 5 | 2005 | 9 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 2 | 4043 |
| 6 | 2005 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 6 | 3965 |
| 7 | 2005 | 4 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 3319 |
| 8 | 2005 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 3223 |
| 9 | 2005 | 8 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 6 | 2884 |
| 10 | 2005 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 20 | 2877 |
| 11 | 2005 | 2 | Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under | Stage 6 | 2747 |
| 12 | 2005 | 2 | Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under | Stage 2 | 2408 |
| 13 | 2005 | 2 | Giro della Provincia di Lucca | 2364 |
| 14 | 2007 | 9 | Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt | Stage 3 | 2212 |
| 15 | 2007 | 7 | Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt | Stage 5 | 1780 |
| 16 | 2007 | 4 | Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt | Stage 4 | 1295 |
| 17 | 2007 | 2 | Coppa Bernocchi | 1195 |
| 18 | 2004 | 7 | Tour of Britain | Stage 5 | 789 |
| 19 | 2004 | 9 | Tour of Britain | Stage 1 | 750 |
| 20 | 2007 | 1 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 1 | 350 |
| 21 | 2007 | 2 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 2 | 279 |
| 22 | 2007 | 3 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 8 | 130 |