Top field time trial quality
The best time trial riders in the world can beat the best in the world. This statistic measures the time trial quality of the top-10 in the following manner. For each rider in the top-10, the point score in the time trial ranking at the end of the previous year is summed.
| # | Year | Result | Race | TT points top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1980 | 8 | Tour de France | Stage 11 (ITT) | 6762 |
| 2 | 1977 | 7 | Tour de Romandie | Stage 4b (ITT) | 3596 |
| 3 | 1980 | 7 | Tour de l'Aude | Prologue | 3278 |
| 4 | 1975 | 4 | Trofeo Baracchi | 1752 |
| 5 | 1975 | 8 | Grand Prix des Nations | 1670 |
| 6 | 1976 | 8 | Tour d'Indre-et-Loire | Stage 2b (ITT) | 1148 |
| 7 | 1982 | 4 | Tour d'Indre-et-Loire | Stage 3b (ITT) | 1147 |
| 8 | 1975 | 10 | Tour de l'Oise | Prologue | 1016 |
| 9 | 1975 | 5 | Etoile de Bessèges | Stage 5b (ITT) | 310 |
| 10 | 1974 | 1 | Grand Prix de France | 130 |
| 11 | 1974 | 5 | GP Tell | Stage 1b (ITT) | 60 |
| 12 | 1973 | 1 | Grand Prix de France | 25 |