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 | 2005 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 4 | 4828 |
| 2 | 2007 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 7 | 3754 |
| 3 | 2003 | 4 | Paris - Nice | Stage 1 | 3477 |
| 4 | 2008 | 10 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 4 | 3276 |
| 5 | 2007 | 7 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 3 | 3060 |
| 6 | 2005 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 21 | 2866 |
| 7 | 2005 | 7 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 2770 |
| 8 | 2005 | 8 | Paris - Tours | 2482 |
| 9 | 2005 | 7 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 1 | 2361 |
| 10 | 2007 | 4 | Tour of Qatar | Stage 6 | 2287 |
| 11 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 5 | 2210 |
| 12 | 2005 | 10 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 2002 |
| 13 | 2001 | 10 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 8 | 1941 |
| 14 | 2001 | 10 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 1 | 1901 |
| 15 | 2002 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 18 | 1852 |
| 16 | 2006 | 2 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 3 | 1761 |
| 17 | 2008 | 10 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 2 | 1691 |
| 18 | 2008 | 5 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 5 | 1679 |
| 19 | 2002 | 6 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 15 | 1662 |
| 20 | 2007 | 5 | Volta ao Algarve | Stage 3 | 1654 |
| 21 | 2002 | 3 | Giro d'Italia | Stage 20 | 1468 |
| 22 | 2007 | 8 | Tour de Pologne | Stage 4 | 1447 |
| 23 | 2003 | 3 | Volta a Catalunya | Stage 5 | 1417 |
| 24 | 2008 | 7 | Tour of Belgium | Stage 1 | 1409 |
| 25 | 2005 | 9 | Volta Ciclista a Catalunya | Stage 2 | 1377 |