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 | 1998 | 9 | Euskal Bizikleta | Stage 4b (ITT) | 4788 |
| 2 | 2001 | 7 | Giro d'Italia | Prologue | 3417 |
| 3 | 2002 | 2 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 (ITT) | 2821 |
| 4 | 2002 | 7 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 9 (ITT) | 2066 |
| 5 | 2000 | 7 | Giro del Trentino | Stage 1b (ITT) | 1419 |
| 6 | 1999 | 6 | GP d'Europe | 1226 |
| 7 | 2001 | 7 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 5 (ITT) | 1156 |
| 8 | 2001 | 1 | Rothaus Regio-Tour International | Stage 2b (ITT) | 722 |
| 9 | 1998 | 1 | GP d'Europe | 457 |
| 10 | 1998 | 2 | Firenze - Pistoia | 308 |
| 11 | 1997 | 2 | GP d'Europe | 158 |
| 12 | 2001 | 2 | National Championships Moldova - ITT | 153 |
| 13 | 1998 | 1 | National Championships Moldova - ITT | 84 |
| 14 | 1997 | 1 | National Championships Moldova - ITT | 6 |