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 | 2003 | 9 | Tour de France | Stage 3 | 7705 |
| 2 | 2001 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 2 | 4682 |
| 3 | 2002 | 10 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 5 | 4566 |
| 4 | 2003 | 8 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 2 | 4558 |
| 5 | 2002 | 3 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 1 | 4402 |
| 6 | 2002 | 5 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 2 | 4081 |
| 7 | 2001 | 10 | Vuelta a España | Stage 3 | 4024 |
| 8 | 2002 | 4 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 2 | 3853 |
| 9 | 2004 | 9 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 5 | 3819 |
| 10 | 2003 | 7 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3744 |
| 11 | 2004 | 9 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 2 | 3574 |
| 12 | 2002 | 10 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 4 | 3505 |
| 13 | 2003 | 3 | Setmana Catalana | Stage 5 | 2920 |
| 14 | 2004 | 4 | Course de la Paix | Stage 7 | 2504 |
| 15 | 2004 | 8 | Deutschland Tour | Stage 7 | 2306 |
| 16 | 2005 | 7 | Cyclassics Hamburg | 2265 |
| 17 | 2004 | 7 | Course de la Paix | Stage 6 | 2142 |
| 18 | 2002 | 4 | Coppa Bernocchi | 1790 |
| 19 | 2008 | 7 | Škoda-Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 2 | 1724 |
| 20 | 2001 | 4 | Vuelta a España | Stage 9 | 1587 |
| 21 | 2004 | 6 | Tour of Georgia | Stage 2 | 1519 |
| 22 | 2001 | 2 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 2 | 1181 |
| 23 | 2002 | 4 | Vuelta a Burgos | Stage 5 | 981 |
| 24 | 2001 | 1 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 3 | 895 |
| 25 | 2001 | 1 | Volta a Portugal | Stage 9 | 853 |