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 | Milano-Sanremo | 5854 |
| 2 | 2002 | 5 | Tour de France | Stage 6 | 5683 |
| 3 | 2002 | 2 | Amstel Gold Race | 5303 |
| 4 | 2002 | 3 | Rund um den Henninger Turm | 5121 |
| 5 | 2001 | 9 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 2 | 4614 |
| 6 | 2001 | 9 | Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne | 3432 |
| 7 | 2001 | 3 | Tirreno-Adriatico | Stage 4 | 3123 |
| 8 | 2010 | 7 | Škoda-Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 1 | 2545 |
| 9 | 2008 | 3 | Eneco Tour | Stage 7 | 2270 |
| 10 | 2006 | 8 | GP Ouest France - Plouay | 1737 |
| 11 | 2001 | 1 | Tour de Suisse | Stage 5 | 1723 |
| 12 | 2003 | 3 | GP du canton d'Argovie / GP Gippingen | 1641 |
| 13 | 2003 | 10 | Paris - Roubaix | 1413 |
| 14 | 2006 | 9 | La Flèche Wallonne | 1322 |
| 15 | 2005 | 9 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | Stage 4 | 1278 |
| 16 | 2008 | 7 | Amstel Gold Race | 1087 |
| 17 | 2010 | 2 | Škoda-Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 4 | 1005 |
| 18 | 2010 | 4 | Škoda-Tour de Luxembourg | Stage 3 | 958 |
| 19 | 2003 | 4 | Coppa Bernocchi | 852 |