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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Stan OCKERS Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	3870
2.	Fred DEBRUYNE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	3044
3.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli	Atala - Pirelli	ITA	2775
4.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	2550
5.	Charly GAUL Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	LUX	2283
6.	Fiorenzo MAGNI Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	ITA	2154
7.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	BEL	2154
8.	Gilbert BAUVIN Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2058
9.	Jean FORESTIER Follis - Dunlop	Follis - Dunlop	FRA	2043
10.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	1859
11.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	FRA	1779
12.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	1723
13.	Roger WALKOWIAK Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1671
14.	Angelo CONTERNO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1582
15.	Germain DERIJCKE Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	BEL	1510
16.	Cleto MAULE Torpado - Pirelli	Torpado - Pirelli	ITA	1507
17.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1504
18.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	1500
19.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli	Atala - Pirelli	ITA	1428
20.	Pasquale FORNARA Arbos - Bif - Clément	Arbos - Bif - Clément	ITA	1392
21.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli	Atala - Pirelli	ITA	1363
22.	Bernard GAUTHIER Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	1362
23.	Nello FABBRI Legnano	Legnano	ITA	1327
24.	Giorgio ALBANI Legnano	Legnano	ITA	1291
25.	Miquel BOVER PONS Splendid - D'Alessandro	Splendid - D'Alessandro	ESP	1287
26.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	1244
27.	Agostino COLETTO Frejus - Superga	Frejus - Superga	ITA	1217
28.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	1200
29.	Wout WAGTMANS Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	1183
30.	Andre VLAYEN Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	1176
31.	Gerrit VOORTING Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	1168
32.	Richard VAN GENECHTEN Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	1151
33.	Antonin ROLLAND L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	1144
34.	Raymond IMPANIS Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	1133
35.	Gilbert DESMET I Bertin - D'Alessandro	Bertin - D'Alessandro	BEL	1117
36.	Jesús LOROÑO ARTEGA Gamma	Gamma	ESP	1084
37.	Pierino BAFFI Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	ITA	1068
38.	Nello LAUREDI Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	FRA	1034
39.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	1029
40.	Edgard SORGELOOS Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	1017
41.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	989
42.	Gastone NENCINI Leo - Chlorodont	Leo - Chlorodont	ITA	962
43.	Wim VAN EST Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	955
44.	Alex CLOSE Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	918
45.	Pietro GIUDICI Arbos - Bif - Clément	Arbos - Bif - Clément	ITA	909
46.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	889
47.	Jacques DUPONT Carpano - Coppi	Carpano - Coppi	FRA	886
48.	Vicente ITURAT GIL Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	853
49.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	853
50.	Carlo CLERICI Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	SUI	834
51.	Jean BRANKART Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	820
52.	Rolf GRAF Carpano - Coppi	Carpano - Coppi	SUI	819
53.	Miguel CHACÓN DIEZ Splendid - D'Alessandro	Splendid - D'Alessandro	ESP	802
54.	Claude LE BER L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	799
55.	Daan DE GROOT Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	778
56.	Marcel JANSSENS Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	774
57.	Waldemaro BARTOLOZZI Legnano	Legnano	ITA	773
58.	Hilaire COUVREUR Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	771
59.	Briek SCHOTTE Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	BEL	760
60.	René STREHLER Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	SUI	741
61.	Fritz SCHÄR Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	SUI	731
62.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	729
63.	Mario BERTOLO Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ITA	727
64.	Louis CAPUT Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	719
65.	Francisco MASIP LLOP Splendid - D'Alessandro	Splendid - D'Alessandro	ESP	719
66.	Roger HASSENFORDER Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	714
67.	Pierre BARBOTIN Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	710
68.	Adolfo GROSSO Atala - Pirelli	Atala - Pirelli	ITA	710
69.	Jean DOTTO Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	703
70.	Albert BOUVET Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	696
71.	Guido DE SANTI Ignis - Varese	Ignis - Varese	ITA	684
72.	António da Silva "Alves" BARBOSA Sangalhos	Sangalhos	POR	681
73.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	Helyett - Potin - Hutchinson	IRL	676
74.	Roberto FALASCHI Lygie	Lygie	ITA	656
75.	Ugo ANZILE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	ITA	640
76.	Aldo MOSER Torpado - Pirelli	Torpado - Pirelli	ITA	635
77.	Andre ROSSEEL Elvé - Peugeot	Elvé - Peugeot	BEL	633
78.	Sante RANUCCI Legnano	Legnano	ITA	627
79.	Giuseppe CAINERO Carpano - Coppi	Carpano - Coppi	ITA	615
80.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Splendid - D'Alessandro	Splendid - D'Alessandro	ESP	608
81.	Josep SERRA I GIL Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	604
82.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	602
83.	Jan NOLTEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	598
84.	Mario BARONI Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	ITA	593
85.	Giancarlo ASTRUA Atala - Pirelli	Atala - Pirelli	ITA	589
86.	Bernardo RUIZ NAVARRETE Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	ESP	586
87.	Désiré KETELEER Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	BEL	584
88.	Pietro NASCIMBENE Carpano - Coppi	Carpano - Coppi	ITA	584
89.	Lino GRASSI Legnano	Legnano	ITA	578
90.	Joseph THOMIN Arrow - Hutchinson	Arrow - Hutchinson	FRA	571
91.	Willy TRUYE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	560
92.	Guido MESSINA Frejus - Superga	Frejus - Superga	ITA	558
93.	Marcel ERNZER Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	LUX	554
94.	Guido BONI Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	Nivea - Fuchs - Clément	ITA	551
95.	Willy VANNITSEN Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	Faema - Guerra - Van Hauwaert	BEL	550
96.	Rino BENEDETTI Leo - Chlorodont	Leo - Chlorodont	ITA	550
97.	Jean-Pierre "Jempy" SCHMITZ Follis - Dunlop	Follis - Dunlop	LUX	533
98.	Maurice LAMPRE Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	533
99.	Carmelo MORALES EROSTARBE Gamma	Gamma	ESP	528
100.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphael - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	527

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This is the ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world in 1956. Use the year and country filters below to look at the same overall ranking until a specific year in the past and/or for a specific country. Riders score points based on their results in the races. These points depend on the (historic) importance of the race, the competition during the race and the toughness of the course. Click on any rider to get an all time overview of the rider with details on the scores and rank for the various seasons and the most important results for each year.

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