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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX Molteni	Molteni	BEL	7713
2.	Felice GIMONDI Salvarani	Salvarani	ITA	3881
3.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	2997
4.	Raymond POULIDOR GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	FRA	2925
5.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK Dreher	Dreher	BEL	2908
6.	Joop ZOETEMELK Beaulieu - Flandria	Beaulieu - Flandria	NED	2805
7.	Roger SWERTS Molteni	Molteni	BEL	2581
8.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	2563
9.	Frans VERBEECK Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	2543
10.	Cyrille GUIMARD GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	FRA	2363
11.	Leif MORTENSEN Bic	Bic	DEN	2329
12.	Yves HÉZARD Sonolor - Lejeune	Sonolor - Lejeune	FRA	2291
13.	Bernard THÉVENET Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	FRA	2068
14.	Franco BITOSSI Filotex	Filotex	ITA	2005
15.	Lucien VAN IMPE Sonolor - Lejeune	Sonolor - Lejeune	BEL	1979
16.	José Manuel FUENTE LAVANDERA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1944
17.	Tonnie HOUBRECHTS Salvarani	Salvarani	BEL	1918
18.	Marino BASSO Salvarani	Salvarani	ITA	1874
19.	Michele DANCELLI Scic	Scic	ITA	1871
20.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO Sporting - Gazcidla	Sporting - Gazcidla	POR	1823
21.	Raymond DELISLE Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	FRA	1801
22.	José Antonio GONZÁLEZ LINARES Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1673
23.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA Bic	Bic	ESP	1668
24.	Mariano MARTÍNEZ Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	FRA	1661
25.	Santiago LAZCANO LABACA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1581
26.	Gianni MOTTA Ferretti	Ferretti	ITA	1510
27.	Francisco GALDÓS GAUNA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1375
28.	Gösta PETTERSSON Ferretti	Ferretti	SWE	1348
29.	Gerben KARSTENS Rokado	Rokado	NED	1347
30.	Ole RITTER Dreher	Dreher	DEN	1335
31.	Willy VANNESTE Beaulieu - Flandria	Beaulieu - Flandria	BEL	1314
32.	Josef FUCHS Filotex	Filotex	SUI	1267
33.	André DIERICKX Beaulieu - Flandria	Beaulieu - Flandria	BEL	1259
34.	Vicente LÓPEZ CARRIL Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1246
35.	Willy DE GEEST Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	1213
36.	Jesús MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	1206
37.	Gerard VIANEN Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	1178
38.	Wladimiro PANIZZA Zonca	Zonca	ITA	1160
39.	Edward JANSSENS Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	1158
40.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL Molteni	Molteni	BEL	1142
41.	Albert VAN VLIERBERGHE Ferretti	Ferretti	BEL	1137
42.	Agustin TAMAMES IGLESIAS Werner	Werner	ESP	1123
43.	Rik VAN LINDEN Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	1117
44.	Rolf WOLFSHOHL Rokado	Rokado	GER	1067
45.	Roger PINGEON Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	FRA	1043
46.	Georges PINTENS Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	1038
47.	Andrés OLIVA SÁNCHEZ La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	ESP	992
48.	Barry HOBAN GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	GBR	989
49.	Walter PLANCKAERT Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	985
50.	Jean-Pierre DANGUILLAUME Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	FRA	956
51.	Josep PESARRODONA ALTIMIRA Kas - Kaskol	Kas - Kaskol	ESP	946
52.	Bernard LABOURDETTE Bic	Bic	FRA	943
53.	Wim SCHEPERS Rokado	Rokado	NED	922
54.	José Luis ABILLEIRA BALBOA La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	ESP	918
55.	Jos HUYSMANS Molteni	Molteni	BEL	912
56.	Willy TEIRLINCK Sonolor - Lejeune	Sonolor - Lejeune	BEL	905
57.	Herman BEYSSENS Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	903
58.	Ventura DÍAZ ARREY Werner	Werner	ESP	900
59.	Lucien AIMAR Rokado	Rokado	FRA	894
60.	Enrico PAOLINI Scic	Scic	ITA	893
61.	Robert BOULOUX Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	FRA	868
62.	Noël VANCLOOSTER Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	860
63.	Giancarlo POLIDORI Scic	Scic	ITA	857
64.	Juan Santiago ZURANO JÉREZ La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	La Casera - Peña Bahamontes	ESP	857
65.	Tino TABAK Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	857
66.	Michel PÉRIN GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	GAN - Mercier - Hutchinson	FRA	847
67.	Walter GODEFROOT Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	BEL	843
68.	Gonzalo AJA BARQUÍN Karpy - Licor	Karpy - Licor	ESP	839
69.	Daniel VAN RYCKEGHEM Sonolor - Lejeune	Sonolor - Lejeune	BEL	835
70.	Désiré LETORT Bic	Bic	FRA	832
71.	Gilbert BELLONE Rokado	Rokado	FRA	824
72.	Pieter NASSEN Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	824
73.	Marcello BERGAMO Filotex	Filotex	ITA	818
74.	Alain SANTY Bic	Bic	FRA	817
75.	Noel VAN TYGHEM Novy - Dubble Bubble	Novy - Dubble Bubble	BEL	813
76.	Louis PFENNINGER Rokado	Rokado	SUI	804
77.	Roger ROSIERS Bic	Bic	BEL	803
78.	Guido REYBROUCK Salvarani	Salvarani	BEL	800
79.	Willy PLANCKAERT Goldor - Ijsboerke	Goldor - Ijsboerke	BEL	800
80.	Eric LEMAN Bic	Bic	BEL	783
81.	Luis Pedro SANTAMARINA ANTOÑANA Werner	Werner	ESP	768
82.	Italo ZILIOLI Salvarani	Salvarani	ITA	764
83.	José Manuel LÓPEZ RODRÍGUEZ Werner	Werner	ESP	755
84.	Jan KREKELS Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	737
85.	Jürgen TSCHAN Peugeot - BP - Michelin	Peugeot - BP - Michelin	GER	722
86.	Ger HARINGS Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	720
87.	José Luis URIBEZUBIA VELAR Werner	Werner	ESP	699
88.	Willy VAN MALDERGHEM Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	697
89.	Cees KOEKEN Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	692
90.	Davide BOIFAVA Zonca	Zonca	ITA	686
91.	Eduardo CASTELLÓ VILANOVA Karpy - Licor	Karpy - Licor	ESP	684
92.	Tomas PETTERSSON Ferretti	Ferretti	SWE	671
93.	Arnaldo CAVERZASI Filotex	Filotex	ITA	659
94.	José Antonio PONTÓN RUIZ Werner	Werner	ESP	658
95.	Vic VAN SCHIL Molteni	Molteni	BEL	658
96.	Martin VAN DEN BOSSCHE Molteni	Molteni	BEL	649
97.	Johny SCHLECK Bic	Bic	LUX	639
98.	Gustaaf VAN ROOSBROECK Watney - Avia	Watney - Avia	BEL	639
99.	Wim PRINSEN Goudsmit - Hoff	Goudsmit - Hoff	NED	632
100.	Ludo VAN STAEYEN Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	BEL	632

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This is the ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world in 1972. 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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