Rider Team Country Score
1.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
FRA
4141
2.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
3782
3.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
2822
4.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
RUS
2468
5.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
SUI
2446
6.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
SUI
2409
7.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
2386
8.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
SUI
2215
9.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
2125
10.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
2053
11.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
2039
12.
MG Boys Maglificio - Technogym
MG Boys Maglificio - Technogym
ITA
2019
13.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
2018
14.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
DEN
1714
15.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1709
16.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
1653
17.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
1607
18.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
ITA
1564
19.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
UKR
1536
20.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
RUS
1527
21.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1499
22.
Rabobank
Rabobank
DEN
1483
23.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
BEL
1421
24.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
1338
25.
GAN
GAN
GBR
1322
26.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
1273
27.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
SUI
1272
28.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1223
29.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
1170
30.
GAN
GAN
FRA
1157
31.
Aki - Safi
Aki - Safi
UKR
1111
32.
GAN
GAN
AUS
1092
33.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
1078
34.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
FRA
1069
35.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
1052
36.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
1028
37.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
ESP
1027
38.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
ITA
1011
39.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
986
40.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
SUI
969
41.
GAN
GAN
FRA
967
42.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
GBR
962
43.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
CZE
954
44.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
935
45.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
ITA
934
46.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
DEN
932
47.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
928
48.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
922
49.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
FRA
900
50.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
895
51.
Scrigno - Gaerne
Scrigno - Gaerne
ITA
884
52.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
883
53.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
ESP
862
54.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
861
55.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
852
56.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
852
57.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
BEL
839
58.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
ITA
827
59.
Estepona en Marcha - Cafés Toscaf
Estepona en Marcha - Cafés Toscaf
ESP
818
60.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
797
61.
Team Polti
Team Polti
FRA
789
62.
Batik - Del Monte
Batik - Del Monte
RUS
779
63.
Brescialat - Oyster
Brescialat - Oyster
ITA
776
64.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
ESP
775
65.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
FRA
772
66.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
772
67.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
DEN
770
68.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
742
69.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
UKR
740
70.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
GER
737
71.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
BEL
720
72.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
718
73.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
715
74.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
FRA
715
75.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
702
76.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
FRA
689
77.
Cofidis
Cofidis
FRA
682
78.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
ITA
680
79.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
676
80.
Team Polti
Team Polti
BEL
668
81.
Team Polti
Team Polti
UKR
666
82.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
NED
665
83.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
657
84.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
652
85.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
650
86.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
FRA
646
87.
GAN
GAN
FRA
638
88.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
629
89.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
629
90.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
629
91.
La Française des Jeux
La Française des Jeux
FRA
628
92.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
BEL
624
93.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
AUT
617
94.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
DEN
608
95.
GAN
GAN
FRA
603
96.
GAN
GAN
AUS
597
97.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
EST
590
98.
Batik - Del Monte
Batik - Del Monte
ITA
590
99.
Scrigno - Gaerne
Scrigno - Gaerne
ITA
582
100.
Aki - Safi
Aki - Safi
ITA
579
About this ranking

This is the ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world in 1997. 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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