Rider Team Country Score
1.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
FRA
4109
2.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
3682
3.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
2762
4.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
RUS
2443
5.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
SUI
2428
6.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
SUI
2391
7.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
2368
8.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
SUI
2198
9.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
2109
10.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
2038
11.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
2018
12.
MG Boys Maglificio - Technogym
MG Boys Maglificio - Technogym
ITA
1997
13.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
1972
14.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
DEN
1701
15.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1672
16.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
1641
17.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
ITA
1552
18.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
1547
19.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
UKR
1525
20.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
RUS
1515
21.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1488
22.
Rabobank
Rabobank
DEN
1471
23.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
1328
24.
GAN
GAN
GBR
1312
25.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
BEL
1294
26.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
1258
27.
Saeco - Estro
Saeco - Estro
ITA
1214
28.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
1161
29.
GAN
GAN
FRA
1148
30.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
SUI
1146
31.
Aki - Safi
Aki - Safi
UKR
1103
32.
GAN
GAN
AUS
1084
33.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
1070
34.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
FRA
1061
35.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
1044
36.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
1020
37.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
ESP
1008
38.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
ITA
1004
39.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
979
40.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
SUI
961
41.
GAN
GAN
FRA
959
42.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
GBR
954
43.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
CZE
947
44.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
DEN
923
45.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
921
46.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
915
47.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
ITA
913
48.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
FRA
893
49.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
890
50.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
889
51.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
876
52.
Scrigno - Gaerne
Scrigno - Gaerne
ITA
872
53.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
ESP
856
54.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
855
55.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
846
56.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
845
57.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
BEL
832
58.
Estepona en Marcha - Cafés Toscaf
Estepona en Marcha - Cafés Toscaf
ESP
812
59.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
ITA
812
60.
Team Polti
Team Polti
FRA
783
61.
Batik - Del Monte
Batik - Del Monte
RUS
773
62.
Brescialat - Oyster
Brescialat - Oyster
ITA
771
63.
O.N.C.E.
O.N.C.E.
ESP
770
64.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
FRA
766
65.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
766
66.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
DEN
763
67.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
742
68.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
737
69.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
UKR
735
70.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
GER
732
71.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
BEL
714
72.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
FRA
710
73.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
697
74.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
FRA
683
75.
Cofidis
Cofidis
FRA
677
76.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
671
77.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
666
78.
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
Roslotto - ZG Mobili
ITA
666
79.
Team Polti
Team Polti
UKR
661
80.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
NED
660
81.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
654
82.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
652
83.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
647
84.
Mercatone Uno - Wega
Mercatone Uno - Wega
ITA
645
85.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
FRA
641
86.
Team Polti
Team Polti
BEL
636
87.
GAN
GAN
FRA
633
88.
Mapei - GB
Mapei - GB
ITA
624
89.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
624
90.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
624
91.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
FRA
623
92.
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
Lotto - Mobistar - Isoglass
BEL
620
93.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
DEN
603
94.
GAN
GAN
FRA
598
95.
GAN
GAN
AUS
592
96.
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
Casino - C'est votre Equipe
EST
586
97.
Batik - Del Monte
Batik - Del Monte
ITA
586
98.
Scrigno - Gaerne
Scrigno - Gaerne
ITA
578
99.
Aki - Safi
Aki - Safi
ITA
575
100.
Cofidis
Cofidis
USA
572
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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