#  Rider Team Country Score
1.
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
ITA
4408
2.
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
O.N.C.E. - Deutsche Bank
FRA
3214
3.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
3170
4.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
2897
5.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
SUI
2868
6.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
2735
7.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
SUI
2495
8.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
2431
9.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
2309
10.
Cofidis
Cofidis
USA
2150
11.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
1918
12.
Lotto - Mobistar
Lotto - Mobistar
BEL
1874
13.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
DEN
1830
14.
Cofidis
Cofidis
ITA
1670
15.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
1667
16.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
1659
17.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
BEL
1640
18.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
BEL
1538
19.
Cofidis
Cofidis
SUI
1502
20.
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole
AUS
1468
21.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
RUS
1465
22.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
1449
23.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
1404
24.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
SUI
1397
25.
Cofidis
Cofidis
FRA
1385
26.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
FRA
1384
27.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
1373
28.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
1357
29.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
RUS
1329
30.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
ITA
1322
31.
Post Swiss Team
Post Swiss Team
SUI
1306
32.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
ITA
1266
33.
Saeco - Cannondale
Saeco - Cannondale
ITA
1263
34.
Saeco - Cannondale
Saeco - Cannondale
ITA
1237
35.
Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio
Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio
UKR
1237
36.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
BEL
1235
37.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
USA
1221
38.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
1211
39.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
SUI
1189
40.
Rabobank
Rabobank
SUI
1182
41.
Rabobank
Rabobank
NED
1174
42.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
POL
1144
43.
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
ESP
1134
44.
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
ITA
1125
45.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
1121
46.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
ITA
1119
47.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
FRA
1111
48.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
NED
1100
49.
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
ITA
1095
50.
Rabobank
Rabobank
AUS
1092
51.
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
Mercatone Uno - Bianchi
ITA
1092
52.
Brescialat - Liquigas
Brescialat - Liquigas
ITA
1077
53.
Francaise des Jeux
Francaise des Jeux
FRA
1071
54.
Team Polti
Team Polti
FRA
1064
55.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
1063
56.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
1060
57.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
FRA
1034
58.
Rabobank
Rabobank
DEN
1029
59.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
1024
60.
Team Polti
Team Polti
BEL
1014
61.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
1007
62.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
1005
63.
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
RUS
1001
64.
Lotto - Mobistar
Lotto - Mobistar
KAZ
993
65.
Banesto
Banesto
ESP
982
66.
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio -…
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio -…
ITA
978
67.
Casino - Ag2r
Casino - Ag2r
EST
964
68.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
DEN
950
69.
Saeco - Cannondale
Saeco - Cannondale
ITA
945
70.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
915
71.
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole
FRA
895
72.
Lotto - Mobistar
Lotto - Mobistar
BEL
882
73.
Asics - CGA
Asics - CGA
ITA
871
74.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
864
75.
US Postal Service
US Postal Service
USA
804
76.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
BEL
799
77.
Team Polti
Team Polti
ITA
794
78.
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio -…
Riso Scotti - MG Boys Maglificio -…
ITA
794
79.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
GER
785
80.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
785
81.
Post Swiss Team
Post Swiss Team
SUI
784
82.
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole
FRA
772
83.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
765
84.
Kelme - Costa Blanca
Kelme - Costa Blanca
ESP
764
85.
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole
GBR
762
86.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
ITA
762
87.
Brescialat - Liquigas
Brescialat - Liquigas
ITA
758
88.
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
RUS
755
89.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
FRA
753
90.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
CZE
747
91.
Festina - Lotus
Festina - Lotus
GER
723
92.
Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio
Cantina Tollo - Alexia Alluminio
SLO
718
93.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
BEL
711
94.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
ITA
703
95.
Team Deutsche Telekom
Team Deutsche Telekom
AUT
698
96.
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
Vitalicio Seguros - Grupo Generali
ESP
693
97.
Euskaltel - Euskadi
Euskaltel - Euskadi
ESP
691
98.
TVM - Farm Frites
TVM - Farm Frites
RUS
688
99.
Lotto - Mobistar
Lotto - Mobistar
BEL
684
100.
Mapei - Bricobi
Mapei - Bricobi
POL
671
About this ranking

This is the ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world in 1998. 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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