Ranking 1869-1979

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Ranking 1869-1979

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59320
2.	Gino BARTALI 1934 - 1954	1934 - 1954	ITA	46375
3.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36501
4.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35727
5.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	FRA	34237
6.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33663
7.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33407
8.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31757
9.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	31505
10.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29127
11.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28494
12.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27735
13.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26900
14.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	25782
15.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24905
16.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24593
17.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	24269
18.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	23008
19.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22291
20.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22128
21.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20749
22.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20626
23.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19728
24.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19713
25.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	19169
26.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19090
27.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19051
28.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18756
29.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18550
30.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18493
31.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18243
32.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18046
33.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18000
34.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17846
35.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17563
36.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	SUI	17268
37.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17230
38.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17027
39.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	16980
40.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16892
41.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16811
42.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16793
43.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16711
44.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16575
45.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	16452
46.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16389
47.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16299
48.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15603
49.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	FRA	15585
50.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15584
51.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	15554
52.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15445
53.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	15363
54.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15264
55.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15199
56.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15097
57.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15017
58.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	14995
59.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14905
60.	Hans JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14731
61.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	14709
62.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14643
63.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14592
64.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14552
65.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14467
66.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14289
67.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14082
68.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14033
69.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14004
70.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	13903
71.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	13875
72.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13741
73.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13729
74.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13481
75.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13363
76.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13357
77.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13220
78.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13047
79.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13029
80.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12967
81.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12869
82.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12782
83.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12777
84.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12771
85.	Antonin ROLLAND 1946 - 1963	1946 - 1963	FRA	12742
86.	Rolf WOLFSHOHL 1960 - 1976	1960 - 1976	GER	12716
87.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	12563
88.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	12530
89.	Lucien AIMAR 1962 - 1973	1962 - 1973	FRA	12310
90.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	12295
91.	Roger SWERTS 1962 - 1978	1962 - 1978	BEL	12270
92.	Angelo GREMO 1911 - 1926	1911 - 1926	ITA	12260
93.	Jean GRACZYK 1955 - 1972	1955 - 1972	FRA	12251
94.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ 1954 - 1968	1954 - 1968	ESP	12186
95.	Jos HUYSMANS 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	12170
96.	Raymond DELISLE 1963 - 1977	1963 - 1977	FRA	12168
97.	Luigi GANNA 1905 - 1915	1905 - 1915	ITA	12072
98.	Tom SIMPSON 1958 - 1967	1958 - 1967	GBR	11941
99.	Francisco GALDÓS GAUNA 1968 - 1980	1968 - 1980	ESP	11919
100.	Franco BALMAMION 1960 - 1972	1960 - 1972	ITA	11915

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1979. 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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