Ranking 1869-1982

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Ranking 1869-1982

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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.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35247
6.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	FRA	34237
7.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33663
8.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33407
9.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31757
10.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	31515
11.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	31360
12.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29127
13.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28494
14.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27735
15.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26900
16.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25201
17.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24905
18.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24593
19.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	24562
20.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22291
21.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22128
22.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21215
23.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20749
24.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20626
25.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	20570
26.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19728
27.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19713
28.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19090
29.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19051
30.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18756
31.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	18739
32.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18550
33.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18493
34.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18243
35.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18153
36.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18046
37.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18000
38.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17846
39.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	17813
40.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17563
41.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	SUI	17268
42.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17230
43.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17027
44.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	16980
45.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16892
46.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16811
47.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16793
48.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16711
49.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	16634
50.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16575
51.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16389
52.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16299
53.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	15804
54.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	15798
55.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15765
56.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15603
57.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	FRA	15585
58.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15584
59.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	15573
60.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15445
61.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15264
62.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15199
63.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15104
64.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15097
65.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15017
66.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	14995
67.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14905
68.	Hans JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14731
69.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14643
70.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14592
71.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14552
72.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14467
73.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	14424
74.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14289
75.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14082
76.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14033
77.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14004
78.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13741
79.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13729
80.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13481
81.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13363
82.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13357
83.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13220
84.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13047
85.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13029
86.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12967
87.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12869
88.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12782
89.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12777
90.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12771
91.	Antonin ROLLAND 1946 - 1963	1946 - 1963	FRA	12742
92.	Rolf WOLFSHOHL 1960 - 1976	1960 - 1976	GER	12716
93.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	12448
94.	Lucien AIMAR 1962 - 1973	1962 - 1973	FRA	12310
95.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	12295
96.	Francisco GALDÓS GAUNA 1968 - 1980	1968 - 1980	ESP	12283
97.	Roger SWERTS 1962 - 1978	1962 - 1978	BEL	12270
98.	Angelo GREMO 1911 - 1926	1911 - 1926	ITA	12260
99.	Jean GRACZYK 1955 - 1972	1955 - 1972	FRA	12251
100.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	12199

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1982. 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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