Ranking 1869-1984

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Ranking 1869-1984

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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.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35773
5.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35727
6.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	35417
7.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	FRA	34237
8.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	34206
9.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33663
10.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33407
11.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31757
12.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	29222
13.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29127
14.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28494
15.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27735
16.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26900
17.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25201
18.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24905
19.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24593
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	23341
21.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22291
22.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22128
23.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21232
24.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20749
25.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20626
26.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	20137
27.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	19899
28.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	19797
29.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19728
30.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19713
31.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	19584
32.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19090
33.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19051
34.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18756
35.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18550
36.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18493
37.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18243
38.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18153
39.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18046
40.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18000
41.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17846
42.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	17831
43.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17563
44.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17469
45.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	SUI	17268
46.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17230
47.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17027
48.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	16980
49.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16892
50.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16811
51.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16793
52.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16711
53.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16575
54.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16552
55.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16389
56.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16299
57.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15765
58.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15705
59.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15603
60.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	FRA	15585
61.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15584
62.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	15479
63.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15445
64.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15264
65.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15199
66.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15097
67.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15017
68.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	14995
69.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14905
70.	Hans JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14731
71.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14643
72.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14592
73.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	14590
74.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14552
75.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14467
76.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14289
77.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14082
78.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14033
79.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14004
80.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13741
81.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13729
82.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13481
83.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13363
84.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13357
85.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13220
86.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13047
87.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13029
88.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12967
89.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	12901
90.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12869
91.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12782
92.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12777
93.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12771
94.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	12767
95.	Antonin ROLLAND 1946 - 1963	1946 - 1963	FRA	12742
96.	Rolf WOLFSHOHL 1960 - 1976	1960 - 1976	GER	12716
97.	Lucien AIMAR 1962 - 1973	1962 - 1973	FRA	12310
98.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	12295
99.	Francisco GALDÓS GAUNA 1968 - 1980	1968 - 1980	ESP	12283
100.	Roger SWERTS 1962 - 1978	1962 - 1978	BEL	12270

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1984. 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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