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	62152
2.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	49804
3.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	38277
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38016
5.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37956
6.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	37311
7.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	36732
8.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	36350
9.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35848
10.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	35279
11.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34950
12.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	31721
13.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	31032
14.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30878
15.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	30389
16.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	30368
17.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	27239
18.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	26504
19.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	25349
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25040
21.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	24308
22.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	23088
23.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	22794
24.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22350
25.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22302
26.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	22055
27.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21962
28.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	21651
29.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21552
30.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	21544
31.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	21166
32.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20748
33.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20494
34.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	20177
35.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	20098
36.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19991
37.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19915
38.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19856
39.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19798
40.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19645
41.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19515
42.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19379
43.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19237
44.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	19082
45.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	19070
46.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18952
47.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18840
48.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	18797
49.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18734
50.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	18601
51.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18507
52.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18507
53.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	18443
54.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	18386
55.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18322
56.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18274
57.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	18220
58.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17902
59.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17845
60.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17402
61.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17288
62.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	17274
63.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17202
64.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	17139
65.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	17019
66.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	16838
67.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	16719
68.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	16463
69.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	16393
70.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	16341
71.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	16227
72.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	16200
73.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	16034
74.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	16020
75.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	16000
76.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	15976
77.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	15855
78.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	15732
79.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	15591
80.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	15389
81.	Lucien PETIT-BRETON 1900 - 1914	1900 - 1914	FRA	15227
82.	Émile GEORGET 1903 - 1914	1903 - 1914	FRA	15092
83.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	15075
84.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	14968
85.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	14938
86.	Maurice DEWAELE 1920 - 1935	1920 - 1935	BEL	14615
87.	Louis TROUSSELIER 1900 - 1914	1900 - 1914	FRA	14462
88.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	14430
89.	Luigi GANNA 1905 - 1915	1905 - 1915	ITA	14363
90.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	14311
91.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	14283
92.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	14176
93.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	14139
94.	Bartolomeo AIMO 1919 - 1930	1919 - 1930	ITA	14022
95.	Angelo GREMO 1911 - 1926	1911 - 1926	ITA	13981
96.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13945
97.	José PÉREZ FRANCÉS 1955 - 1970	1955 - 1970	ESP	13870
98.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	13833
99.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	13791
100.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	13757

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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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