Ranking 1869-1986

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Ranking 1869-1986

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	61657
2.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	49097
3.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	40801
4.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	39909
5.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	38090
6.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37687
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	37062
8.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	36730
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	35905
10.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35500
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	34982
12.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34874
13.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	32518
14.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	30770
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30623
16.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	30094
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	29900
18.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	27054
19.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	26480
20.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	26265
21.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	25027
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24649
23.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	23859
24.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22794
25.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	22438
26.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22206
27.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	22193
28.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22126
29.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21402
30.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21332
31.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21251
32.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	21135
33.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20704
34.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20259
35.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19890
36.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	19854
37.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19826
38.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19710
39.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19589
40.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19468
41.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19271
42.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19267
43.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19258
44.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19217
45.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18997
46.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18913
47.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	18852
48.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18438
49.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18377
50.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18365
51.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18323
52.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18307
53.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	18276
54.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	18264
55.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18129
56.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	18088
57.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	18021
58.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17763
59.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17711
60.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17644
61.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17606
62.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17263
63.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17192
64.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	17170
65.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17135
66.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17127
67.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	17025
68.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	16668
69.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	16634
70.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	16484
71.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	16299
72.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	16128
73.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	16034
74.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	15914
75.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	15787
76.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	15712
77.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	15707
78.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	15705
79.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	15627
80.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	15473
81.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	15251
82.	Lucien PETIT-BRETON 1900 - 1914	1900 - 1914	FRA	15221
83.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	15195
84.	Émile GEORGET 1903 - 1914	1903 - 1914	FRA	15006
85.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	14834
86.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	14768
87.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	14721
88.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	14512
89.	Louis TROUSSELIER 1900 - 1914	1900 - 1914	FRA	14419
90.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	14402
91.	Luigi GANNA 1905 - 1915	1905 - 1915	ITA	14363
92.	Maurice DEWAELE 1920 - 1935	1920 - 1935	BEL	14300
93.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	14297
94.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	14202
95.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	14049
96.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	14020
97.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	14019
98.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	14012
99.	Angelo GREMO 1911 - 1926	1911 - 1926	ITA	13853
100.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	13782

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1986. 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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