Ranking 1869-1988

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Ranking 1869-1988

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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.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38788
4.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	38457
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38304
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36501
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35775
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35727
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	FRA	34237
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34000
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33663
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33407
13.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31757
14.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29127
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28494
16.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27735
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26900
18.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25645
19.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25201
20.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24905
21.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24593
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	23908
23.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22291
24.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22128
25.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21233
26.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21047
27.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20749
28.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20626
29.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20498
30.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20068
31.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19728
32.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19713
33.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19090
34.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19051
35.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18756
36.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18550
37.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18493
38.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18243
39.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18153
40.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18046
41.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18000
42.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17846
43.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17563
44.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17543
45.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	17499
46.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17478
47.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17394
48.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	SUI	17268
49.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17230
50.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17073
51.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17027
52.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	16980
53.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16892
54.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16811
55.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16793
56.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	16792
57.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16711
58.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16575
59.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16552
60.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16389
61.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16299
62.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15765
63.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15705
64.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15603
65.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	FRA	15585
66.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15584
67.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15445
68.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15285
69.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15264
70.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15199
71.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15097
72.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15017
73.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	14995
74.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	14936
75.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14905
76.	Hans JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14731
77.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14643
78.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	14631
79.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	14620
80.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14592
81.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14552
82.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14467
83.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14289
84.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14082
85.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14033
86.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14004
87.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	13819
88.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13741
89.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13729
90.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13481
91.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13363
92.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13357
93.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13220
94.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	13146
95.	Henk LUBBERDING 1974 - 1992	1974 - 1992	NED	13051
96.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13047
97.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13029
98.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12967
99.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	12907
100.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12869

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1988. 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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