Ranking 1869-1996

Rider Career Country Score
1.
1963 - 1978
1963 - 1978
BEL
59469
2.
1974 - 1994
1974 - 1994
IRL
47008
3.
1931 - 1954
1931 - 1954
ITA
46499
4.
1971 - 1988
1971 - 1988
ITA
38883
5.
1966 - 1987
1966 - 1987
NED
38619
6.
1960 - 1977
1960 - 1977
FRA
36537
7.
1963 - 1979
1963 - 1979
ITA
35910
8.
1967 - 1988
1967 - 1988
BEL
35812
9.
1951 - 1969
1951 - 1969
FRA
34334
10.
1975 - 1986
1975 - 1986
FRA
34082
11.
1952 - 1970
1952 - 1970
BEL
33812
12.
1938 - 1959
1938 - 1959
ITA
33527
13.
1912 - 1936
1912 - 1936
ITA
31852
14.
1946 - 1962
1946 - 1962
FRA
29222
15.
1938 - 1956
1938 - 1956
ITA
28593
16.
1961 - 1978
1961 - 1978
ITA
27892
17.
1983 - 1996
1983 - 1996
ESP
27436
18.
1921 - 1942
1921 - 1942
ITA
26903
19.
1971 - 1988
1971 - 1988
NED
25741
20.
1963 - 1981
1963 - 1981
BEL
25241
21.
1959 - 1973
1959 - 1973
NED
24936
22.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957
SUI
24640
23.
1977 - 1990
1977 - 1990
ITA
24523
24.
1978 - 1994
1978 - 1994
AUS
24142
25.
1985 - 1997
1985 - 1997
SUI
24025
26.
1941 - 1956
1941 - 1956
BEL
22387
27.
1945 - 1963
1945 - 1963
BEL
22286
28.
1978 - 1992
1978 - 1992
ESP
21975
29.
1979 - 1994
1979 - 1994
ESP
21631
30.
1978 - 1993
1978 - 1993
IRL
21525
31.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998
ITA
21501
32.
1971 - 1987
1971 - 1987
BEL
21237
33.
1973 - 1989
1973 - 1989
ITA
21220
34.
1976 - 1991
1976 - 1991
BEL
20970
35.
1922 - 1934
1922 - 1934
LUX
20969
36.
1966 - 1987
1966 - 1987
BEL
20776
37.
1964 - 1979
1964 - 1979
BEL
20657
38.
1978 - 2000
1978 - 2000
NED
20624
39.
1967 - 1985
1967 - 1985
ITA
20304
40.
1978 - 1994
1978 - 1994
USA
20288
41.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998
ITA
20237
42.
1981 - 1993
1981 - 1993
FRA
19894
43.
1951 - 1966
1951 - 1966
FRA
19810
44.
1922 - 1942
1922 - 1942
FRA
19733
45.
1943 - 1966
1943 - 1966
BEL
19126
46.
1962 - 1977
1962 - 1977
BEL
19112
47.
1939 - 1959
1939 - 1959
BEL
18846
48.
1928 - 1945
1928 - 1945
ITA
18608
49.
1945 - 1962
1945 - 1962
ESP
18522
50.
1952 - 1964
1952 - 1964
ITA
18481
51.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981
ESP
18163
52.
1983 - 1994
1983 - 1994
FRA
18080
53.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939
FRA
18056
54.
1965 - 1977
1965 - 1977
ESP
18007
55.
1963 - 1976
1963 - 1976
ITA
17989
56.
1978 - 1995
1978 - 1995
GBR
17776
57.
1977 - 1990
1977 - 1990
NED
17689
58.
1981 - 1995
1981 - 1995
NED
17650
59.
1962 - 1976
1962 - 1976
ITA
17610
60.
1988 - 2002
1988 - 2002
FRA
17607
61.
1972 - 1992
1972 - 1992
ITA
17552
62.
1972 - 1985
1972 - 1985
NED
17507
63.
1971 - 1989
1971 - 1989
NED
17459
64.
1944 - 1958
1944 - 1958
SUI
17349
65.
1981 - 1996
1981 - 1996
BEL
17314
66.
1964 - 1979
1964 - 1979
ESP
17238
67.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932
ITA
17115
68.
1928 - 1947
1928 - 1947
BEL
17016
69.
1948 - 1965
1948 - 1965
NED
16964
70.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929
ITA
16926
71.
1964 - 1976
1964 - 1976
ITA
16895
72.
1985 - 1998
1985 - 1998
ITA
16856
73.
1959 - 1971
1959 - 1971
GER
16779
74.
1962 - 1981
1962 - 1981
NED
16601
75.
1968 - 1984
1968 - 1984
POR
16558
76.
1961 - 1970
1961 - 1970
ITA
16477
77.
1954 - 1965
1954 - 1965
BEL
16323
78.
1984 - 1997
1984 - 1997
NED
15976
79.
1987 - 2004
1987 - 2004
BEL
15855
80.
1971 - 1984
1971 - 1984
BEL
15774
81.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981
FRA
15767
82.
1973 - 1990
1973 - 1990
BEL
15749
83.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965
ITA
15667
84.
1926 - 1943
1926 - 1943
ESP
15653
85.
1904 - 1914
1904 - 1914
FRA
15634
86.
1952 - 1968
1952 - 1968
FRA
15473
87.
1903 - 1931
1903 - 1931
ITA
15310
88.
1904 - 1928
1904 - 1928
FRA
15244
89.
1980 - 1994
1980 - 1994
ITA
15164
90.
1944 - 1960
1944 - 1960
FRA
15129
91.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965
LUX
15084
92.
1906 - 1914
1906 - 1914
LUX
15045
93.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965
ESP
14976
94.
1953 - 1972
1953 - 1972
GER
14766
95.
1948 - 1961
1948 - 1961
ITA
14734
96.
1950 - 1968
1950 - 1968
BEL
14731
97.
1910 - 1928
1910 - 1928
FRA
14596
98.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926
FRA
14515
99.
1985 - 2002
1985 - 2002
DEN
14481
100.
1937 - 1952
1937 - 1952
ITA
14383
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1996. 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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