Ranking 1869-2001

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Ranking 1869-2001

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	62017
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	50632
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	49525
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	41561
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	40899
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	38208
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37837
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	37218
9.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	36927
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	36089
11.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35792
12.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	35140
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	35134
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34946
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	30894
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30769
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	30275
18.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	30213
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	29254
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	27556
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	27204
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	27193
23.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	26530
24.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	26425
25.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	26133
26.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	25199
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	24950
28.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	24154
29.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	23799
30.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	23741
31.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	23360
32.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22949
33.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	22577
34.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22521
35.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	22513
36.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	22464
37.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	22436
38.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22276
39.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22276
40.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22101
41.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	22031
42.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	22000
43.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21829
44.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21723
45.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	21619
46.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21416
47.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	21314
48.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20742
49.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20360
50.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	20020
51.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19986
52.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19973
53.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19921
54.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19906
55.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19724
56.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19694
57.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	19524
58.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19465
59.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19397
60.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19345
61.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	19268
62.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	19268
63.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19263
64.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	19251
65.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	19236
66.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	19048
67.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	18985
68.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18939
69.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18716
70.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18579
71.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	18579
72.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	18524
73.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18479
74.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	18465
75.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18431
76.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	18377
77.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18323
78.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	18220
79.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	18211
80.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18198
81.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	18117
82.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	18043
83.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	18009
84.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	17778
85.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17775
86.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17767
87.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	17657
88.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	17397
89.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17334
90.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	17255
91.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17221
92.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17186
93.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	17164
94.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	17109
95.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	16812
96.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	16768
97.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	16629
98.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	16574
99.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	16490
100.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	16486

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2001. 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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