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	59400
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46961
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46493
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38897
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38439
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36540
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35831
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35820
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34328
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34033
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33809
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33526
13.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31847
14.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	31814
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29217
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28591
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27894
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27431
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26902
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25735
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25242
22.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24934
23.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24637
24.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24594
25.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24532
26.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24142
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22904
28.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22384
29.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22286
30.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21975
31.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21630
32.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21524
33.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21251
34.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21167
35.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	20969
36.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20967
37.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20729
38.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	20702
39.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20671
40.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20658
41.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20581
42.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20293
43.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20286
44.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	20212
45.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	19848
46.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19807
47.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19732
48.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19125
49.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19115
50.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19064
51.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18844
52.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18607
53.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18521
54.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18480
55.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18169
56.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18078
57.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18056
58.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18009
59.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17987
60.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17740
61.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17678
62.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17647
63.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17608
64.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17514
65.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17508
66.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17480
67.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17466
68.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17347
69.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17311
70.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17242
71.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17115
72.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17015
73.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16963
74.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
75.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16894
76.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16779
77.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16717
78.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16705
79.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16602
80.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16563
81.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	16537
82.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16476
83.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	16457
84.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16319
85.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	16244
86.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16078
87.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	15941
88.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15784
89.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15774
90.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15755
91.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15666
92.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15652
93.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15631
94.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15472
95.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	15465
96.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	15340
97.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15308
98.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15244
99.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	15174
100.	Moreno ARGENTIN 1980 - 1994	1980 - 1994	ITA	15164

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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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