Ranking 1869-2002

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Ranking 1869-2002

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	61265
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	49554
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	48865
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	40931
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	40527
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	37864
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37397
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	36777
9.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	36436
10.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	36007
11.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	35772
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35378
13.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	34831
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34792
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	30650
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30328
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	29760
18.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	29736
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	29006
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	27135
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	26903
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	26498
23.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	26180
24.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	26051
25.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	25603
26.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24927
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	24487
28.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	23569
29.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	23431
30.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	23302
31.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	23212
32.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	23093
33.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22699
34.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	22662
35.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	22199
36.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22173
37.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	22140
38.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22067
39.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22007
40.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	21950
41.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	21837
42.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	21753
43.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	21671
44.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	21279
45.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21274
46.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21098
47.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20903
48.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20646
49.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20160
50.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19976
51.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19830
52.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19646
53.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	19638
54.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19589
55.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19488
56.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	19368
57.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	19289
58.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19196
59.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19187
60.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19174
61.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19149
62.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	19087
63.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19063
64.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	18978
65.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18961
66.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18949
67.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18866
68.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	18815
69.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	18808
70.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	18743
71.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	18709
72.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	18399
73.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	18323
74.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18317
75.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18246
76.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18236
77.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	18217
78.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	18197
79.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18157
80.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	18098
81.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18084
82.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18024
83.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17973
84.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	17958
85.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	17826
86.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	17802
87.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	17746
88.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17558
89.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	17510
90.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	17491
91.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	17476
92.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17288
93.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17164
94.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17115
95.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17035
96.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	16979
97.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	16842
98.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	16815
99.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	16481
100.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	16468

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2002. 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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