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	59557
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46988
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46520
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38890
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38699
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36553
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35908
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35900
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34410
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34092
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33847
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33548
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	33400
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31880
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29244
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28616
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27885
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27358
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26917
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25746
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25479
22.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24975
23.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24943
24.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24657
25.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24547
26.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24125
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	23092
28.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22406
29.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22308
30.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22296
31.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21971
32.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21621
33.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21575
34.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21511
35.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21263
36.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21246
37.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	21015
38.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20983
39.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20915
40.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20781
41.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20683
42.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20681
43.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20322
44.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20271
45.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	20086
46.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19826
47.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19746
48.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19281
49.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19139
50.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19107
51.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	19036
52.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18855
53.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18618
54.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18537
55.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18495
56.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18162
57.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18110
58.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	18109
59.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18066
60.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18053
61.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17984
62.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17857
63.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17804
64.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	17775
65.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17738
66.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17655
67.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	17651
68.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17557
69.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17555
70.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17514
71.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17482
72.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17362
73.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17296
74.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17259
75.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17132
76.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17025
77.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16979
78.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16942
79.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16893
80.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16892
81.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16889
82.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	16833
83.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16725
84.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16659
85.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16646
86.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16624
87.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	16613
88.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16598
89.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16335
90.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	16093
91.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15815
92.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15779
93.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15765
94.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15680
95.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15662
96.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15648
97.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15482
98.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15322
99.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	15275
100.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15261

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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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