Ranking 1869-2003

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Ranking 1869-2003

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1965 - 1978	1965 - 1978	BEL	57037
2.	Gino BARTALI 1934 - 1954	1934 - 1954	ITA	44239
3.	Sean KELLY 1977 - 1994	1977 - 1994	IRL	43505
4.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1970 - 1987	1970 - 1987	NED	35241
5.	Francesco MOSER 1973 - 1988	1973 - 1988	ITA	34737
6.	Felice GIMONDI 1965 - 1979	1965 - 1979	ITA	33778
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1969 - 1988	1969 - 1988	BEL	33634
8.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	32699
9.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	31763
10.	Rik VAN LOOY 1953 - 1970	1953 - 1970	BEL	31553
11.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1953 - 1969	1953 - 1969	FRA	31269
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	31165
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1989 - 2002	1989 - 2002	FRA	29911
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	26426
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	26057
16.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	25439
17.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	25397
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN 1984 - 1996	1984 - 1996	ESP	25373
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	24104
20.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1964 - 1981	1964 - 1981	BEL	24021
21.	Hennie KUIPER 1973 - 1988	1973 - 1988	NED	23976
22.	Tony ROMINGER 1986 - 1997	1986 - 1997	SUI	23166
23.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	22853
24.	Jan JANSSEN 1961 - 1973	1961 - 1973	NED	22778
25.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	22646
26.	Phil ANDERSON 1980 - 1994	1980 - 1994	AUS	22392
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1985 - 1999	1985 - 1999	ITA	21408
28.	Johan MUSEEUW 1988 - 2004	1988 - 2004	BEL	20813
29.	Pedro DELGADO 1981 - 1994	1981 - 1994	ESP	20534
30.	Marino LEJARRETA 1979 - 1992	1979 - 1992	ESP	20490
31.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	20476
32.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	20463
33.	Freddy MAERTENS 1972 - 1987	1972 - 1987	BEL	19669
34.	Walter GODEFROOT 1965 - 1979	1965 - 1979	BEL	19534
35.	Stephen ROCHE 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	IRL	19533
36.	Alex ZÜLLE 1991 - 2004	1991 - 2004	SUI	19426
37.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	19421
38.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1969 - 1987	1969 - 1987	BEL	19276
39.	Gianni BUGNO 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	19262
40.	Greg LEMOND 1981 - 1994	1981 - 1994	USA	18981
41.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1979 - 1991	1979 - 1991	BEL	18936
42.	Gibi BARONCHELLI 1974 - 1989	1974 - 1989	ITA	18805
43.	Laurent FIGNON 1982 - 1993	1982 - 1993	FRA	18414
44.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1986 - 2002	1986 - 2002	DEN	18267
45.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	18109
46.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1980 - 2000	1980 - 2000	NED	18107
47.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1992 - 2005	1992 - 2005	ITA	18088
48.	Andre DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	17918
49.	Antonin MAGNE 1923 - 1942	1923 - 1942	FRA	17854
50.	Davide REBELLIN 1992 - 2019	1992 - 2019	ITA	17770
51.	Erik ZABEL 1992 - 2008	1992 - 2008	GER	17759
52.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	17587
53.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1992 - 2011	1992 - 2011	USA	17487
54.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	17431
55.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	17196
56.	Miguel Maria LASA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	16858
57.	Steven ROOKS 1982 - 1995	1982 - 1995	NED	16699
58.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1974 - 1989	1974 - 1989	NED	16665
59.	Jan RAAS 1975 - 1985	1975 - 1985	NED	16642
60.	Luis OCAÑA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	16571
61.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	16534
62.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	16522
63.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1978 - 1990	1978 - 1990	NED	16495
64.	Andre LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	16474
65.	Miguel POBLET 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	16350
66.	Richard VIRENQUE 1991 - 2004	1991 - 2004	FRA	16291
67.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	16287
68.	Domingo PERURENA 1965 - 1979	1965 - 1979	ESP	16156
69.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	SUI	16153
70.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1987 - 1998	1987 - 1998	ITA	16037
71.	Andrei TCHMIL 1989 - 2002	1989 - 2002	BEL	16005
72.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	15978
73.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	BEL	15976
74.	Robert MILLAR 1980 - 1995	1980 - 1995	GBR	15929
75.	Michele BARTOLI 1992 - 2004	1992 - 2004	ITA	15921
76.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	15779
77.	Gerben KARSTENS 1965 - 1980	1965 - 1980	NED	15633
78.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1973 - 1992	1973 - 1992	ITA	15605
79.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	15568
80.	Wim VAN EST 1949 - 1965	1949 - 1965	NED	15483
81.	Erik BREUKINK 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	NED	15465
82.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	15419
83.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	15315
84.	Michel POLLENTIER 1973 - 1984	1973 - 1984	BEL	15240
85.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	15197
86.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	15164
87.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	15158
88.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	FRA	15123
89.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	14783
90.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	14655
91.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	14585
92.	Laurent DUFAUX 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	14556
93.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	14542
94.	Abraham OLANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	14444
95.	Moreno ARGENTIN 1980 - 1994	1980 - 1994	ITA	14423
96.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	14388
97.	Ludo PEETERS 1974 - 1990	1974 - 1990	BEL	14308
98.	Jan ULLRICH 1994 - 2006	1994 - 2006	GER	14250
99.	Gastone NENCINI 1953 - 1965	1953 - 1965	ITA	14243
100.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	13755

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2003. 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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