Ranking 1869-2003

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Ranking 1869-2003

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59375
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46961
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46491
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38898
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38393
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36529
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35822
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35818
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34326
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34032
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33807
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33523
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	33184
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31847
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29216
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28591
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27895
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27430
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26901
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25711
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25237
22.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24934
23.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24636
24.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24593
25.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24531
26.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24142
27.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	23088
28.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22904
29.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22383
30.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22376
31.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22285
32.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21974
33.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21751
34.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21630
35.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21523
36.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21251
37.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21134
38.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	20968
39.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20967
40.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20728
41.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20671
42.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20639
43.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20532
44.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	20506
45.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20286
46.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20182
47.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	19848
48.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19806
49.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19731
50.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19282
51.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19123
52.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19116
53.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	19038
54.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18843
55.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	18770
56.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	18672
57.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18605
58.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18520
59.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18479
60.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	18284
61.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18170
62.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18078
63.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18055
64.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18009
65.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17987
66.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17740
67.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17677
68.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17646
69.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17609
70.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17514
71.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17480
72.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17455
73.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17437
74.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17345
75.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17310
76.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	17280
77.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17243
78.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17115
79.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17014
80.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16962
81.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
82.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16894
83.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16882
84.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16778
85.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16717
86.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16603
87.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16564
88.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16479
89.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16476
90.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16318
91.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	16225
92.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15774
93.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15755
94.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15721
95.	Laurent DUFAUX 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	15704
96.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15664
97.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15652
98.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15631
99.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15472
100.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15308

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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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