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	61235
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	49533
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	48729
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	40922
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	40521
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	37848
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37357
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	36763
9.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	36424
10.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	35987
11.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	35740
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35349
13.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	34773
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34737
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	30624
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30328
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	29723
18.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	29667
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	28991
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	27131
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	26904
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	26490
23.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	26165
24.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	25976
25.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	25594
26.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24884
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	24476
28.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	23536
29.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	23499
30.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	23421
31.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	23289
32.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	23083
33.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	23051
34.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22676
35.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	22423
36.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	22198
37.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	22192
38.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22176
39.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	22136
40.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22055
41.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22001
42.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	21926
43.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	21827
44.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	21740
45.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	21663
46.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	21270
47.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21237
48.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21043
49.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20902
50.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20646
51.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20157
52.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19967
53.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	19911
54.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	19870
55.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19807
56.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	19719
57.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19606
58.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19559
59.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19477
60.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	19308
61.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	19281
62.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19173
63.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19145
64.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19143
65.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19120
66.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19021
67.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	18971
68.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18969
69.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	18965
70.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18940
71.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18866
72.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	18809
73.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	18803
74.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	18653
75.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	18390
76.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18317
77.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18235
78.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	18211
79.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	18189
80.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18184
81.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	18151
82.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18132
83.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18038
84.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18018
85.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17993
86.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17963
87.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	17824
88.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	17821
89.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	17736
90.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	17704
91.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17547
92.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	17480
93.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17287
94.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17121
95.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17119
96.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17033
97.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	16956
98.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	16815
99.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	16707
100.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	16480

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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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