Ranking 1869-2004

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Ranking 1869-2004

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	62023
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	50644
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	49575
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	41567
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	40907
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	38221
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	37843
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	37224
9.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	36934
10.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	36659
11.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	36103
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	35807
13.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	35150
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	34919
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	30906
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	30783
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	30278
18.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	30220
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	29268
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	27563
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	27211
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	27201
23.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	26540
24.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	26432
25.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	26139
26.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	25956
27.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	25541
28.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	25211
29.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	24958
30.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	24167
31.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	24099
32.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	23808
33.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	23750
34.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	23648
35.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	23365
36.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22961
37.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	22628
38.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	22581
39.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22529
40.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	22517
41.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	22440
42.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	22384
43.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	22280
44.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	22280
45.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	22039
46.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	22008
47.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	21784
48.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	21734
49.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	21626
50.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	21464
51.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	21316
52.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	20828
53.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	20742
54.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	20371
55.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	20216
56.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	20108
57.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	20054
58.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19981
59.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	19928
60.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19907
61.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	19733
62.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	19695
63.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	19527
64.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	19527
65.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	19518
66.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	19468
67.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	19347
68.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	19275
69.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	19271
70.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	19255
71.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	19244
72.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	19238
73.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	19059
74.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	18989
75.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	18939
76.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	18718
77.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	18588
78.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	18581
79.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	18532
80.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	18484
81.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	18468
82.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	18456
83.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	18453
84.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	18378
85.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	18322
86.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	18227
87.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	18219
88.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	18202
89.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	18121
90.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	18015
91.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	17831
92.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	17780
93.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	17584
94.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	17342
95.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	17309
96.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	17261
97.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17220
98.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	17190
99.	Mario CIPOLLINI 1987 - 2008	1987 - 2008	ITA	17130
100.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	17110

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2004. 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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